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This was one my husband bought. We both purchased several novels to read for an upcoming trip, but as he was still reading the Liza Minnelli I was keen to read, while I finished both my Anita Heiss and my Holden Sheppard, I started reading the Trent Dalton he hadn't read yet. I'd only read …
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It's risky writing a sequel to a popular novel. It could feel rushed. It may not reflect the same spirit. It may run out of fresh ideas. This sequel to Invisible Boys has none of these issues. Every novel Holden Sheppard has written is a page turner. His characters are well developed and very accessible. …
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Cath sets the bar high. She expects a lot from her partners, her friends and herself. This is what she learns to let go of in the enjoyable novel, Art Of Magic, by KJ. She also has trust issues as we find when she still doesn't have faith in her mother accepting her sexuality, or …
The first thing you experience when reading Dalton's debut is its prose. The first few chapters seem surreal. A brother writes sentences in thin air. Your end is a dead blue wren. Other images are painted that while poetic, don't make sense. Soon, it finds reality, and a stark one at that. Eli is a …
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