Category Archives: Fiction

Review: Ache by Eliza Henry-Jones

The second book from Australian author, Eliza Henry Jones, the haunting ACHE, is an exploration of grief, loss and coping mechanisms related to trauma experienced after a terrible bushfire. A year before the opening lines, Annie’s world fell apart. Her … 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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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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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: Fifth Avenue Artists Society by Joy Callaway

  It’s 1891 and Virginia Loftin has just been jilted by her childhood love (who is also the boy next door). She takes solace writing feverishly her novel where she can rewrite their story with a happy ending. She finds … Continue reading

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Review: Lizzie Reaches the Rainbow by Lara and Tom Woods

  One of the things I love about working with, and being around teenagers is how they inspire me. LIZZIE REACHES THE RAINBOW was written and illustrated by sister and brother team, Lara and Tom Woods. The teenagers have created … Continue reading

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Book Blog Tour – Karly Lane on Making Mistakes and Second Chances

Today I am thrilled to welcome Karly Lane to LOVEthatBOOK. Her latest novel is called THIRD TIME LUCKY and it is freshly released into the world. If you haven’t followed Karly on social media yet, you should immediately scroll to … Continue reading

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