Hillcrest High School

180,449 pages read and 4,405 team points

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Yvonne

10,335 pts

(9,137 pages read)

The Name of the Wind

By Patrick Rothfuss

4 stars
Freedom

By Angela Merkel

4 stars

Although awkward in translation at times, this memoir is insightful, honest and open, humorous, clever, thought-provoking. A great backgrounding to a memorable time in Germany's history.
Harm Done

By Ruth Rendell

3 stars
The Headhunters

By Jo Nesbo

3 stars
The Son

By Jo Nesbo

4 stars
Pet

By Catherine Chidgey

3 stars

A simple plot line and a predictable ending. Good writing though that sucks you in to keep reading.
The Snowman

By Jo Nesbo

4 stars

Another good read.
The Redeemer

By Jo Nesbo

4 stars

A good read.
The Whispers

By Heidi Perks

4 stars

Has a good plot twist.
Without Fail

By Lee Child

3 stars

A good, easy and engaging read.
Die Trying

By Lee Child

3 stars

Okay, but a bit long winded in parts.
In a Fishbone Church

By Catherine Chidgey

4 stars

Clever writing, beautiful language, captures a slice of NZ life
Golden Deeds

By Catherine Chidgey

4 stars

Engaging. Appreciated the quality of language and richness of ideas. Captures a tone of NZ across the decades.
Isle of Dogs

By Partricia Cornwell

1 stars

.Underwhelming. Nothing like the Kay Scarpetta series
The Ringmaster

By Vanda Symon

3 stars

Plot progression is a bit stilted and the ah-ha moment in solving the crime arrives with no build up.
The Covenant of Water

By Abraham Verghese

5 stars

A lovely story of the life of a woman in India from when she was married at 12 years old until a little after her death, and of those associated with her. Exquisite writing, clever staging.
Just One Evil Act

By Elizabeth George

4 stars

Another good whodunnit, and why.
A Traitor to Memory

By Elizabeth George

4 stars

A good plot; keeps you guessing.
Career of Evil

By Robert Galbraith

4 stars

A detective mystery with twists, potential love interests, enough complexity in a diverse range of characters and their possible motives; a good escapism novel for evening and weekend reading.

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