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Recently, we had a short break, of just one week in Queensland. and I have been reflecting on the books that I read while away. During our holiday week, I read only three books, much less than usual, as the main purpose of the holiday was to visit family. They were a mixed bag of […]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Summary Light at Lavelle is an exciting historical romance that weaves together the lives of two individuals against the backdrop of significant real world events that would be familiar to the reader. The story begins in 1929, with two storylines running simultaneously. Fin, a successful banker from Boston USA, has a secret that threatens the […]

This year, I am once again participating in the 52 Book Club Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is matching books to the prompts. It’s a fun thing to do, and I often end […]

This year, I am once again participating in the 52 Book Club Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is matching books to the prompts. It’s a fun thing to do, and I often end […]

Recently, Better Reading announced their annual list of Top 100 Books. “Each year, Australians have their say about which books and authors they love to read in the Better Reading Top 100. It has become a well-loved annual event that readers vote for, celebrate and discuss. It is a true reflection of what Australians read, […]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Summary Flinders is a biography of the life and voyages of Matthew Flinders, explorer, who mapped the coastline of Australia. This biography follows Flinders’ final voyage home from Australia, in 1810, after being imprisoned by the French. Even though Matthew Flinders died young, at age 40, his legacy as one of the world’s greatest […]

So far in 2024, I’ve read 57 books. It really has been a great year of reading, with many of those books being given a 4 star rating. Following are just four of those 4 star books. Telling Tales by … Continue reading Four 4 Star Books

So far in 2024, I’ve read 57 books. It really has been a great year of reading, with many of those books being given a 4 star rating. Following are just four of those 4 star books. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Telling Tales is the second book in the very popular Vera Stanhope series. Jeannie was charged with […]

This year, I am once again participating in the 52 Book Club Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is … Continue reading May Reading Update #whatsonyourbookshelfchallenge #52booksin52weeks

This year, I am once again participating in the 52 Book Club Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is matching books to the prompts. It’s a fun thing to do, and I often end […]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Summary The Secret Book of Flora Lea is a very engrossing and ‘tug at the heart strings’ novel with the themes of family, love and fate. Hazel and Flora spent their childhood, during World War 11, in the countryside outside London, after being evacuated for safety. While they were away from their family, older […]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Atlas: the Story of Pa Salt is the eighth book in the Seven Sisters series. This series has been a reading highlight for me. As I was reading the seventh book, not realising there was an eighth book, I was feeling quite disappointed that the series was about to come to an end. When […]

This year, I am once again participating in the 52 Book Club Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is matching books to the prompts. It’s a fun thing to do, and I often end […]

The Seven Sisters series is loosely based on the mythology of the star constellation known as the Pleiades, or more commonly, the Seven Sisters. The books follow the exploits of a group of adopted siblings who, following the death of their father, follow the clues he left them, that would enable them to find their […]