Book Review: The Guilty Couple by C.L. Taylor

March 12, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Guilty Couple Author: C.L. Taylor Published: July 6th 2022 Publisher: Avon GB -HarperCollins Books Australia Pages: 352 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars What would you do if your husband framed you for murder?Five years ago, Olivia Sutherland was convicted of plotting to murder her husband. Now she’s finally free, Olivia has three goals. Repair her relationship with… Continue reading Book Review: The Guilty Couple by C.L. Taylor

2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release

New Release Book Review: The One and Only Dolly Jamieson by Lisa Ireland

March 10, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The One and the Only Dolly Jamieson Author: Lisa Ireland Published: January 10th 2023 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 368 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars Life is full of downs and ups . . .Dolly Jamieson is not homeless, she’s merely between permanent abodes. The 78-year-old spends her days keeping warm at the local library, where she enjoys sparring with the officious… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The One and Only Dolly Jamieson by Lisa Ireland

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

Book Review: The Couple at No. 9 by Claire Douglas

March 8, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: The Couple at No. 9 Author: Claire Douglas Published: November 30th 2021 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 432 Genres: Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller RRP: $22.99 Rating: 5 stars It was the house of her dreams. Until the first body was found. A new emotionally dark and unsettling thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller An inherited cottage. A body buried in the garden. And… Continue reading Book Review: The Couple at No. 9 by Claire Douglas

2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · detective · mystery · new release

New Release Book Review: Taken by Dinuka McKenzie

March 3, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: Taken Author: Dinuka McKenzie Published: February 1st 2023 Publisher: HarperCollins – AU Pages: 352 Genres: Fiction, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars A parent’s worst nightmare. A case that’s too close to home. The tense, must-read new Detective Kate Miles novel from the award-winning author of The Torrent. ‘I was in the shower. I left Sienna in her bassinet … When I got out… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Taken by Dinuka McKenzie

2022 Reviews · contemporary fiction · crime · suspense · thriller

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 · 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 · 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

2022 Reviews · contemporary fiction

Book Review: High Stakes by Danielle Steel

January 9, 2023 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: High Stakes Author: Danielle Steel Published: March 8th 2022 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 320 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 2.5 stars High Stakes is the new compelling and thought-provoking novel from the world’s favourite storyteller. A group of successful women discover the high price of success at a prestigious New York literary agency. Jane Addison is smart, young and ambitious delighted to have… Continue reading Book Review: High Stakes by Danielle Steel

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