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Review: Junk Food Japan by Scott Hallsworth

If you love Japanese food and are looking for something a little bit different, this is the book for you. JUNK FOOD JAPAN is a cracking cookbook by Scott Hallsworth. It’s filled with recipes that offer trendy incarnations of flavours … Continue reading

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Blog Tour: Claire Corbett on Cloudberries and Watch Over Me

Watch Over Me is an un-put-downable dystopian novel by Claire Corbett. It maintains  a bleak, tense atmosphere and sharp dialogue, with humour and romance thrown in as well. Watch the blog for a review next week, but why wait?…find out yourself … Continue reading

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Review: LaRose by Louise Erdrich

Voluntarily give up your son to the victim’s family as atonement for accidentally killing their son…This is the compelling beginning to LaRose, by Louise Erdrich. I don’t think I would have crossed paths with this book unless I had read and … Continue reading

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Subscribe to WIN one of 5 surprise book parcels

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a book blogger and receive surprise books in the mail? It’s a bit like Christmas, a bit like opening a mysterious door (like this one) into some place new and unexpected! … Continue reading

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Review: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

In this novel, Commonwealth, we follow the lives of six siblings who are part of a blended family, across a period of 50 years. The story is a slow reveal through the eyes of each of the children, of a … Continue reading

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Review: Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple

  Here’s the thing about this book – it totally blindsided me. Yes it’s a comedy, but it also is so much more than just that label. TODAY WILL BE DIFFERENT is the story of Eleanor Flood, a successful animator … Continue reading

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Book Tour: Why The Power of Home can Transcend Isolation by Holly Ford

Today I am thrilled to welcome author Holly Ford to LOVEthatBOOK as part of her Book Tour for her latest rural romance, THE LAST McADAM. Holly grew up on the picturesque South Island of New Zealand, (one of my favourite places in … Continue reading

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Review: The Slow Waltz of Turtles by Katherine Pancol

This is a tricky review for me to write. THE SLOW WALTZ OF TURTLES by Katherine Pancol, has elements of a fantastic novel. It is a chic lit, mystery, drama and thriller set in France (one of my favourite locations), … Continue reading

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Blog Tour: HOW WRITING SAVED ME, by Country Roads author, Nicole Hurley-Moore

Today, Nicole Hurley-Moore, author of newly released COUNTRY ROADS, stops by LOVEthatBOOK on her book tour. It is always great to welcome an Australian author to the blog, and in her post today, Nicole shares the story of how writing saved her when … Continue reading

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Review: To Capture What We Cannot Keep by Beatrice Colin

If you aren’t already in love with France, I’m about to give you a reason. If you are already smitten, you will find this book a delightful indulgence. TO CAPTURE WHAT WE CANNOT KEEP is the story of Catriona Wallace, a … Continue reading

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