Book Review: Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie

February 24, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: Unforgiven Author: Sarah Barrie Published: December 1st 2021 Publisher: HQ Fiction – AU Pages: 496 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Suspense, Thriller RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars Once a victim, she’s now a vigilante. An addictive and suspenseful thriller for readers of Candice Fox and Sarah Bailey. Lexi Winter is tough, street-smart and has stood on her own two feet since childhood, when… Continue reading Book Review: Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie

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

New Release Book Review: The Only Suspect by Louise Candlish

February 19, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Only Suspect Author: Louise Candlish Published: March 8th 2023 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 432 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars THE NEW CAUTIONARY TALE OF OBSESSION, LOVE, JEALOUSY AND DECEPTION FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OUR HOUSE AND THE OTHER PASSENGER Wrong time. Wrong place. Wrong man. Alex lives a comfortable life with his wife Beth in the leafy… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Only Suspect by Louise Candlish

2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · detective · mystery

Book Review: The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie

February 17, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Torrent Author: Dinuka McKenzie Published: February 2nd 2022 Publisher: Harper Collins – AU Pages: 352 Genres: Fiction, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars A loving husband lost to devastating summer floods. A teenage girl injured during a robbery. Two seemingly unconnected cases that will push a detective to the brink. An atmospheric, compelling new voice in Australian crime fiction. ‘Such a… Continue reading Book Review: The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie

2022 Reviews · contemporary fiction · mystery

Book Review: The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

February 13, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Good Sister Author: Sally Hepworth Published: October 27th 2020 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 336 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery RRP: $19.99 Rating: 4.5 stars From the New York Times bestselling author of The Family Next Door and The Mother-in-Law with new novel The Younger Wife out now. Fern Castle works in her local library. She has dinner with her twin sister Rose three nights a week. And she… Continue reading Book Review: The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · psychological · thriller

Book Review: One Last Secret by Adele Parks

February 13, 2023 Amanda Barrett3 Comments

Title: One Last Secret Author: Adele Parks Published: June 15th 2022 Publisher: HQ Fiction – GB Pages: 384 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller, Psychological RRP: $29.99 Rating: 5 stars One last clientA week at a beautiful French chateau should be an easy final job for Dora. She’s smart, stunning and discreet.She only needs to convince the other guests that she’s Daniel’s girlfriend. One… Continue reading Book Review: One Last Secret by Adele Parks

2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release · Tandem Collective Readalong

New Release Book Review: Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

February 10, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: Really Good, Actually Author: Monica Heisey Published: February 1st 2023 Publisher: 4th Estate AU – HarperCollins Books Australia Pages: 384 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 3 stars One of the most hotly anticipated, hilarious and addictive debut novels of 2023, from Schitt’s Creek and Workin’ Moms screenwriter and electric new voice in fiction, Monica Heisey. I feel like when you get… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · translation

Book Review: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

February 9, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: Before the Coffee Gets Cold Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi Published: September 24th 2019 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 208 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $19.99 Rating: 2.5 stars One of the most popular Booktok books on Tiktok in 2022 In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee… Continue reading Book Review: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release · romance

New Release Book Review: The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros

February 8, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Things We Leave Unfinished Author: Rebecca Yarros Published: November 29th 2022 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 448 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance RRP: $22.99 Rating: 3.5 stars A TikTok sensation! This is an epic and emotional romance about the risks we take for love and the endings we don’t see coming When Georgia Stanton discovers that her late grandmother, Scarlett, the infamous… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros

2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release

New Release Book Review: The Gifted Son by Genevieve Gannon

February 5, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Gifted Son Author: Genevieve Gannon Published: January 10th 2023 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 384 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars A Sydney family’s picture-perfect life is upended in an unputdownable new novel from the bestselling author of The Mothers. What if the worst day of your life turns out to be the making of you? Lillian heard her daughter’s footsteps hurry… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Gifted Son by Genevieve Gannon

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