Note: To read the spoiler please head here to the Goodreads version. Haunted House Ghost by James J. Cudney My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was worried after the first few pages were a bit shaky but it was was quickly forgotten and I was invested in the story. The initial section (only…
Overkill: When Medicine Goes to Far by Paul A. Offit
Overkill: when modern medicine goes too far by Paul A. Offit My rating: 4 of 5 stars Quite a good book if you’re interested in your health, or health in general. It’s an odd thing that procedures and advice that work might be overlooked for continuing to apply things which don’t bring the benefits that…
The Great Divide by L.J.M. Owen
The Great Divide by L.J.M. Owen My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Great Divide had a story that kept me up at night reading. It also had a dark almost gothic feel. Aussie gothic, maybe? I don’t know, but I can tell you the story was brutal, the weather foggy, and the small town…
Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #3) by Charlaine Harris
I guess I bought this book for $6 😛 Well worth it I might say. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris My rating: 4 of 5 stars After my re-read: Oh, Sookie, Sookie, Sookie. Boy do you get in some scraps. I love her so much even though, at times, she’s a bit whiney. I think…
Disappearance at Devil’s Rock by Paul Tremblay
Disappearance at Devil’s Rock by Paul Tremblay My rating: 5 of 5 stars 4 1/2 stars rounded up to five. This book is dark, particularly if you’re a parent. We all worry the crap out of ourselves over our kid’s welfare, and this book plucks away at those fears. Was it scary, though? It was…
Tea & Croakies by Sam Cheever
Tea & Croakies – Book Review Author: Sam Cheever Genre: Cosy mystery, paranormal My rating: ★★★☆☆ Release Date: Published 2nd August, 2019 by Electric Prose Publications Format: Kindle ebook, 282 pages What did I think? 2 1/2 stars rounded up to 3. What I liked: – Likeable characters, including the animals, Mr Wicked and Mr…
Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse #2) by Charlaine Harris
Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris My rating: 4 of 5 stars I forgot how different the story was to the TV series. Not bad, just different. I enjoyed reading this again as an audiobook this time. The narrator is quite good, in fact excellent, as Sookie. While the male voices are a little…
The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories by Charlaine Harris
The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories by Charlaine Harris My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a mix of a few ‘great’ stories and some that didn’t seem to have been checked by anyone before they were printed out in lovely hardcover story collection. I read them all because I love the town of Bon…
Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood
Murder on the Ballarat Train – Book Review Author: Kerry Greenwood Genre: Cosy mystery, mystery, Australia My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 1st March, 2010 by Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Format: Audio, 10 pages What did I think? With all respect to Kerry Greenwood, I admit it feels weird to rate this a four after…
Dark Emu – Black Seeds: Agriculture or Accident? by Bruce Pascoe
Dark Emu – Book Review Author: Bruce Pascoe Genre: Non-fiction, history, Australian, Indigenous, anthropology, environment, race My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 1st February, 2017 by ABC Audio Format: Audiobook What did I think? Dark Emu is a fabulous book. I wish I had borrowed the hard copy rather than audio because, though the audio…
The Bodysurfers by Robert Drewe
The Bodysurfers – Book Review Author: Robert Drewe Genre: Short stories, Australia, classic My rating: ★★★☆☆ Release Date: Published 29th June, 2009 by Penguin Group (Australia) Format: Paperback, 168 pages What did I think? Drewe’s short story collection was printed in the eighties and I could tell. It reminded me in style and characters of…
The Story of More by Hope Jahren
The Story of More – Book Review Author: Hope Jahren Genre: Environment, science, climate change My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 5th March, 2020 by Fleet Format: Kindle, 224 pages What did I think? Hope Jahren’s ‘The Story of More’ has its place amongst books on the environment, vital in this current climate. Jahren uses…
Butcherbird song <3
Someone sent me this video (by Adrena Forrest) today. Argh! Who cares that it’s from six years ago – I had to share it. Butcher birds can be quite personable and adorable creatures. I’ve had a baby one visiting me for the last two months and singing his heart out. I whistle back sometimes and…
Siren by Tara Moss
Siren – Book Review Author: Tara Moss Genre: Mystery, thriller, Aussie My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 28th June, 2011 by Bolinda Publishing Format: Audiobook, 11 hours, 31 minutes Yes, I’m back. You’d think that Covid-19 would give me more time to read (and write) but instead it upset my routine. Oh well, no harm,…
If I Had Your Face – A contemporary tale from South Korea
If I Had Your Face – Book Review Author: Frances Cha Genre: Contemporary, women’s fiction My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 21st April, 2020 by Penguin Books, UK (Viking) Format: Kindle, 272 pages What did I think? Frances Cha’s debut novel introduces you to the lives of five women in modern day Seoul with their…
Below Deck by Sophie Hardcastle – a painful, beautiful journey
Below Deck – Book Review Author: Sophie Hardcastle Genre: Literary, trauma, consent My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 3rd March, 2020 by Allen & Unwin Format: Paperback, 296 pages What did I think? Hardcastle’s Below Deck has gone straight to my all-time favourites shelf. I’d be lying, though, if I didn’t say that it was…
Roanoke Ridge – a mystery involving bigfoot
Roanoke Ridge – Book Review Author: J.J. Dupuis Genre: Mystery, paranormal, fantasy My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 7th March, 2020 by Dundurn Format: Kindle, 208 pages What did I think? Roanoke Ridge is a paranormal mystery just over 200 pages. Paranormal because it’s about tracking bigfoot. Yes, the mythical hairy man-creature aka sasquatch. Plenty…
No One Is Too Small To Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg
No One Is Too Small To Make a Difference – Book Review Author: Greta Thunberg Genre: Non-fiction, speeches My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 12th November, 2019 by Penguin Books Format: Paperback, 122 pages What did I think? A little book containing eleven of Thunberg’s speeches from 2018 and 2019. A tremendously important read. A…
The Animals in That Country – Must Read.
The Animals in That Country – Book Review Author: Laura Jean McKay Genre: Australian, contemporary, literary fiction, speculative fiction My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: March 31st 2020 by Scribe Publications Format: Paperback, 288 pages What did I think? I’m not going to lie. McKay’s The Animals in That Country is an odd one. Odd, yet…
The Secrets of Strangers – what a story!
The Secrets of Strangers – Book Review Author: Charity Norman Genre: My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 3rd March, 2020 by Allen & Unwin Format: Paperback, 352 pages What did I think? I have given Norman’s The Secrets of Strangers five stars – it probably would have been a 4.5 if there were such a…