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Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte

Title: Four Dead Queens Author: Astrid Scholte Genre: Fantasy/Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 4th March 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 432 Price: $19.99 Synopsis:A thrilling debut YA fantasy novel for fans of Red Queen and Three Dark Crowns. Four Queens. A divided nation. A ruthless pickpocket. A noble messenger. And the murders that unite them. Seventeen-year-old Keralie Corrington… Continue reading Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte

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Challenge Check-In: February

In February, I didn't read or review as many books as I did in January. I managed to read twelve books this month, bringing my yearly total to twenty-six, and have made some progress on my challenges. Some reviews are yet to go up, but this will wrap up what I have done: General and… Continue reading Challenge Check-In: February

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Pre-release review: What Lies Beneath Us by Kirsty Ferguson

Title: What Lies Beneath Us Author: Kirsty Ferguson Genre: Crime/Mystery Publisher: Elephant Tree Publishing Published: 22nd February 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 286 Price: $20.00 Synopsis: Jessica James had the perfect life. She had a good job, supportive friends, and her husband Geoff and her son Jack both adored her. Everything changed the moment she found… Continue reading Pre-release review: What Lies Beneath Us by Kirsty Ferguson

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Enola Holmes Mysteries: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer

Title: Enola Holmes Mysteries: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan Author: Nancy Springer Genre: Historical Fiction/YA Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 4th February 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 185 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Enola Holmes might be the much younger sister of Sherlock Holmes, but she manages to outsmart him at every turn, solving thrilling mysteries… Continue reading Enola Holmes Mysteries: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer

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Enola Holmes Mystery: The Case of The Bizarre Bouquets (Enola Holmes #3) by Nancy Springer

Title: Enola Holmes Mystery: The Case of The Bizarre Bouquets (Enola Holmes #3) Author: Nancy Springer Genre: Historical Fiction/YA/Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 4th February 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Enola Holmes might be the much younger sister of Sherlock Holmes, but she manages to outsmart him at every turn, solving… Continue reading Enola Holmes Mystery: The Case of The Bizarre Bouquets (Enola Holmes #3) by Nancy Springer

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Challenge Check-in: January 2019 

In an effort to keep on top of my check in posts this year, I'm hoping to do monthly wrap ups, and break downs every fifteen books where possible. These Challenge check-ins will allow me to track my progress and determine how many books I read each month to make my end of year posts… Continue reading Challenge Check-in: January 2019 

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Book Bingo Three – Double Bingo: Crime and Non-Fiction About a Non-Famous Person

Book Bingo Saturday with Theresa Smith and Amanda Barrett has rolled around again, and week three has provided me with my first opportunity to tick off two squares, as per our arrangement to make sure we fill out all thirty across the year. Both of these books are new releases from January this year. Of… Continue reading Book Bingo Three – Double Bingo: Crime and Non-Fiction About a Non-Famous Person

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All the Tears in China (Rowland Sinclair #9) by Sulari Gentill

Title: All the Tears in China Author: Sulari Gentill Genre: Historical Crime Publisher: Pantera Press Published: 21st January 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 375 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Shanghai in 1935 is a twentieth-century Babylon, an expatriate playground where fortunes are made and lost, where East and West collide, and the stakes include life itself. Into this,… Continue reading All the Tears in China (Rowland Sinclair #9) by Sulari Gentill

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Yet Another Reading Challenge: #Dymocks52Challenge

#Dymocks52Challenge Just to add to my challenges, I'm also taking part in the #Dymocks52 Challenge this year - which will also give some overlap with the other challenges I am doing. It will merely add to my goals to complete, and I will certainly bypass it within the first half of the year, but it… Continue reading Yet Another Reading Challenge: #Dymocks52Challenge

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Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Sign Up Post For 2019

2019 will be the third year I undertake the challenge, and each year I have given conservative estimates of how many I will read and review because I had tried to plan the books I would read and review and didn't account for extras that came by. The first year, I did the Miles level,… Continue reading Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Sign Up Post For 2019