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Top Ten Tuesday – Books On My Winter (In Other Words, Summer) TBR

Hello, reader friends. We’re just two days away from Summer here in Australia, so while the girls at The Broke and the Bookish have nominated ‘Books on my Winter TBR’ for today’s Top Ten topic, I will, of course, be giving you the books that I’ll be reading over the glorious (and, let’s face it, sometimes stinking hot!) days of the Australian summer. Not that it makes much difference to the books that will actually be on my list, but . . . you know. Just so you’re all picturing sunshine instead of snow. đŸ™‚

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Weekend Book Buzz – 22/23 July 2017

Hello again, book lovers! Many apologies for having to skip last week’s Book Buzz post. We have been plagued by colds and viruses around here, and while we’re not out of the woods yet, we can see the clearing on the other side, shall we say. Not to mention I’ve managed to catch up on some of my backlog!Â đŸ˜³Â Since we missed last week, I have included links to my posts from the last two weeks below.

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First Line Friday – 21 July 2017 – Strains of Silence (Bethany Kaczmarek)

Greetings first liners! I seem to have developed a bit of a theme today. You see, around our house lately, it’s been ‘strains of flu’. Seriously, I. Have. Had it! Enough already! But it segues nicely into the book I’m featuring today, called Strains of Silence. (Okay, so it’s a tenuous connection at best, but give me a break. I’m sick!) This is author Bethany Kaczmarek’s debut release, which officially releases on 1 August 2017, but you can get it on Kindle from today! If you want to learn more about Bethany and get a sneak peak at chapter one, make

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