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G'day, I'm an Australian Cannonballer! I'm a horror/thriller junkie embarking on my fourth Half-Cannonball. I'm a bit shy at commenting, but I absolutely love writing and reading reviews. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Caesar’s Wife's Quick Questions interview.)

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Tackling the wrong tough topic…

The Couple Upstairs by Holly Wainwright

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The Couple Upstairs is about two women. Mel, a Gen X divorced mother of two, struggling to keep her sanity and her kids engaged through the pandemic in Sydney. The other, Lori, a Gen Z backpacker pursuing a romantic relationship with a handsome Aussie bloke to who lives above Mel’s apartment. The bloke – Flynn – is the thread that connects these two women.  He forcibly reminds Mel of a man she dated while backpacking in her 20s for whom she has very complicated feelings. […]

Deja Vu all over again

The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

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In reviewing The Twisted Ones, I would be correct in summarising the plot as such: A young women with a silly nickname, recently single, upends her life and moves to a kooky new location to assist a family member in need. In moving, she is thrown into a world of magical intrigue. She befriends a zany local barista as the mystery at the heart of the magic unfurls. Eventually, she travels to a fantastical world accompanied by a sassy, fishnet wearing side kick, gets stuck […]

Willow Case

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

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The Hollow Places is an atmospheric and spooky novel, but not outright terrifying. It tapped into my weird fear of roots/plants gone bad (see The Ruins) effectively and swept me away nicely for a short and easy read. But I’m getting ahead of myself, aren’t I? Let’s go back to the beginning. Kara, or ‘Carrot’ as she’s affectionately known, is in a bit of a mess. She’s just divorced her partner and is looking for a fresh start. When her uncle, the owner of The Museum […]

Tears and Trauma

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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Ok, so the blurb for this book describes it as ‘heartbreaking and hilarious’, and I need to have a very stern word to the editor because WOW there is nothing hilarious in this book. Jennette McCurdy has, unflinchingly and honestly, recounted a lifetime of abuse at the hands of her mother within these pages. You think Dance Moms are bad? They don’t have #$%& on Mrs McCurdy. The McCurdy household used and abused their youngest, Jennette, and forced her into child stardom. She was trotted […]

The book that made me realise: my husband is a philosopher.

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

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I feel like, rather than review this book, you should just go read it. Or listen to it, like I did, for free on Audible. It’s not terribly long and it’s well narrated. Highly consumable. Because how on earth am I supposed to review a book that is basically one giant, really good quote about getting your shit together and being less of a competitive, materialistic arsehole? At least that was my main take away. It’s just a whole mess of good advice and sensible […]

Oh Ford, give me chastity, but do not give it yet.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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It seems like the thing to do is to consider Brave New World and 1984 as a pair. And I can certainly understand why, as both are set in a future that is wildly different, yet similarly terrifying. Brave New World begins with an in-depth look at the selective breeding and conditioning that now moulds the human race. No more mothers, no more fathers, no more family units, no more chance to ‘rise above your station’. Now, humanity is one giant balanced equation. From the […]



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