Dilworth School (Junior)

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Parade

By Rachel Cusk

4 stars

Midway through his life, an artist begins to paint upside down.
Inspector Lynley #2 Payment in Blood

By Elizabeth George

5 stars

Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, look for both a motive and a murderer.
What darkness does

By Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

5 stars

Called in to investigate the body of a mother found floating in a Michigan lake, Freeport coroner Dr. Emily Hartford quickly determines that Samantha Browdey was murdered...
Outline

By Rachel Cusk

3 stars

Outline is about writing and talking, about self-effacement and self-expression, about the desire to create and the art of self-portraiture.
Temeraire #2 Throne of Jade

By Naomi Novik

5 stars

Continues from Book 1. China has discovered that its rare gift, intended for Napoleon, has fallen into British hands--the Chinese delegation vows to reclaim the dragon. A reluctant Laurence has no choice but to take Temeraire back to China--a long voyage fraught with peril, intrigue, and terror. Yet once the pair reaches the court of the Chinese emperor, even more shocking discoveries and darker dangers await.
The Camel Club #2 The Collectors

By David Baldacci

4 stars

In Washington, where power is everything and too few have too much of it, four eccentric men with mysterious pasts call themselves The Camel Club. Their mission: find out what's really going on behind the closed doors of America.
The Dragon Defenders #5 The Grand Opening

By James Russell

3 stars

It's all over, The Pitbull has won! He's captured every last dragon from The Island, and brought them to the mainland. The stage is now set for the grand opening of Dragon World. Until ...
He Who Fights with Monsters 2

By Shirtaloon

5 stars

Rich characters and world-building offer humor, political intrigue and slice-of-life elements alongside lots of monster fighting and adventure.
In Watermelon Sugar

By Richard Brautigan

3 stars

iDEATH is a place where the sun shines a different colour every day and where people travel to the length of their dreams.
The Dragon Defenders #4 All Is Lost

By James Russell

3 stars

The bully Pitbull is furious. His evil plans to capture the dragons on Flynn and Paddy's paradise island have come to nothing.
An Unfamiliar Place (#3 Dragon Defenders)

By James Russell

3 stars

An Unfamiliar Place continues the adventures of Paddy and Flynn, who are trying to stop evil boss The Pitbull from stealing the dragons from their paradise island.
Undeading BellsFred, the Vampire Accountant #6

By Drew Hayes

5 stars

Funny Fantasy Continues. After surviving peril and danger, including an examination by the Blood Council, Fred is preparing to take on his most important adventure to marrying Krystal. New dangers looming, old debts raised, and grudges rekindled, it’ll take everything Fred has to finally make it down the aisle.
Softly Calls The Devil

By Chris Blake

5 stars

Fast-paced, spare, compelling and rich in kiwi humour, Softly Calls the Devil will grab you from the first page and refuse to let go. NZ cop-turned-novelist Chris Blake comes a dark, gripping, intricate crime thriller set on the South Island's wild and remote West Coast. I loved it!
Deadly Assessments Fred, the Vampire Accountant #5

By Drew Hayes

5 stars

So Funny!
Skandar and the Phantom Rider

By AF Steadman

5 stars

Skandar and his friends enter their second year at the Eyrie, a new threat arises. Immortal wild unicorns are somehow being killed, a prophecy warns of terrible danger, and elemental destruction begins to ravage the Island.
Skandar and the Skeleton Curse

By AF Steadman

4 stars

Skandar and his friends in their fourth year at the Eyrie.
Skandar and the Chaos Trials

By AF Steadman

4 stars

Unlikely heroes, elemental magic, sky battles, ancient secrets and ferocious unicorns.
Autobiography of Red

By Anne Carson

5 stars

Autobiography of Red is the story of a boy named Geryon who, in a metaphorical sense, is the Greek monster Geryon. Geryon is a small child (and at the same time a red, winged monster) Poetic imagery.
Temeraire Book 1 His Majesty's Dragon

By Naomi Novik

4 stars

Aerial combat brings a new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as men ride fighting dragons, bred for size or speed. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes the cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Captain Will Laurence from his seafaring life into a future – with a most extraordinary creature. Thrust into the world of the Aerial Corps as master of the dragon Temeraire, he will face a crash course in the daring tactics of airborne battle.
The Hidden Girl

