Hillcrest High School

94,890 pages read and 2,452 team points

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Katepai

3,342 pts

(2,481 pages read)

The Contest

By Katie Ganshert

5 stars

Enjoyed this young adult fiction book. Kind of Hunger Games style. Well written and will be good to pass on to my teens to read now - clean fiction, no bad language or sexual content. Had me on the edge of my seat and really enjoyed the concept of this kind of dystopian society that has banned magic.
The Pianists Wife

By Soraya M. Lane

5 stars

Okay I actually loved this book. So well written - had me struggling to put it down. World War 2 novel based on many true stories. Two best friends, one German and one half Jewish. How their friendship survived the unimaginable horrors of Nazi Germany. A challenging look at the war through the eyes of a half Jew woman and how true friendship and companionship is equally valuable to passionate love
When you disappeared

By John Marrs

4 stars

Quite enjoyed this book, a couple of twists that had me guessing til the end. A wife whose husband just disappears and an husband who wanted to outrun a past that still haunts him. I enjoyed the flicking between the two main characters, the past and the present and trying to figure out why he left in the first place. Really well written. Some disturbing conclusions that will stick with me for a while
Leading Under Pressure

By Ian Foster

5 stars

Anyone who followed the All Blacks journey even just in part over the time Ian was Head Coach should read this book. A fascinating insight into what it takes to coach such a high performance team through covid and then NZR changes. What shins through most is Ian’s integrity, grace, genuine caring relationships he has with the players and the love he has of the sport. The little excerpts from players give Ian’s words the tautoko they deserve, especially because he never read them until the book was published. My respect for him and the whole management team and players has grown massively. Must read for kiwis
Unsheltered

By Clare Moleta

4 stars

Interesting read, set in a kind of dystopian Australian outback. A mother’s search for her missing daughter. It’s well written and emotionally raw. Makes you wonder how far we are from this kind of life
The Last Stars in the Sky

By Kate Hewitt

4 stars

Bit of a slow start but once I got 1/3 of the way through it was great
Want to know a secret?

By Freida McFadden

4 stars

Some good twists I didn’t see coming. A good easy pick up and read on a sunny day at the beach

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