The bumbling female mystery series. We all know of them. We’ve probably read a few. What makes them so popular? For me, reading is about escapism and fantasy, as I am sure it is for most people. I also have that little personal issue about being constantly suspicious and believing that everyone is up…
Cyclone season is well and truly upon us here in the far northern bits of Australia. Looking outside my window at work, the trees across the road are being bowed by the wind, the tarp that I assume was supposed to protect some anal retentive person’s car from the rain has blown off and is…
I’m going on a relatively long flight next week (hooray! My first real holiday to a destination with no pre-arranged/mandatory activities) and I’m searching for some reading material. My laptop is a bit on the crappy side and it certainly won’t last the 6 hour flight to get any writing done. The battery barely lasts…
I am breathing new life into her. I did something I swore I wouldn’t do until I was done with her (as I am a supreme perfectionist) and sent her off for a test read! My test reader told me that she kept picturing Wentworth Miller in her head for one of the characters. I…
Last year, very randomly and indeed most surprisingly, my husband bought me a Kindle. I’d heard all about these mystical devices from friends and every second person on the internet and liked the concept. I probably shouldn’t be terribly surprised by his generous gesture. I started using the Kindle app for my iPhone shortly beforehand…
I am about to embark on reading Cocaine Blues, by Australian author Kerry Greenwood.* Cocaine Blues is the first book in the Phryne Fisher mystery series, set in Melbourne at the end of the 1920s. I’ve read Greenwood’s other books, her Corinna Chapman Earthly Delights series which I enjoyed for numerous reasons: This series is…
I don’t think I’m going to make it through my TBR pile any time soon. I’ve also got a separate pile behind me that doesn’t fit into my four (yes, FOUR) bookcases.
Friday, the day of my gut-wrenchingly difficult physiology and pharmacology exam, marked the end of my university semester. I decided to celebrate by spending a book voucher and doing nothing on Saturday but read. I bought the latest Janet Evanovich and the 1st To Die by James Patterson. I’ve read all of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie…
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