Reviewsday: 16th Seduction by James Patterson
James Patterson novels are like a rollercoaster – thrilling, heart stopping action with a brief moment of relief to twist a mystery into your brain. This the 16th Murder Women’s Club book co-written with Maxine Paetro is as good as the first and every bit as entertaining. It follows a group of professional women that have […]
Say hello to Miss Lily’s Lovely Ladies
I have long been a fan of Jackie French’s kids & YA fiction so I was looking forward to this- her first adult fiction title. I was not disappointed! Jackie writes beautifully so it’s very easy to put yourself in the world of Sophie Higgs, young Colonial heiress, who has been sent away to England […]
Reviewsday: The Last Showman
An excellent Aussie autobiographical yarn of Fred Brophy and his boxing tent, an old institution banned almost everywhere in the western world … as well as in Victoria and New South Wales here (Fred will often wish visitors from these two states a happy ‘Welcome to Australia!’). As a boxer, the tent-boxing idea has fascinated […]
Reviewsday: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Everything that is great about 20th century American culture is on display in this novel. Unafraid. Unrelenting. It’s that good. This was my second time around, and I could see myself reading it again in another fifteen years or so. This time I really enjoyed Chief’s narrative focus, and appreciated all the varying depths of […]