By Lucinda Riley

4 stars

Two generations of secrets explode.
Pack up the moon

By Anna Mc Partlin

4 stars

An irreverent story about grief and loss.
The Kamogawa Food Detectives

By Hisashi Kashiwai

5 stars

What’s the one dish you’d do anything to taste just one more time? The Kamogawa Food Detectives is a celebration of good company and the power of a delicious meal. This was delightful.
Pomona Afton Can So Solve A Murder

By Bellamy Rose

4 stars

Pomona Afton, hotel heiress, stumbles out of a gala and upon the scene of her grandmother’s murder, her first thought is that the society queen won’t be missed for her kind, cookie-baking ways.
Dragon Defenders Book 2 The Pitbull Returns

By James Russell

4 stars

Fun, engaging fantasy from NZ. Loved it.
The Dragon Defenders Book One

By James Russell

5 stars

Dragons, fantasy and a really bad bady. Loved it
Homecoming

By Kate Morton

4 stars

Epic Mystery Adelaide 1959 to London 2018
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

By Rachel Joyce

4 stars

Lovely and touching.
Love will tear us apart: Stranger Times Book 3

By CK McDonnell

5 stars

I loved this book. Crazy, funny and quirky.
Teach Like Finland - 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms

By Timothy D. Walker

4 stars

Bring the joy! Good solid strategies but nothing new here.
Simple Genius

By David Baldacci

4 stars

I am accidentally reading these books in the wrong order which is not ideal. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are both haunted by their last case. Twisty spies, alphabet agencies hidden treasure and a child genius.
Beartown

By Fredrik Backman

5 stars

If you enjoyed, A Man Called Ove you will love this. Complex, interesting, flawed characters, lovely writing.
The Camel Club

By David Baldacci

4 stars

Twisty, spy, mystery. Book 1 of 6. Some interesting characters.
The Quaker (Duncan McCormack Book 1)

By Liam McIlvanney

4 stars

I enjoyed this murder mystery. A detective with everything to prove. The police are chasing a ghost, with no leads and no hope of catching their prey. They call in DI McCormack, a talented young detective from the Highlands. His arrival is met with anger from officers on the brink of despair. After ten years lecturing in Scottish and Irish literature at the University of Aberdeen, the author moved to Dunedin in New Zealand and he teaches at the University of Otago. Very Cool!
Indelible (Grant County Book 4)

By Karin Slaughter

4 stars

Twisty.
The Teeth of the Tiger Jack Ryan, Jr. Series

By Tom Clancy

4 stars

Engaging, Thriller. Dominic Caruso is a rookie FBI agent, barely a year out of Quantico, whose decisive actions resolve a particularly brutal kidnap/murder case. His brother Brian is a Marine captain just back from his first combat action in Afghanistan, and already a man to watch. Their cousin is Jack Ryan, Jr.
Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson Book 4)

By Patricia Briggs

4 stars

By day, Mercy Thompson is a car mechanic in Eastern Washington. By night, she is a shape-shifter with some unusual talents. I enjoyed this urban fantasy.
Isaac Turner investigates The forbidden Atlas

By Sam Sedgman

4 stars

Fun, inventive and exciting. A terrific Read.
Woman, Missing

By Sherryl Clark

4 stars

I enjoyed this. The main character Lou Alcott is turning over a new leaf as a private investigator. Formerly police, she was forced to resign when she attacked a domestic violence perpetrator.
This Charming Man : (The Stranger Times 2)

By C. K. McDonnell

4 stars

Another funny read. If you like Terry Pratchett you will probably enjoy this. Vampires do not exist. Everyone knows this. So it's particularly annoying when they start popping up around Manchester . . .
The Reckoning (Zodiac Academy Book 3)

By Caroline Peckham and Susan Valenti

3 stars

This got a bit laboured but still engaging. A dark plot is unfolding and the shadows are drawing closer...
The Stranger Times

By C.K McDonnell

5 stars

This is the funniest thing I have read since Terry Pratchett. I loved it. There are dark forces at work in the world (and in Manchester in particular), so thank God The Stranger Times is on hand to report them... A weekly newspaper dedicated to the weird and the wonderful (but mostly the weird), it is the go-to publication for the unexplained and inexplicable. At least that's their pitch. The reality is less auspicious. Their editor is a drunken, foul-tempered, and foul-mouthed husk of a man who thinks little of the publication he edits. His staff are a ragtag group of misfits. And as for the assistant editor... well, that job is a revolving door--and it has just revolved to reveal Hannah Willis, who's got problems of her own.
Iron Kissed

