New Release Book Review: The Push by Ashley Audrain

January 26, 2021 Amanda Barrett2 Comments

Title: The Push Author: Ashley Audrain Published: 5th January 2021 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 320 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller, Suspense RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars What happens when your experience of motherhood is nothing at all what you hoped for, but everything you always feared? ‘The women in this family, we’re different . . .’ Blythe Connor doesn’t want history to repeat… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Push by Ashley Audrain

#aww2021 · 2021 Reviews · Australian · contemporary fiction · new release · romance · rural fiction

New Release Book Review: Something Like This by Karly Lane

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Title: Something Like This Author: Karly Lane Published: December 1st 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 352 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Rural, Romance RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars A spellbinding new rural romance from the bestselling author of the Callahans of Stringybark Creek trilogy and Fool Me Once. Jason Weaver just wants to be left alone. It was a tough transition from his army days to… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Something Like This by Karly Lane

2021 Reviews · contemporary fiction · crime · mystery · suspense · thriller

Book Review: When She Was Good by Michael Robotham

January 24, 2021 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: When She Was Good Author: Michael Robotham Published: July 28th 2020 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 352 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars He thinks the truth will set her free. She knows it will kill them. The massive Number One bestseller from the author of heart-stopping psychological thrillers THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS and THE OTHER WIFE. She… Continue reading Book Review: When She Was Good by Michael Robotham

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New Release Book Review: Beware of Dogs by Elizabeth Flann

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Title: Beware of Dogs Author: Elizabeth Flann Published: January 6th 2021 Publisher: HarperCollins Books Australia Pages: 304 Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Suspense RRP: $29.99 Rating: 5 stars Winner of the 2019 Banjo Prize for Fiction She’s isolated. Trapped. Hunted. An almost unbearably tense Australian survival thriller. Not much daylight left now. So begins the field diary of Alix Verhoeven, whose impulsive acceptance of an… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Beware of Dogs by Elizabeth Flann

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Book Review: The Morbids by Ewa Ramsey

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Amanda Barrett3 Comments

Title: The Morbids Author: Ewa Ramsey Published: September 1st 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 368 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4.5 stars Heart-wrenching, heartwarming and ultimately uplifting–a story about the power of a little kindnessA story of friendship, love and what it means to truly live when, sometimes, it may seem easier not to. Caitlin is convinced she’s going to die. Two… Continue reading Book Review: The Morbids by Ewa Ramsey

2020 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release · suspense · thriller

New Release Book Review: Tell Me Lies by J.P. Pomare

January 19, 2021 Amanda Barrett2 Comments

Title: Tell Me Lies Author: J.P. Pomare Published: December 29th 2020 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 272 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller, Suspense RRP: $24.99 Rating: 4 stars A brand new thriller from the new master of the genre from the author of CALL ME EVIE and IN THE CLEARING INCLUDES A SNEAK PEEK OF THE LAST GUESTS Psychologist Margot Scott has a picture-perfect life: a… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Tell Me Lies by J.P. Pomare

2021 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release

New Release Book Review: The Promise by Lucy Diamond

January 18, 2021 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Promise Author: Lucy Diamond Published: December 29th 2020 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 480 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 3.5 stars Obituary: Patrick Sheppard tragically died after falling into the Thames, aged just 42 years. Dearly loved husband of Zoe, hero to children Ethan, Gabe and Beatrice, he also leaves behind his parents, beloved brother Dan and a thriving business. A friend… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Promise by Lucy Diamond

2021 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release

New Release Book Review: People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd

January 14, 2021 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: People Like Her Author: Ellery Lloyd Published: January 12th 2021 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 336 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 3 stars She has an easy life – but makes a living from pretending otherwise. She has a husband who hates the spotlight – but can’t step away. She has a million followers who adore her – but one who wants her… Continue reading New Release Book Review: People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd

#aww2021 · 2020 Reviews · contemporary fiction · dual time frame · new release

New Release Book Review: The Valley of Lost Stories by Vanessa McCausland

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Title: The Valley of Lost Stories Author: Vanessa McCausland Published: December 2nd 2020 Publisher: HarperCollins Books Australia Pages: 416 Genres: Fiction RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars Beautiful, beguiling and treacherous … Big Little Lies meets Picnic at Hanging Rock in a secluded valley over the Blue Mountains. Four women and their children are invited to the beautiful but remote Capertee Valley, west of the Blue Mountains. Once… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Valley of Lost Stories by Vanessa McCausland

2020 Reviews · contemporary fiction · crime · mystery · suspense · thriller

Book Review: The End of Her by Shari Lapena

January 11, 2021 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The End of Her Author: Shari Lapena Published: July 21st 2020 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 368 Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Suspense RRP: $32.99 Rating: 3.5 stars It starts with a shocking accusation . . .Stephanie and Patrick are recently married, with new-born twins. While Stephanie struggles with the disorienting effects of sleep deprivation, there’s one thing she knows for certain – she… Continue reading Book Review: The End of Her by Shari Lapena

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