Reviewing Books for SMSA
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Book Reviews
Quick Reviews by Members
These are the short and concise reviews left by members when they return books to the library. They provide quick feedback on their reading experience….
Fake by Stephanie Wood
It’s a truism that love is blind; what’s less obvious is just how much evidence it can ignore. Well, here’s a cautionary tale for our…
Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods
This is Kell’s second book, and you can see her growth as an author. I loved her debut, After the Forest, but Upon a Starlit…
River of Darkness (John Madden #1) by Rennie Airth
The first instalment of Airth’s series is set in a sleepy Suffolk village, shortly after the end of the First World War. It’s a time…
The White Crow (Philomena McCarty #2) by Michael Robotham
This is the sequel to When You Were Mine but can easily be read as a standalone as it gives you plenty of background on…
The Forsaken (Logan Booth #1) by Matt Rogers
Rogers has flown under my radar for the last 10 years, but he is definitely on my radar now! Rogers writing style is so engrossing…
Strangers in Time by David Baldacci
Mr Baldacci is well known for writing stories and characters in sets of four, five or even six instalments if there is sufficient material to…
The Butterfly Women by Madeleine Cleary
As someone born and raised in Melbourne, this reader was immediately drawn to this novel’s promise of a story set in 1863, in the heart…
I Want Everything by Dominic Amerena
Dominic Amerena has spun the most exquisite tale, full of Australian culture that most people will recognise. There is also plenty of black humour within…
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
This little book is a memoir of Hemingway that takes us to Paris in the 1920s, where he lived for around five years with his…
So You Want to Live Younger Longer? by Dr Norman Swan
As I read this book I could hear Dr Swan’s calming Scottish brogue. I feel forever grateful for his voice of reason during the COVID…