Mackay Library Service

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The lost man / Jane Harper. Author: Harper, Jane (Jane Elizabeth), author. Publisher: Sydney, NSW : Pan Macmillan Australia, 2018. Review by: Smyth-King, Lilly Ms on: 19/05/2023 12:13:23 PM Member Rating: The lost man by Jane Harper - Two brothers who live in a remote town in Queensland own two separated cattle ranches. Cam the third child who runs the homestead dies alone out in the middle of nowhere. Cam ends up dead at his brothers’ feet. The eldest brother Nathan and his son Xander and younger brother Bub Start to wonder if the isolation is at risk of bearing down on them all. The lost man is a gripping and deeply suspenseful story and I recommend it too people how love a bit of mystery. Reviewed by Lilly Rose Smyth-King
The radium girls / Kate Moore. Author: Moore, Kate, author. Publisher: London Simon & Schuster, 2016. -- ©2016 Review by: DeweyDecim8r on: 18/04/2023 2:41:14 PM Member Rating: Absolutely captivating in how horribly the radium girls were treated. This reads like true crime because it basically is. One of those un-put-down-able books I finished it in 2 days.
What moves the dead / T. Kingfisher. Author: Kingfisher, T., author. Publisher: London : Titan Books Ltd, 2022. Review by: DeweyDecim8r on: 6/01/2023 3:47:21 PM Member Rating: 55 spooky mushrooms a really neat short read.
Carrie Soto is back / Taylor Jenkins Reid. Author: Reid, Taylor Jenkins, author. Publisher: London : Hutchinson Heinemann, 2022. Review by: rfc68 on: 5/01/2023 4:57:07 PM Member Rating: What a fantastic character Carrie Soto is! As one of my favourite authors Taylor Jenkins Reid delivers again with a great story.
Bloom : flowering plants for indoors + balconies / Lauren Camilleri + Sophia Kaplan of Leaf Supply ; [Becca Crawford, photographer]. Author: Camilleri, Lauren, author. -- Kaplan, Sophia, author. -- Crawford, Becca, photographer. Publisher: Melbourne : Smith Street Books, 2022. Review by: rfc68 on: 9/12/2022 4:09:11 PM Member Rating: I found this book really helpful to make the most out of my plants.
Mindful sketching : how to develop a drawing practice and embrace the art of imperfection / Peggy Dean. Author: Dean, Peggy, (Illustrator), author. Publisher: Seattle, WA : Spruce Books, [2022] Review by: rfc68 on: 30/11/2022 1:11:47 PM Member Rating: I found this book was full of inspirational ideas that were easy to follow.
The boy with a bird in his chest : a novel / Emme Lund. Author: Lund, Emme, 1985- author. Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2022. Review by: Bibb, Jayden Master on: 13/08/2022 2:01:00 PM Member Rating: An Amazing Book from a Talented Author.
Ravaged crown : a Russian mafia romance / Nicole Fox. Author: Fox, Nicole (Romance fiction writer), author. Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Nicole Fox, [2022] Review by: janj72 on: 3/08/2022 12:06:42 PM Member Rating: If you like a story with lots of 'HOT' then this is a must read.
Book club set - My year of living vulnerably / Rick Morton. Author: Morton, Rick, (Journalist), author. Publisher: Sydney, NSW : Fourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2021. Review by: KAL on: 30/04/2022 12:04:55 PM Member Rating: This title was a roller coaster of a read with moments of genuine insight and grace. However the Between the Lines Book Club found the book disjointed and full of studies that were used to support the author's reflections. The group didn't feel that the title reflected what they had anticipated. We look forward to other book club reviews.
Jemima's surprise / Debbie Brooker. Author: Brooker, Debbie, author, illustrator. Publisher: Underwood : InHouse Publishing. -- [Australia] : InHouse Publishing. 2020. Review by: debbrooker on: 28/04/2022 6:07:36 AM Member Rating: Joyful book Jacqui on Mar 23 2021 A review of Jemima's Surprise My 6 year old daughter Penelope picked up your book 'Jemima's Surprise' at the library recently and we read it together for the first time today. We live in Mackay too so it's the season for sunbird nests but I thought it was amazing how just last week we've been watching our resident sunbirds make a nest on our washing line. Then yesterday one of the eggs fell out and broke. We also have a hibiscus tree next to the washing line and I often find myself watching these beautiful birds going about their duties. Thank you for writing such a lovely book that my children can now relate to! I'll be looking to purchase it as a reminder of our own little sunbirds