Diocesan School For Girls

64,775 pages read and 4,569 team points

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J Andrews

12,496 pts

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The Fourth Daughter

By Lyn Liao Butler

5 stars

Loved this book. Was so interesting learning about Taiwan in the 1960s.
The last lady of the silver screen

By Deanna Lynn Sletten

1 stars

Very blah book. Nothing really happens in it
The Wrong Woman

By J P Pomare

4 stars

A big slow to start, but good once it gets going. Great author. Can’t wait to read more of his books
The Love Letter

By Lucinda Riley

5 stars

I love Lucinda Riley's books. I thought I had read them all, so I was very excited to find one on my e-reader that I had downloaded and forgotten about. Great book. Keeps you reading to find out what happens - perfect for the holidays.
The Greek House

By Dinah Jefferies

3 stars
Home before night

By J P Pomare

3 stars

Not a long book. But it keeps you hooked to find out what happened. Not as good as his other book I read
The House on Biscayne Bay

By Chanel Cleeton

1 stars

I have enjoyed most of this author’s previous books, especially the ones based in Cuba. This one was very different to the others. Not enjoyable
Murder over Gold

By Rose Pascoe

4 stars

An easy read. Continues the Penrose and Pyke detective series. This one is set in Clyde in the 1890s.
17 Years Later

By JP Pomare

5 stars

A really good mystery about a past crime. Set in Cambridge, NZ. Hard to put down. A bit of a twist or two throughout.
The Inheritance

By Kate Horan

4 stars
The Girl from the War Room

By Catherine Law

3 stars

Set in the UK in WWII. A good book but I had hoped a bit more of it would cover the war room. What it does cover (having to work under ground, sleeping underground in air raids, and some of the work ) was interesting, but it needed more .
The Heir Apparent

By Rebecca Armitage

4 stars

A nice easy read. Would have been better if the author had avoided similarities with the current royal family, and been a bit more original in that aspect. But apart from that, a perfect summer read
Julia Eichardt - A life of grit and grace, from Tipperary to Central Otago

By Lauren Roche

5 stars

Based on the tue story of Julia Eichardt and Queenstown in the 1860’s at the start of the gold rush , to the 1880’s and the growth of hotels and tourism. Very interesting reading about this area that time, and the familiar names.
The Canadians

By Clare Flynn

2 stars

This was actually a trilogy. On my e-reader, it was easier to get all 3 at once. Set in the UK in WWII (book one), and rural Ontario (books 2 and 3). About a Canadian family. Easy to read but also quite predictable
Demon Copperhead

By Barbara Kingsolver

4 stars

Apparently a modern take on David Copperfield (never read it). A sad but also uplifting story set in the Appalachians where stereotypes, poverty and drugs play a large role in the lives of the people living there. Definitely recommend this book.
The Last Living Cannibal

By Airana Ngarewa

4 stars

Based in Taranaki in the 1940s, with links back to Parihaka and the impacts on the iwi. A really good book. I now need to read his other 2 books.
Raven Black

By Ann Cleeves

4 stars

A good crime book. I loved the TV series, Shetland, so enjoyed reading the first book that it was created from
The Godmothers

By Camille Aubray

4 stars

Set in New York in the 1930’s and 1940’s, on the fringes of the NY mafia, from the perspectives of 4 woman
Mana

By Tame Iti

5 stars

A very interesting autobiography. Good background reading for Social Studies teachers , as there is not a big range of books available on NZ history/events from a Maori perspective.
White Mulberry

By Rosa Kwon Easton

3 stars

Interesting - story about Koreans in Japan in the 1930s ( not as good as the book Pachinko, which is based on a similar topic). Based in the author’s grandmother. But seemed to end in an odd place. Felt like it needed a bit more to finish and round out the story
The American Boys

By Olivia Spooner

3 stars

Easy to read book. Perfect holiday book
The Girl from the Grand Hotel

By Camille Aubray

2 stars

Disappointing, as it seems to be headed somewhere, then suddenly ends. Was very familiar when I started reading it. Then I realised it was a British mini series called ‘Hotel Portofino’’.
Empty Cradle

By Rose Pascoe

3 stars

Book 8 in this series , set in Dunedin in the 1890s. Easy read
The Girl from London

By Olivia Spooner

4 stars

I learnt something new, about Germans sinking a NZ boat in WWII
The Rose Arbor

By Rhys Bowen

3 stars

Easy to read, but also interesting as it was inspired by a village in the UK that the army took over for bombing practice in WWII.

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