By Patricia Briggs

4 stars

Book 3 Mercy Thompson Coyote shape shifter and mechanic. Urban Fantasy with all the elements.
Out of this World

By Ali Sparkes

4 stars

A boy is in the woods, trying to keep out of trouble, when he finds something weird, a rock or something. It gives him power which starts attracting attention. I enjoyed this an easy engaging read.
Edge of Evil

By J.A.Jance

5 stars

Excellent, engaging murder mystery.
Taniwha

By Gavin Bishop

5 stars

A fantastic book containing beautiful illustrations and wonderful information about all things Taniwha.
Dragon Blood (Hurog 2)

By Patricia Briggs

4 stars

More dragons and fighting. Jakoven has a secret weapon with which he intends to crush the rebellion: Farsonsbane, a magical artifact that has destroyed entire cities.
First Family

By David Baldacci

3 stars

Crime, mystery, twisty.
Trust

By Hernan Diaz

4 stars

A story within a story about the story. 2022 Booker Prize. Pulitzer 2023. Interesting read.
The Mill House Murders

By Yukito Ayatsuji

3 stars

A locked door mystery. Book 2 of the series. Ever since a horrific car accident, Fujinuma Kiichi has lived a reclusive existence in the remote Mill House, his scarred face hidden behind a rubber mask. Then one stormy night the tranquility of his retreat is shattered by gruesome murder, a baffling disappearance and the theft of a priceless painting,
Ruthless Fae ( Zodiac Academy Book 2)

By Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti

3 stars

This was entertaining but too predictable.
Dragon Bones (Hurog 1)

By Patricia Briggs

3 stars

When his father dies, Ward becomes the new lord of Hurog... There is a pile of dragon bones, wizards, a ghost and a horse. Entertaining light read.
Into the Sunken City

By Dinesh Thiru

3 stars

Crumbling ruins, sea beasts, corsairs, and a mysterious figure named João Silva all lie in wait. To survive, Jin will have to do what she promised herself she’d never do again: dive.
Zodiac Academy The Awakening

By Caroline Peckham & Susane Valenti

4 stars

All the fantasy creatures in the mix here. Dragon shifters want some target practice, the werewolves want someone to hunt, the vampires fancy a snack. I enjoyed this.
Mad Mabel

By Sally Hepworth

5 stars

This was an unexpected delight. A brilliant gift from a friend. I could not put it down.
Lifeblood

By Gena Showalter

3 stars

Lifeblood is the sequel to Firstlife. It is a quirky read. The number obsession is fun. I look forward to reading the third book Everlife, for the next chapter in Ten's life. I want to know what's going to happen to everyone.
The Traitor and the Thief

By Gareth Ward

4 stars

I really enjoyed this, fantasy, steampunk, YA novel. Discovered picking pockets at the Corn Market, fourteen year old Sin is hunted across the city. Caught by the enigmatic Eldritch Moons, Sin is offered a way out of his life of crime: join the Covert Operations Group (COG) and train to become a spy.
A faint cold fear

By Karin Slaughter

4 stars

The third novel in the Grant County series from author Karin Slaughter. Sara Linton, medical examiner, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver and ex-police detective Lena Adams, pursue the truth.
Hot and Sour Suspects

By Vivien Chien

3 stars

When Lana Lee’s best friend, Megan Riley, asks her to help host a speed dating contest at Ho-Lee Noodle House, she doesn’t see the harm in lending a hand. A fun murder mystery.
Frozen Lives

By Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

4 stars

Coroner's daughter solves another murder mystery. I enjoyed this, light fast read.
Last One Alive

By Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

3 stars

Dr. Hartford has returned to Chicago to finish her surgical residency. But when she is contacted out of the blue by Solange McClelland, the only survivor of a decade-old triple homicide, Emily is compelled to dig deeper. She doesn’t know the details of the event but remembers it as one of the few cases her deceased father never solved.
Kisscut

