What have I read this week?

Urn Burial and Raisins and Almonds and Death Before Wicket and Away With The Fairies and Murder in Montparnasse and The Castlemaine Murders and Queen of the Flowers by Kerry Greenwood

These are books 8 to 14 in the Phryne Fisher series. I enjoyed these, although I probably like the plots more than the characters. I will probably read more of these.

Travelling Light by Tove Jansson

This is a collection of short stories for adults. I found them interesting, but they weren’t what I was expecting at all. I would probably read more by this author.

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What have I read this week?

Cocaine Blues and Flying Too High and Murder on the Ballarat Train and Death at Victoria Dock and The Green Mill Murders and Blood and Circuses and Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood

These are the first seven books in the Phryne Fisher mystery novel series, about the eponymous young and wealthy woman who becomes a private investigator in 1920s Melbourne. I quite enjoyed these; they’re a fun read and I’ll probably read the rest of the series.

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What have I read this week?

The Middle Stories by Sheila Heti

This is a collection of short stories. I’m not sure how I feel about this one. They didn’t quite gel for me, and I found some of them a bit too dark. I probably wouldn’t read more by this author.

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What have I read this week? It’s late, sorry!

A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney

This is a fantasy novel about a teenage girl named Alice, who discovers a world of Nightmares and magic after her father’s death. I enjoyed this. Alice is an interesting character, and I liked this twist on Wonderland. I would read more by this author.

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What have I read this week? Nothing, again.

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What have I read this week? Nothing, again.

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What have I read this week? Nothing, and it’s late.

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What have I read this week?

The Erl-King by Michel Tournier

This is a novel about a man named Abel Tiffauges. I didn’t really like it and didn’t finish it. I couldn’t really relate to any of the characters, and I didn’t like the style of the writing. I probably won’t read any more by this author.

Opening Night; Spinsters in Jeopardy and Scales of Justice by Ngaio Marsh

These are three detective novels featuring a police officer called Roderick Alleyn. I found the plots quite interesting, but the writing was a somewhat old-fashioned for my liking. I probably won’t read any more by this author.

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What have I read this week? Nothing, again.

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What have I read this week? Nothing, again.

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