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We welcomed poet and novelist Sallie Muirden to share what inspired her to write her new novel Wedding Puzzle. Plus, we have a worldwide ebook giveaway to celebrate its 1 May 2019 release. Find out more and ENTER NOW >>
THE LOST HISTORY OF DREAMS by Kris Waldherr, Review: Bewitching

All love stories are ghost stories in disguise.

I have read few gothic novels recently, but The Lost History of Dreams has reawakened my appreciation for the genre.

Through the eyes of her bereft yet decorous leading man Robert, Waldherr has evoked the sights, sounds and hardships of life in early 1800s Paris and London. The atmospheric isolated windswept moors of Shropshire, are the central story setting; the location of Ada’s Folly and childhood home Weald House. Fallen into disrepair, this house is as much a character in this novel as its enigmatic matriarch Miss Isabelle Lowell.

The poetic verse peppered throughout and the character’s enthrallingly deceptive revelations, tales within tales, kept me swiftly turning the pages.  Continue reading >>
Guilt-free, uninterrupted time to devote to reading is one of the simpler pleasures in life. Sometimes I’ll gravitate towards the book version of “easy-listening” such as quality romantic comedy novels and your reliable crime & detective fiction. While other times I have seen it as the perfect opportunity to dive into more meaningful and moving literary journeys and crack the spine on those chunkier titles that require a little more mental investment and focus. But vacation reading time is precious, so that makes title selection all the more crucial. To help guide your decision, I offer up 24 of my most memorable long books. 
Melissa Ferguson on what inspired her to write The Shining Wall

I first got the idea for what would eventually become The Shining Wall, when Harvard geneticist George Church claimed it could be possible to bring back extinct species such as Neandertals and woolly mammoths (Der Spiegel magazine, 2013). I was fascinated with the idea of Neandertals, one of our closest related species, and one with which our own species, Homo sapiens, had interbred, walking among us.  Continue reading >>
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64. THE LOST GIRLS by Jennifer Spence (Veronica @The Burgeoning Bookshelf)
65. THE ROSIE RESULT by Graeme Simsion (Jo @ Booklover Book Reviews)
66. SYDNEY NOIR edited by John Dale (Col @ Col's Criminal Library)
67. THE LOST GIRLS by Jennifer Spence (Marianne)
68. THE RIP by Mark Brandi (Theresa Smith Writes)
69. ZAC & MIA by AJ Betts (Kathryn @ Kathryn's Inbox)
70. ROCKY ROAD by Robert Wainwright (Kathryn @ Kathryn's Inbox)
71. UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SKY by Anna Romer (Marianne)
72. THE BRIDGE by Enza Gandolfo (Theresa Smith Writes)
73. LIFE BEFORE (Veronica @The Burgeoning Bookshelf)
74. THE TRUE STORY OF MADDIE BRIGHT by Mary- Rose Mac Coll (Marianne)
75. INTO THE RIVER by Mark Brandi (Col @ Col's Criminal Library)
76. STAR- CROSSED by Minnie Darke (Theresa Smith Writes)
77. HOME FIRES (Veronica @The Burgeoning Bookshelf)
78. THE MOTHER- IN- LAW by Sally Hepworth (Jo @ Book In One Hand Coffee In Another)
79. THE LOST PEARL by Emily Madden (Jo @ Book In One Hand Coffee In Another)
80. ANY ORDINARY DAY by Leigh Sales (Sanch @ Sanch Writes)
81. THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS by Michael Robotham (Veronica @The Burgeoning Bookshelf)
82. LOSING THE PLOT by Elizabeth Coleman (Marianne)
83. DIVING INTO GLASS by Caro Llewellyn (Theresa Smith Writes)
84. THE LAND GIRLS by Victoria Purman (Marianne)
85. BRIDGE OF CLAY by Markus Zusak (Sanch @ Sanch Writes)
86. FROM SECRET BALLOT TO DEMOCRACY SAUSAGE by Judith Brett (Marianne)
87. THE FRAGMENTS by Toni Jordan (Theresa Smith Writes)
88. THE LOST MAN by Jane Harper (Tina @ Novel Meals)
89. THE FRENCH PHOTOGRAPHER by Natasha Lester (Theresa Smith Writes)
90. PAINTING IN THE SHADOWS by Katherine Kovacic (Theresa Smith Writes)
91. THE EASIEST SLOW COOKER BOOK EVER by Kim McCosker (Tracey @ Carpe Librum)
92. A FEW RIGHT THINKING MEN by Sulari Gentill (Marianne)
93. THE RIDERS by Tim Winton (Avid Series Reader)
94. GRAVITY IS THE THING by Jaclyn Moriarty (Theresa Smith Writes)
95. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT ME by Jenna Guillaume (Sanch @ Sanch Writes)
96. LET SLEEPING DRAGONS LIE by Garth Nix Sean Williams (Kathryn @ Kathryn's Inbox)
97. HOME AT LAST by Meredith Appleyard (Veronica @ The Burgeoning Bookshelf)
98. UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SKY by Anna Romer (Veronica @ The Burgeoning Bookshelf)
99. THE MOTHER- IN- LAW by Sally Hepworth (Veronica @The Burgeoning Bookshelf)
100. FUSION by Kate Richards (Sarah @ Happy Hobbit's Hobbies)
101. WIMMERA by Mark Brandi (Sarah @ Happy Hobbit's Hobbies)
102. FIGHT LIKE A GIRL by Clementine Ford (read by Bianca)
103. BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE by Trent Dalton (read by Bianca)
104. ANY ORDINARY DAY by Leigh Sales (read by Bianca)
105. THE SCHOLAR by Dervla McTiernan (Tracey @ Carpe Librum)
106. GRAFFITI LANE by Kelly Van Nelson (Theresa Smith Writes)
107. SIMPSON RETURNS by Wayne Macauley (Marianne)
108. THE LAND GIRLS by Victoria Purman (Theresa Smith Writes)
109. MY BOOK (NOT YOURS) by Ben Sanders (Tracey @ Carpe Librum)
110. THE FRAGMENTS by Toni Jordan (Tina)
111. FLED by Meg Keneally (Theresa Smith Writes)
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