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Bianca Marais
ŷ Author
Born
in Johannesburg, South Africa
Website
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Genre
Member Since
October 2011
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Hum If You Don't Know the Words
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2017
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24 editions
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The Witches of Moonshyne Manor
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2022
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11 editions
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If You Want to Make God Laugh
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published
2019
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10 editions
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The Prynne Viper
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2022
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2 editions
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A Most Puzzling Murder
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expected publication
2025
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7 editions
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World Enough and Crime
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2014
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3 editions
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International Giveaway
I have an awesome international giveaway happening across my social media platforms for everyone who pre-orders 'If You Want to Make God Laugh'.
Please head to my Facebook or Instagram pages to see the prizes (valued at over $200).
Just mail me proof of pre-order to [email protected] to get your ticket into the draw. Purchase from an independent bookstore gets you an extra ticket!
Competition Read more of this blog post »
Please head to my Facebook or Instagram pages to see the prizes (valued at over $200).
Just mail me proof of pre-order to [email protected] to get your ticket into the draw. Purchase from an independent bookstore gets you an extra ticket!
Competition Read more of this blog post »
Bianca’s Recent Updates
"This was the most fun book I've ever read. I really enjoyed the plot and "Clue" feel to this book. The clues, the choose your own adventure scenes, and the fact that there is an email that will send you clues if you need them (and pretty much immedia"
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"Utterly unique, immersive and intriguing, Marais has created an unputdownable entry into the murder mystery genre. A Most Puzzling Murder is a twisty, magical delight and I loved every second.
THIS. BOOK. Y'ALL. I honestly don't think i've had this mu" Read more of this review » |
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"It's a who-dun-it mixed with Clue and some Westing Game-esk puzzles to solve. Destiny is barely making it through life after a horrible tragedy. She gets a cryptic invite teasing of family secrets to be revealed.
What follows is so many twists and tur" Read more of this review » |
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"A MOST PUZZLING MURDER is incredible!! It takes UNPUTDOWNABLE to a new level! I adored every page! From the puzzles to the unique structure to the twists upon twists and the ultimate conundrum of the ending!!!
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Victoria wrote: "I can’t wait for this, Bianca!"
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Bianca
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Readers' Favorite Audiobook
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Final Round
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2024 ŷ Choice Awards.
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I'm awarding this book 5 stars purely because of how much fun I had writing this not-so-cozy murder mystery that gives off major KNIVES OUT meets SUCCESSION vibes, just with magical people.🕯️And did I mention there are puzzles? Lots of 🧩! It has all t ...more |
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“I didn’t know what to say in a world where people were hated and attacked for not being the right color, not speaking the right language, not worshipping the right god or not loving the right people; a world where hatred was the common language, and bricks, the only words.”
― Hum If You Don't Know the Words
― Hum If You Don't Know the Words
“I don't know this song. They haven't taught me it to us at school."
" When in doubt, just do what I do, Robs. Hum if you don't know the words”
― Hum If You Don't Know the Words
" When in doubt, just do what I do, Robs. Hum if you don't know the words”
― Hum If You Don't Know the Words
“We are each alone in the bubble of our grief, and while it's true that misery loves company, sorrow is not reduced or diminished in any way when it's shared.”
― Hum If You Don't Know the Words
― Hum If You Don't Know the Words
Polls
What should our April Read Around the World (Africa) book be?
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta - Nigeria
The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna - Sierra Leone
Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - Uganda
Hum If You Don’t Know the Words by Bianca Marais - South Africa
The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta - Nigeria
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes - South Africa
Thirty-One Brothers and Sisters by Reba Paeff Mirsky - Unspecified, likely South Africa
Efuru by Flora Nwapa - Nigeria
49 total votes
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“Once, in my father's bookshop, I heard a regular customer say that few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart. Those first images, the echo of words we think we have left behind, accompany us throughout our lives and sculpt a palace in our memory to which, sooner or later—no matter how many books we read, how many worlds we discover, or how much we learn or forget—we will return.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
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