New Release Book Review: The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff

New Release Book Review: The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff

Title: The Woman with the Blue Star Author: Pam Jenoff Published: May 5th 2021 Publisher: HQ Fiction – US Pages: 304 Genres:  Fiction, Historical RRP: $29.99 Rating: 5 stars From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris comes a riveting tale of unfathomable sacrifice and unlikely friendship during World War II. 1942. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents amid the […]

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New Release Book Review: The Mitford Trial by Jessica Fellowes

New Release Book Review: The Mitford Trial by Jessica Fellowes

Title: The Mitford Trial Author: Jessica Fellowes Published: November 10th 2020 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 368 Genres: Fiction, Historical, Crime, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 3.5 stars The fourth book in the hit The Mitford Murders series by international bestseller Jessica Fellowes sees trouble follow Unity Mitford into the family’s life A timeless whodunnit with the fascinating Mitford sisters at its heart, The Mitford Trial is inspired by […]

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New Release Book Review: The Women’s Circle by Karyn Sepulveda

New Release Book Review: The Women’s Circle by Karyn Sepulveda

Title: The Women’s Circle Author: Karyn Sepulveda Published: July 7th 2021 Publisher: Ventura Press Pages: 304 Genres: Fiction RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars Sydney, present day. Anna is released into the world after six years in prison. The entirety of her possessions stuffed into a single plastic bag. The trauma of her past, a much heavier burden to carry. Feeling hopeless, isolated and deeply […]

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New Release Book Review: A Voice in the Night by Sarah Hawthorn

New Release Book Review: A Voice in the Night by Sarah Hawthorn

Title: A Voice in the Night Author: Sarah Hawthorn Published: July 1st 2021 Publisher: Transit Lounge Pages: 288 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars Following a bitter separation, Lucie moves to London to take up a position with a prestigious law firm. It seems an optimistic new beginning, until one day she receives a hand delivered note with the strange words: At […]

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New Release Book Review: The Missing Girl by Kerry McGinnis

New Release Book Review: The Missing Girl by Kerry McGinnis

Title: The Missing Girl Author: Kerry McGinnis Published: July 2nd 2021 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 336 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars A highly evocative family mystery of secrets and betrayal from the bestselling author of Croc Country. The darkest secrets are buried the deepest. Meg Morrissey has just lost her job, and her partner to an overseas assignment, […]

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New Release Book Review: The Little French Bridal Shop by Jennifer Dupee

New Release Book Review: The Little French Bridal Shop by Jennifer Dupee

Title: The Little French Bridal Shop Author:  Jennifer Dupee Published: July 2nd 2021 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 304 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 2.5/3 stars When Larisa Pearl returns to her small seaside home town to manage her beloved great aunt’s estate, she’s an emotional mess. Larisa has just lost her job and her boyfriend and she’s struggling to cope […]

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New Release Book Review: Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone

New Release Book Review: Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone

Title: Mirrorland Author: Carole Johnstone Published: April 7th 2021 Publisher: HarperCollins GB Pages: 416 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Thriller RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars One twin ran. The other vanished. Neither escaped… DON’T TRUST ANYONECat’s twin sister El has disappeared. But there’s one thing Cat is sure of: her sister isn’t dead. She would have felt it. She would have known. DON’T TRUST […]

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New Release Book Review: The Wattle Seed Inn by Léonie Kelsall

New Release Book Review: The Wattle Seed Inn by Léonie Kelsall

Title: The Wattle Seed Inn Author:  Léonie Kelsall Published: July 2nd 2021 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 416 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars Three aching hearts, a ramshackle country pub and a tangled web of secrets. PR executive Gabrielle Moreau knows she has an easy life, but when her business partner claims she lacks career passion she takes ownership […]

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New Release Book Review: Finding Ashley by Danielle Steel

New Release Book Review: Finding Ashley by Danielle Steel

Title: Finding Ashley Author: Danielle Steel Published: April 27th 2021 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 320 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 3 stars In Finding Ashley, a deeply moving novel from the number one bestseller Danielle Steel, two estranged sisters get the chance to reconnect and right the wrongs of the past. Melissa Henderson leads a quiet life. Once a bestselling author, she now pours […]

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New Release Book Review: The French Gift by Kirsty Manning

New Release Book Review: The French Gift by Kirsty Manning

Title: The French Gift Author: Kirsty Manning Published: March 30th 2021 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 328 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars A forgotten manuscript threatens to unravel the past … Fresnes Prison, 1940: Margot Bisset, a former maid from the Riviera, finds herself in a prison cell with writer and French Resistance fighter, Josephine Murant. Together, they are transferred […]

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