Audio Book Review: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

May 29, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Housemaid Author: Freida McFadden Published: April 26th 2023 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 336 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller, Suspense RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars The most gripping thriller of the year, The Housemaid is an international digital bestseller about the shockingly dark heart of a seemingly perfect family . . . THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake… Continue reading Audio Book Review: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · historical fiction · new release

New Release Book Review: Becoming Mrs Mulberry by Jackie French

May 28, 2023 Amanda Barrett1 Comment

Title: Becoming Mrs Mulberry Author: Jackie French Published: March 8th 2023 Publisher: HQ Fiction AU Pages: 512 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $32.99 Rating: 3.5 stars From bestselling author Jackie French comes a book about the secrets we carry, those that we unearth – and those that are too dangerous to tell. The once impoverished medical student Agnes Glock is now the fabulously wealthy… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Becoming Mrs Mulberry by Jackie French

2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · dual time frame · historical fiction

New Release Book Review: Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker

May 27, 2023 Amanda Barrett3 Comments

Title: Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt Author: Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker Published: May 11th 2023 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 784 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary/Historical RRP: $34.99 Rating: 5 stars Spanning a lifetime of love and loss, crossing borders and oceans, Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt, co-authored by her son Harry Whittaker, draws Lucinda Riley’s Seven Sisters series to its stunning, unforgettable conclusion. 1928,… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker

2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction

Book Review: The Bellbird River Country Choir by Sophie Green

May 25, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Bellbird River Country Choir Published: July 27th 2022 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 432 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars A warm-hearted story of fresh beginnings, unexpected friendships and the sustaining power of love and community, from the Top Ten bestselling author of The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle and Thursdays at Orange Blossom House. Bellbird River, 1998: Teacher and single mum Alex is newly… Continue reading Book Review: The Bellbird River Country Choir by Sophie Green

2023 Reviews · historical fiction · new release · war · World War II

New Release Book Review: The War Nurses by Anthea Hodgson

May 24, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The War Nurses Author: Anthea Hodgson Published: April 12th 2023 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 400 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars A moving and inspiring WWII novel of friendship and courage, based on the true events of the Bangka Island Massacre, by the bestselling author of The Drifter. ‘A powerful and absorbing story of friendship and courage, bringing to life a history… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The War Nurses by Anthea Hodgson

2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release · thriller

New Release Book Review: The Half Brother by Christine Keighery

May 20, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Half Brother Author: Christine Keighery Published: April 6th 2023 Publisher: Ultimo Press Pages: 352 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller RRP: $34.99 Rating: 4 stars The bonds of sisterhood were unbreakable. Until him. Hannah and Stef have always been there for each other. Growing up in a loving family, they’re stunned to discover their mother adopted out a child before their parents met. When… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Half Brother by Christine Keighery

2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · Tandem Collective Readalong

Book Review: Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes

May 14, 2023May 14, 2023 Amanda Barrett2 Comments

Title: Again, Rachel Author: Marian Keyes Published: February 15th 2022 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 400 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $22.99 Rating: 3.5 stars Rachel Walsh gets a second chance at first love in Marian Keyes’s phenomenal no. 1 bestseller Back in the long ago nineties, Rachel Walsh was a mess. But a spell in rehab transformed everything. Life became very good, very quickly.… Continue reading Book Review: Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes

2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · crime · mystery · new release · suspense · thriller

New Release Book Review: Home Before Night by J. P. Pomare

May 12, 2023 Amanda Barrett1 Comment

Title: Home Before Night Author: J.P. Pomare Published: April 26th 2023 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 304 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense RRP: $32.99 Mother’s intuition or a deadly guilty conscience? A woman races against time to find her son in this tense and twisty thriller by the Top Ten bestselling author of The Wrong Woman ‘J. P. Pomare has once again earned… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Home Before Night by J. P. Pomare

2023 Reviews · dual time frame · historical fiction · mystery · new release

New Release Book Review: Homecoming by Kate Morton

May 6, 2023 Amanda Barrett3 Comments

Title: Homecoming Author: Kate Morton Published: April 4th 2023 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 640 Genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars The highly anticipated new novel from the worldwide bestselling author of The Clockmaker’s Daughter, a spellbinding story that begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generations. Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Homecoming by Kate Morton

2023 Reviews · historical fiction · new release

New Release Book Review: A Woman’s Work By Victoria Purman

May 6, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: A Woman’s Work Author: Victoria Purman Published: April 5th 2023 Publisher: HQ Fiction – AU Pages: 368 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars The astonishingly rich prize of the 1956 Australian Women’s Weekly cookery competition offers two women the possibility of a new kind of future, in this compassionate look at the extraordinary lives of ordinary women – our mothers and… Continue reading New Release Book Review: A Woman’s Work By Victoria Purman

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Author: Amanda Barrett