By Karin Slaughter

3 stars

Sara Linton--the town's pediatrician and medical examiner--finds herself entangled in a tragedy.
Secret Remains

By J ennifer Graeser Dornbush

3 stars

A cold case murder, discovery of bones, and a viper's nest of resentment, betrayal, and old secrets converge.
Killer Kung Pao

By Vivien Chien

3 stars

Lana Lee’s plate is already full. Running her family’s Chinese restaurant in Asia Village is challenging on the best of days. But just when Lana thinks she might be able to catch her breath before the weekend—to spend with her equally overworked boyfriend, Detective Adam Trudeau—Lana witnesses a car accident. Now she has no choice but to get involved.
Dancer, daughter, traitor, spy.

By Elizabeth Kiem

2 stars

A spy novel. This book did not rock my world. Marina is a dancer with Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet at the height of the Cold War, she seems destined to follow in the footsteps of her mother Svetlana, a Soviet Artist of the People. But Svetlana disappears without explanation, Marina and her father have to get out. Fast. They defect to America, hoping they’ve escaped Russia’s secret police, hoping they can make a fresh start in New York. Instead they discover a web of intrigue
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief

By A.F. Steadman

5 stars

Blood thirsty unicorns. I loved this!
Firstlife

By Gena Showalter

3 stars

Young Adult - Tenley "Ten" Lockwood has spent the past thirteen months locked inside the Prynne Asylum. The reason? Her refusal to let her parents choose where she'll live after she dies... There is an eternal truth most of the world has come to accept: Firstlife is merely a dress rehearsal, and real life begins after death. In the Everlife, two realms are in power: Troika and Myriad, longtime enemies and deadly rivals. Both will do anything to recruit Ten, including sending their top Laborers to lure her to their side. Soon, Ten finds herself on the run, caught in a wild tug-of-war between the two realms who will do anything to win the right to her soul. Who can she trust?
Brimstone

By Callie Hart

4 stars

The Blood Court has only ever had one king. But now it has a queen... Saeris Fane is beginning to realise just how much her life has changed with her extraordinary new powers...
Quicksilver

By Callie Hart

4 stars

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.
The Coroner

By Jennifer Graeser Dornbrush

3 stars

Summoned from her promising surgical career first to her estranged father's bedside, and then his post as medical examiner when his small town needs urgent help with a suspicious death.
Bootlegger's Daughter

By Margaret Maron

3 stars

Deborah Knott, candidate for district judge--and daughter of an infamous bootlegger. Deborah's campaigning is interrupted when disturbing new evidence surrounding a murder that has never been solved surfaces and she is implored to investigate.
The Price of Treachery The Phoenix Series Book 5

By Ted Tayler

3 stars

The Olympians and the Titans are in a power struggle. A traitor inside Larcombe Manor must be uncovered. The Phoenix needs all his skill and intelligence to keep his colleagues and loved ones safe. If the final battle is lost the Project will be taken in a darker direction with the ultimate aim of overthrowing democracy in the UK. Several story threads are woven together to produce a rich tapestry of good and evil. Who will win the day?
Blood Bound

By Patricia Briggs

3 stars

Those vampires and werewolves are getting up to mischief again, were-coyote auto mechanic Mercedes Thompson has to sort it out with her sheep necklace.
Red Star Down

By DB John

3 stars

A book, that weaves real-life characters and events with fictional ones in a clever, believable spy thriller.
The Dying Place

By Charly Cox

3 stars

Detective Alyssa Wyatt: detective, mom ... and a serial killer's worst nightmare.
He Who Fights With Monsters Book One

By Travis Deverell as Shirtaloon

4 stars

This is almost as funny as Terry Pratchett. :) Australian Author. For Jason, making the career jump from office-supplies-store middle manager to heroic interdimensional adventurer is surreal. Jason tries to be heroic, but it's hard to be good when all your powers are evil. He’ll face off against cannibals, cultists, wizards, monsters...and that’s just on the first day. He’s going to need courage, he’s going to need wit, and he’s going to need some magic powers of his own. But first, he’s going to need pants. Lol
Moon Called

By Patricia Briggs

3 stars

Urban paranormal shapeshifter fantasy. This universe is interesting Mercy is an engaging protagonist as a coyote shapeshifter. There are also werewolves, vampire, gremlin.. I enjoyed it.

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