Book Review Summary – 2025

With 2025 done and dusted, it was time to assemble my review summary for the year. Here it is: Rating Scale: *****  Fantastic! You’ve gotta read this one! ****  Great. Well worth a look ***   OK. You may enjoy it. FICTION Contemporary Women’s Fiction ***** “Second Act at Appleton Green” by Kate Forster **** …

December Reviews

I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and that you got some time for reading. Under A Modern Sun: Art in Queensland 1930s-1950s" by GOMA Non-Fiction: Art **** Well presented catalogue of modern Australian (specifically Queensland) art. Informative and interesting. "Beyond the best dressed" by Esther Zuckerman Non-Fiction: Fashion/Popular Culture **** An interesting look …

November Reviews

We are getting very close to Christmas and the Southern Hemisphere Summer. Lots of reading inspiration. Here are my reviews for November: **** "Days at the Morisaki Bookshop" by Satoshi Yagisawa **** "The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies" by Alison Goodman ***** "Crook Manifesto" by Colson Whitehead You can see my full review list for …