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I haven‘t read any other books about this time period in Australia. It‘s quite reminiscent of the push west by the white colonizers in North America, and in a lot of ways felt like an old west desert story.

Crushingly sad, but well written. The two brothers in the story start to lose their bond when a manipulative neighbor takes advantage of their tragedy.

So many trigger warnings.

It felt like a good day for a little pampering. My hubby is in the chair next to me, also in blue polish 💅💙📙.

I almost bailed halfway through because the brutality is awful, but the climax was worth it. The writing is superb, yet it seemed Howarth didn‘t want the story to end so the final couple of chapters felt like tag alongs.

Reads like an American western of the same period - racism and all. Bigotry wears the same face.

I love discovering new books with @AmyG as my guide - because you know they‘re going to be a cracker - she has amazing book sense! And ivy leaf sticky notes and a gorgeous botanical magnifier. Love you sweet friend. Thank you xxxx

Looking forward to getting into this...

Remarkable debut from Howarth perfect for fans of stories about revenge & survival. Set in drought stricken Australian outback in 1885, it‘s the story of two brothers & what happens after tragedy strikes. If the reader knows the truth of what happened before the brothers do, it doesn‘t detract from this brutal, gripping story of man‘s willingness to exploit, manipulate, sacrifice, to confront the worst & survive. At times ugly, always compelling.

Now reading...

ebook deal alert!! This is a great price for this amazing historical fiction, coming-of-age book. It was one of my top reads last year ❤️

#ebookdeal

I have to admit, the one nice thing about waking up early during the school year is that I also tend to wake up early on the weekends which means more reading time! This is my favorite way to start the day—and with the arrival of some #bookmail yesterday, I have some new books/comics to choose from. Now comes the hard part...what to read first?!?

I tried with this book, I really did. It's well written and it's about an aspect of Australian history that I'm guessing most people outside Australia don't know about. The racial tension could have been ripped from today's headlines. But something just didn't feel right about the story. I think it's the fact that this story about a time in black Australian history has only one character with a redeeming storyline and he's white.⬇️⬇️⬇️

Jumped on this after the excellent review posted by @CoverToCoverGirl and I am loving it! I‘m probably reading it too fast and I‘ll be so sad when it‘s over?

If you give a librarian the morning off, she will head to the bookstore.

🍖 Corbin's or Coop's BBQ.
📚 Only Killers and Thieves #blameitonlitsy
👃 Used to have many allergies. Bonus: asthma.
🔌 Messy clean person or vice versa. INTP.
🎥 Watching Lucky tonight. Harry Dean!

@mindea #humpdaypost

I‘m at Ch 21, and the trepidation is so thick I can taste it!!😱😱😱 This is the second time I‘ve had to put the book down and read something else to give myself a chance to swallow the lump in my throat. Anyone else?

Bear on a "dogwalk" and sniffing California Poppies. Happy Spring!

@jesshowbooks #friyayintro #dogsoflitsy

Because it just isn't a good Wednesday if it doesn't start at the coffee shop with coffee & avocado toast.🥑🍞They were quite artful with the spicy garlic aioli today--some of the most perfectly straight drizzling ever--just a bit too much. I miss my regular barista team.😔Managed another couple of chapters of this book before getting to my work. It's really good so far but I doubt I'll manage to finish it before the end of the month.📚📚😬📚

After seeing rave reviews from @BethFishReads & several others on Litsy, I had to buy the e-book deal the other day. (#blameitonlitsy) Since I just finished (& loved) "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" the non-fiction spot in my 'currently-reading' pile was open so I read the prologue & first chapter over my lunch of yummy (vegan) Vegetable, Bean & Corn Chowder. It's up on the blog now (link to the recipe below) #MarchMunchies #chowder ?

Book deal! I recently picked this up in hardback, but it appears to be an AMAZING price in ebook across platforms today. I don‘t know if this is true in Canada, but @LeahBergen you may want to check it out.

A definite entry on on my 2018 top ten list. I could barely stop reading I loved this so much. Heartbreaking. Beautiful descriptions of Australia contrasted with horrific behavior. I won‘t be forgetting this book.

👯Earworm: Reflections by The Supremes because China Beach. 🌴 🏄
📚 Current read rates: 5 🌟 & 👍 👍.
Longest book? No idea.
Tagged: @SilversReviews

@GarthRanzz #trivialthursday

Library ebook arrived. It's always BAM! Did you forget about this hold!?! Why, yes, yes, I did. Read first chapter immediately. #libraryloan

Who has no self control? 🙋🏼‍♀️My BF bought a truck today, so I bought some books. Idaho and the tagged book were already on my TBR and I bumped into the other two while browsing. Oops. 😬

February wrap up:

-10 books
-Favorites: Only Killers Among Thieves and The Broken Girls
-Least favorite: Heather, the Totality

Overall I loved pretty much every book! Hoping March will look just as good.

A western style, coming of age story set in Australia during the 1880s. An unforgettable novel featuring two brothers in their search for justice. Covers issues such as guilt, race, family, and manhood

Trigger warnings: violence and mentions rape.

Book deal alert!!!! On ebook sale today for 3.99!!

Had to order my book club book ( 7 husbands) and a new tea maker and another book just fell into the online shopping cart. I was the first delivery of the day at 7 am but at least I get my morning cuppa. Plus I finished my new kitchen table. My hubby and I DIY'd the table, built it ourselves and I stained and finished it. It isn't showing up well in pic but it is a driftwood grey. And we got new stackable metal chairs.

Well, you‘ve got my attention HarperCollins.

Entertainment for today's flight to BWI. Reading a book about Australia on my way to Maryland. It makes sense in my head. I also didn't have a book set in Maryland. Just kidding. I have a book about everything.

On to the next! I believe this came from #goodreads. This is set in Australia in the 1880s and I am ready to expand my horizons.

Last of my GoodReads giveaway winners and probably the one I‘m most excited for! I love books set in Australia especially in the past!