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Secrets of Riverside

By: Mandy Magro ISBN: 978 1 8672 6463 7 HQ Fiction (2024) Mandy Magro is a very consistent writer, tending to show the same strengths and weaknesses in each novel. As a result, readers who’ve enjoyed Magro’s earlier novels will surely enjoy this one. New readers are also likely to enjoy it. Amelia’s life has … Continue reading Secrets of Riverside →

The Milliner of Bendigo

By: Darry Fraser ISBN: 9781867 237617 HQ Fiction (2023) Fraser is a prolific writer of Australian historical fiction with a romantic bent. This novel is another excellent piece of writing which will please her fans, and probably win her some new ones. In 1898 in Bendigo Evie Emerson has worked hard to build a reputation … Continue reading The Milliner of Bendigo →

The Sea Captain’s Wife

By: Jackie French ISBN: 9781867243489 HQ Fiction (2024) I’ve long enjoyed Jackie French’s novels, and I was delighted to find that “The Sea Captain’s Wife” is another excellent historical fiction. I thoroughly enjoyed being drawn into another world, and the characters I met there. Mair has lived all her life on a remote island dominated … Continue reading The Sea Captain’s Wife →

Gum Tree Gully

By: Mandy Magro ISBN: 9781867 2646 13 HQ Fiction (2023) Mandy Magro is a prolific writer of Australian rural romance. Fans of her previous work will enjoy this novel, as it displays all her strengths. Newer readers will find this stand alone romance highly enjoyable, with a bit of substance to underpin a classic romance … Continue reading Gum Tree Gully →

The Eleventh Floor

By: Kylie Orr ISBN: 9781867227274 HQ Fiction (2024) “The Eleventh Floor” is a domestic thriller that most readers will find particularly easy to empathise with. They’ll quickly be caught up in the novel, caring deeply about the central character and the overall outcome. Reviewing Orr’s first novel, I observed that she needed to make only … Continue reading The Eleventh Floor →

Snowy Mountains Dawn

By: Alissa Callen ISBN: 978-1-8672-1587-5 HQ Fiction (2024) The “Snowy Mountains…” series continues to present charming romances set in the small town of Bundilla. Although there are no real surprises in the romance, the other inhabitants of Bundilla provide a lively background that will entertain many. “Snowy Mountains Dawn” very much follows the template set … Continue reading Snowy Mountains Dawn →

The Iron Warrior: The Iron Fey Book 7

By: Julie Kagawa ISBN: 978-1-8672-8364-5 HQ Fiction (2023) I very much enjoyed this instalment in The Iron Fey series; three interlocked series which are each satisfying in themselves but which add up to a greater whole. This is a re-issue of a novel first published in 2015. The text is, I believe, unchanged, but the … Continue reading The Iron Warrior: The Iron Fey Book 7 →

The Iron Traitor: The Iron Fey Book 6

By: Julie Kagawa ISBN: 978-1-8672-8363-8 HQ Fiction (2023) “The Iron Traitor” continues the long running Iron Fey series, and although I thoroughly enjoyed it, I wouldn’t recommend it to those completely new to the series. That’s because not only is this book 6 in the overall series, it’s also Book 2 of a trilogy within … Continue reading The Iron Traitor: The Iron Fey Book 6 →

A Shadow at the Door

By: Jo Dixon ISBN: 9781867250326 HQ Fiction (2024) This is Jo Dixon’s second novel. It’s an engrossing psychological thriller, and, as with her first, strong characters give the reader something to care about. Remi Lucan lives a reclusive life in Hobart, focused on restoring her beloved house. After a brutal attack ended her TV career … Continue reading A Shadow at the Door →