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I'm tired of cancer eating my friends and family. I'm not a scientist, but I'm stubborn and I love books - so I'll be fundraising the sad and powerless right outta my hair.

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Your Mum will probably like this

Mr Einstein's Secretary by Matthew Reilly

February 2, 2024 by thegirlwhogotoverit 4 Comments

Fifteen years, I’ve been with Mr Girlwhogotoverit, and still, he comes home with books for me that “sound like something [I’ll] like.”  He’s never been right, but I appreciate the attempt to meet me where I live. This is one for Mum and Nan, the literary equivalent of the sort of wine my family calls a “quaffer” – something that you can get through at pace, but which leaves no lasting impression. Pros: Well paced Seamlessly inserts main characters into historical settings Does exactly what […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Suspense Tagged With: matthew reilly

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR16 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, History, Suspense · Tags: matthew reilly ·
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Graveyard Queen Series – My Kindle Says I Read These

The Restorer by Amanda Stevens

The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens

The Prophet by Amanda Stevens

December 31, 2023 by thegirlwhogotoverit 3 Comments

I don’t know what it is about these books. I love the idea of them.  Amelia Gray is a Graveyard Restorer.  She is commissioned by individuals or towns or organisations to clean, clear and restore old graveyards to their former glory. This can involve a lot of research, making sure that nothing is damaged or moved too far from its original positioning, and that the gravestones are all documented and assigned to their correct occupants. So far, sounds interesting, right? Also?  Amelia can see ghosts.  […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Suspense Tagged With: Amanda Stevens

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR15 Review No:54 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Suspense · Tags: Amanda Stevens ·
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The Bank Robbers

The Hostage Bargain by Annika Martin

The Wrong Idea by Annika Martin

The Deeper Game by Annika Martin

The Most Wanted by Annika Martin

The Hard Way by Annika Martin

The Best Trick by Annika Martin

December 31, 2023 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

Annika Martin wrote a book called The Wake Up Call, which I think I read in 2022 but didn’t review.  I followed her to this series, because these are all on KU, and back in Jan, in the Personal Spending Freeze post-Christmas, that was my major requirement. These are good, sexy fun.  Not at ALL what I expected, based on the other book by this novelist!  This is about Melinda, taken hostage at her own instigation during a bank robbery.  She’s a risk taker, forced […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Annika Martin

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR15 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Annika Martin ·
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I’ve Got Good News, & Bad News

Wake by Shelley Burr

Ripper by Shelley Burr

December 31, 2023 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

The good news is, Ripper is actually a really good book. The bad news is, you have to get through Wake to read it. I mean, technically you can read Ripper as a standalone, but it’s a better book if you know the background on whatshisname – Lane (it’s been a long afternoon). Wake is… not great.  I mean, the ideas are there, but the execution is generic enough that I have it conflated with another rural Aussie crime novel in my mind.  The basics: […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Shelley Burr

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR15 Review No:45 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Shelley Burr ·
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Celeste Ng Does Not Disappoint

Our Missing Hearts by Celest Ng

December 31, 2023 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

Wow.  Celeste Ng continues to not disappoint.  What a heartbreaker this was, for me*. This is a Covid novel, set in a US where all Asian races are blamed for pretty much all that ails society. I don’t consider myself a racist person, but what stuck with me on reading OMH was the notion that Margaret “didn’t have to know” about the kids being taken by the authorities, about how unjust PACT was, until she did.  I don’t have to know a lot of stuff, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Celest Ng

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR15 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Celest Ng ·
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Exactly What I Wanted It To Be

Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

December 31, 2023 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

I’m not going to kid you, I have no objectivity when it comes to Sarah Addison Allen. Her Southern-set books depicting strong women with a little bit of magic prevailing over all that ails them are exactly my cup of peppermint tea. Other Birds is her first book in years, and to say I’ve been eagerly awaiting it is to grossly understate the case. Following Zoey as she moves to Mallow Island, South Carolina, the story is magical, romantic, whimsical and absolutely charming.  You know, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Sarah Addison Allen

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR15 Review No:42 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Sarah Addison Allen ·
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