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‘I remember screaming very loudly. In TV shows that’s where the ad break comes in, while some ninny is screaming her head off. No ad breaks in life, though.’Lissa Wilson has seen more than enough death in her family, so when people start being savagely killed whenever she has a…


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1 author picked The Opposite of Life as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Fast, furious, and fabulous, I binge read this in a day!
I adored this book. The characters were so real, and whilst I don't live in Melbourne, I have family there so the Toorak character in particular was altogether too accurate! I'll admit I laughed at the similarities to someone I know.
Whilst I read this on my kindle, it was definitely a "page turner".
We meet young goths, bar owners, librarians, disfunctional families, as well as disfunctional vampires. Every character was so well written, that when "some" of them die/or don't die, you feel the angst.
I'm looking forward…

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