Charley Davidson Book #1 If you loved True Blood and Sookie, you will definitely find some fun moments with Charley Davidson PI and Grim Reaper (not so grim, but). The first book in these series grew on me page by page. I decided to give these series a go for NetGalley. I started the book…
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Siberian Dogs don’t get sick – Book review for NetGalley – Target: Alex Cross by James Patterson
Siberian Dogs don’t get sick or Good Bye James Patterson. I have to admit I was in love with him. I met him by share accident. Along Came a Spider was lying on the car floor in my fiancé’s car. He bought the paperback but never read it. I had. I read it and I…
Can Sugar get sour? – Book review for NetGalley – Sugar: My life as Sugar Babe by Monique X
Sugar This book was first of the kind for me. I heard and have noticed the trend for call girl and escort memoirs and even watched an episode of ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’ (the only reason I watched it was because the lead role was played by spouse of the cute guy who…
Men and their bikes – Book review for NetGalley – Three Men On Their Bikes by Richard Mapes
Three Men On Their Bikes Or what a joy it was to read. I have not read Jerome K Jerome’s ‘Three Men In A Boat’ but I’ve seen the Russian movie version of it. The movie was done so well and the actors (all stars) did such a great job that quotes from the movie…
Spring has sprang – Fashion Bazar
Alma Road Community House has opened its doors for the second time this year to fashion designers, milliners, jewellers and accessories makers from all over Australia. 2nd Fashion Bazar run successfully last Sunday 14 October. It saw many visitors from all ages and nationalities. It had entertainment for kids from Smart Party Entertainment. There were…
Death of a Maiden – Book review for NetGalley – The Quartet Murders by J.R.Ellis
The Quartet Murders The second installment in Yorkshire Dales’ detective series (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries #Book 1 did not disappoint. DCI Oldroyd comes back again to solve a crime of love, greed, hatred, passion and… music (thus, the quartet). Yes, it is to do with quartet – musical collective of 4 musicians, string quartet at that. Two…
Insincerity in good taste – Book review for NetGalley – Perfect Liars by Rebecca Reid
Perfect Liars Who needs enemies with besties like these? Three girls grew up into three young women. They have their own lives, loves, failures and losses. Their lives are not perfect. They are… lives. However, those three girls are connected to each other forever and ever. They are tied together and tied down by a…
A pack of hungry… magpies – Book review for NetGalley – Henry VIII and Men Who Made Him by Tracy Borman
Henry VIII ‘The retinue plays the king’ the phrase made immortal by W Shakespeare in his King Lear says it all. The book by Tracy Borman is all about the retinue of Henry VIII: the bold, the bad and the ugly. There were so many men around Henry VIII, I lost my count at Cromwell….
New crime series set in Yorkshire – Book review for NetGalley – The Body in The Dales by J.R.Ellis (Book #1)
The Body in the Dales The first instalment of murder mysteries set in picturesque Yorkshire dales, The Body in The Dales was an interesting read, on many levels. Firstly, this was a book about intelligent Oxford-graduated detective who likes classical music and knows a lot of big words. Secondly, Oldroyd (detective) story and stories of…
Buy a Bale from Favourite Aussie Writers
Dear Diary, Aussie Farmers are in real strife at the moment. Everyone is doing their best to help them in these hard times. There are all sorts of fundraising happening around the country. Some people take matter into their own hands and are actually doing what they can. Australian writers announced their own version of…
