Oct 15
Review of Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
I loved this dive into the repercussions of a seemingly psychic woman's predictions of demise for her fellow passengers on a flight....
Aug 8
Review of Rebel Rising by Rebel Wilson
Wilson overcame tough childhood circumstances before setting her sights on becoming a performer, and her memoir celebrates her...
Nov 1, 2023
Review of Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
ICYMI: Morton masterfully weaves together timelines, threads of family history, and long-held secrets now revealed, while her main...
Oct 5, 2023
Review of Homecoming by Kate Morton
Morton's newest historical fiction involves two timelines, a decades-old tragedy, and a modern-day descendant's discovery of her family's...
May 19, 2023
Six Books Set in Australia that Are Fair Dinkum Fascinating
Six Great Australian Reads Fridays are for highlighting books I've loved, and I have a thing for books set in Australia (this is...
May 10, 2023
Review of The Wife and the Widow by Christian White
White's twisty mystery is set against the backdrop of an unforgiving winter on an Australian island, with two women attempting to piece...
Mar 30, 2023
Review of Exiles (Aaron Falk #3) by Jane Harper
The third in Jane Harper's Aaron Falk series offers procedural detail, a lush Australian setting, and character development I found...
Apr 30, 2021
April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite books from April! In no particular order, here's the gist of each of the books I most loved reading during the past...
Apr 21, 2021
Review of The Survivors by Jane Harper
This is my favorite Harper mystery so far. On the Tasmanian coast, characters explore loss and grief and the swirling mysteries...
Feb 22, 2021
Review of Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
The emotions and drives of the story feel real, but the tone is darkly playful. I loved spending time with main protagonist Eli as he...
Jan 27, 2021
Review of Only Killers and Thieves by Paul Howarth
A book that fascinated me, in case you missed it! This was often brutal to read, but it was beautifully written, in a style that felt...
Oct 28, 2020
Review of The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline
Many of her characters find themselves in despairingly difficult situations, but Kline offers glimmers of hope as well.
May 23, 2019
Review of The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Harper's mysteries read like twisty character-driven Westerns set in Australia, and things aren’t always what they seem. I thought this was
May 13, 2018
Review of Force of Nature (Aaron Falk #2) by Jane Harper
I didn’t feel as attached to Aaron in this mystery set in the Australian bush, but I still love Harper's tone and pacing, and I'm in for her
Nov 1, 2017
Review of The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) by Jane Harper
Harper's small-town Australia dark secrets and twists and turns have me totally hooked.