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Tag: contemporary fiction

Learning to Swim Clare Chambers

September 29, 2025 cheryl

Learning to Swim was a satisfying read, one of those books where the story is simply about growing up. As…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: contemporary fiction, women's fiction

Murdered by the Blooms Jodi Casstevens-Short

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This second book in Jodi Casstevens-Short’s Willow Springs cosy mystery series is a worthy follow up to the first, with…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: contemporary fiction, cosy mystery, cozy mystery, murder mystery

The Husband’s Secret Liane Moriarty

September 25, 2025 cheryl

Another of my favourite authors, and another book of hers where there are multiple characters with their own points of…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: contemporary fiction, murder mystery, mysteries, women's fiction

Here One Moment Liane Moriarty

August 31, 2025 cheryl

For those of you who follow my reviews, you’ll know I’m a recent convert to Liane Moriarty. I love her…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: contemporary fiction, romance, women's fiction

Releasing Janet Alex Banwell

August 21, 2025 cheryl

Releasing Janet, the second novel from Alex Banwell in the Benny series, does not disappoint. In fact, I found following…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: contemporary fiction, dual timeline, mystery, women's fiction

Coming Home to Hummingbird House Jane Harvey

March 4, 2025 cheryl

Jane Harvey’s Hummingbird House series brims with real life characters struggling with life’s messiness, and Coming Home continues the tradition…

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Posted in: Book reviews Filed under: contemporary fiction, historical fiction, romance, women's fiction

Just Benny Alex Banwell

February 27, 2025 cheryl

Just Benny by Alex Banwell. In Just Benny, Alex has penned a heart warming story of the struggles of a…

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Posted in: Book reviews Filed under: coming of age, contemporary fiction, epilepsy, novel

Hope by the sea Tessy Braun

November 28, 2024 cheryl

After more than twenty years, Lorelei has divorced her abusive husband and is about to make a new life for herself…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: contemporary fiction, romance, women's fiction

Searching for Sandra Jane Harvey

May 21, 2023 cheryl

This third book in Jane Harvey’s Hummingbird House series engages us even more deeply in the lives of Betty and…

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Posted in: Book reviews Filed under: 1960s fiction, contemporary fiction, romance

Rottnest by EV Faulkner

August 23, 2022 cheryl 1 Comment

My monthly newsletter book reviews can be found on my Reviews of what I’m Reading page. But as I read more than one book…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: 1970s, contemporary fiction, music

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