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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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Medoran Chronicles

Akarnae by Lynette Noni

Raelia by Lynette Noni

December 30, 2023 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

A new-to-me series by The Prison Healer author Lynette Noni, so far the Medoran Chronicles are pretty bloody consuming.  The Best Niece in Australia has told me at leas 753,802 times that I’ve already read Akarnae, which turns out to be a bald-faced lie… I would have remembered these. They’re purely YA, so if you’re interested in something that straddles that line, look elsewhere.  The leads are 15-16, and the setting is a school.  So we are looking at that age where they are old […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: Lynette Noni

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR15 Review No:18 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: Lynette Noni ·
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I Hugged This Book When I Finished Reading It

Everyone On This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

December 30, 2023 by thegirlwhogotoverit 1 Comment

This book, like its predecessor, Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone, is a pure delight. Well.  I am so jealous I cannot even bear it that Benjamin Stevenson got to the Ghan first as a murder setting, and presumably got to ride it for both research and promotion.  But other than that delight. [If you are the poor sod who has to read all my last minute reviews, I apologise for using the word “delight” over and over again.  I can swap to “joy” […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Mystery Tagged With: Benjamin Stevenson

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR15 Review No:16 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Mystery · Tags: Benjamin Stevenson ·
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Murder Most Unladylike – Agatha Christie for Young Adults

Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens

Arsenic for Tea by Robin Stevens

First Class Murder by Robin Stevens

Jolly Foul Play by Robin Stevens

December 30, 2023 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

This series was indirectly recommended to me by my sister.  Directly, it came to me via The Best Niece in Australia, as she asked me to read it for her.  “Mum says I will like this one, but I’m not sure.  Can you read it and let me know?” Mum was right (and also needed a nap, after she rolled her eyes so hard that she sprained something).  These are a delight, and just right for your precocious 8-12 year old reader. Hazel & Daisy […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: robin Stevens

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR15 Review No:15 · Genres: Children's Books, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: robin Stevens ·
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Creepy Crime Novel Perfect for the Plane

Holly by Stephen King

December 30, 2023 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

It’s a long, long way from Melbourne to Honolulu, and I spent a large part of it with Stephen King’s Holly Gibney (funnily enough, I read Needful Things on my first trip to US – SK is apparently my go-to companion for the long haul flights).  Regular King readers will recognise her as a recurring character, but Holly can be read as a standalone. Holly is a creepy, creepy old novel, a lot like The Outsider’s early sections in vibe, actually.  A taut crime/horror/suspense novel, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Stephen King

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR15 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Stephen King ·
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These are getting better as they go on, actually

Retribution by Sarah Barrie

Vendetta by Sarah Barrie

December 30, 2023 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

It must be noted that the word “actually” is viewed as a deadly insult in my family – the implication is always that one expected otherwise.  “Actually, that roast lamb turned out ok!” ; “Actually, I quite like your partner.”  So when I say that these are actually getting better… yeah, I just expected that I’d be reading some ongoing treadmill trash.  I reread the first two books in the series before starting Vendetta, and I was surprised to find that by the time I […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Sarah Barrie

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR15 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Sarah Barrie ·
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The Very Best Book of All Time?

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

December 28, 2023 by thegirlwhogotoverit 2 Comments

I read this, like it was homework, over the course of six days. I know that a lot has been said about this book, often by some very, very intelligent people.  I have read none of it.  I didn’t even read the introduction (because it’s by Dave Eggers, ugh). (This is going to be filled with spoilers – Infinite Jest is over 20 years old, so anyone who wanted to be unspoiled has probably read it once or twice by now – but consider yourself […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: David Foster Wallace

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Book Club, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: David Foster Wallace ·
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