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Bec Kavanagh

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Sep 24, 2026
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Jul 30, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Bec Kavanagh

    Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty review – Big Little Lies sequel shoots for high drama but fails to deliver (opens the original)

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    At 400-plus pages, Moriarty’s follow-up is too long and offers too little reward, with menopause, vaping teens and even a stalker failing to raise the stakes Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies was such a runaway success – debuting at No 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and adapted for a television miniseries starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Zoë Kravitz – that she always had her work cut out for her if she was to return the fluctuating narrative back to the page. Recogn

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Bec Kavanagh

    Cul-de-Sac by Eleanor Limprecht review – a powerful and timely novel about domestic abuse (opens the original)

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    Limprecht explores male violence without succumbing to tropes, bringing the monster into the room and forcing us to really look at him Eleanor Limprecht’s fifth novel, Cul-de-Sac, about the lengths a mother will go to in order to allow her children to be free, is troubling but compelling reading. When Jacquie meets Brandon, he’s sweet, charming, a little vulnerable; easy to love and be loved by. So easy, that Jacquie barely notices when his anxious need to know her turns to something darker.

  3. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Bec Kavanagh

    Time Travel for Beginners by Jaclyn Moriarty review – an imaginative tale of turning back time (opens the original)

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    The YA author’s third novel for adults wears its quantum physics lightly, but it is a delight to be lost in its rich, character-driven world Anyone familiar with Jaclyn Moriarty’s work will love her quiet whimsy and gentle magic. Across her extensive catalogue of books for adults and children, Moriarty has a flair for knitting together the worlds of magic and reality. In Time Travel For Beginners, Moriarty’s third novel for adults, the eponymous time travel agency is a gateway to possibili

  4. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · Bec Kavanagh

    Rite of Spring by Kris Kneen review – a woman’s sexual awakening lurks in the ocean’s depths (opens the original)

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    A couple sign up as lighthouse keepers on an isolated island off Tasmania. But Miranda is on the cusp of a transformation – and sex is everywhere To describe Kris Kneen’s latest novel as “sexy” would be an understatement. The sensual, sometimes disturbing Rite of Spring redraws the limits of sex, desire and the body in bold new ways, and Kneen isn’t afraid to lean into the details. The novel features only two human characters – Miranda and Richard, who have signed up for a six-month

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