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  • Under the Tulip Tree

    By Michelle Shocklee
    5 stars

    A fantastic title that sees a white woman coming to terms with her family's slave-owning past (set in 1930s). A really great read that highlights the awful treatment given to slaves in the 1800s.

  • The Unmaking of June Farrow

    By Adrienne Young
    4 stars

    I love this YA author! This was a great time-travel story that focussed on familial relationships. Really good for students that aren't into sci-fi or time travel but enjoy a bit of fantasy...

  • A Great Act of Love

    By Heather Rose
    5 stars

    A sweeping historical fiction novel set in Tasmania at the time it was being established. Strong characters!

  • Buckeye

    By Patrick Ryan
    4 stars

    Gritty novel about real life and the ramifications of choice.

  • The Lies They Told

    By Ellen Marie Wiseman
    5 stars

    A story about eugenics and the unjust toll it took on families and communities in the USA. Heartbreaking.

  • Mafiosa

    By Catherine Doyle
    5 stars

    #3 in this fantastic YA romantic thriller trilogy! Intense!

  • Inferno

    By Catherine Doyle
    5 stars

    #2 In this fantastic YA romantic thriller trilogy!

  • Vendetta

    By Catherine Doyle
    4 stars

    #1 What a fantastic YA trilogy. There aren't many romantic thrillers in YA but this is certainly a good one! Starts slow but ends with a bang!

  • The Good Daughter

    By Karin Slaughter
    5 stars

    Another non-fail from my most read author of 2025. This book didn't disappoint! Twists, intensity, everything Karin Slaughter is known for.

  • Life, Death, and Giants

    By Ron Rindo
    5 stars

    I was strangely captivated by this book - a young Amish boy with gigantism. You couldn't help but be drawn into the life stories. Well worth a read!

  • Wayward Girls

    By Susan Wiggs
    4 stars

    Brutal. Heartbreaking.

  • Melaleuca

    By Angie Faye Martin
    4 stars

    An Australian crime story but from the perspective of an aboriginal police officer, including the racism faced. Good read!

  • The Art of a Lie

    By Laura Shepherd-Robinson
    5 stars

    What an interesting premise and such a twist! Never underestimate a lady... Perhaps one good thing about being overlooked in earlier society!

  • Carved in Blood

    By Michael Bennett
    5 stars

    An amazing trilogy - thrilling tale!

  • My Friends

    By Fredrik Backman
    5 stars

    Another winner - heartfelt with vivid characters.

  • The Detective

    By Matthew Reilly
    5 stars

    Fast paced, short chapters, which increases intensity. Eye-opening premise.

  • The Vanishing Place

    By Zoe Rankin
    5 stars

    Gripping NZ thriller! One of my favourite NZ books of 2025.

  • Legacy

    By Chris Hammer
    5 stars

  • Sisters in the Wind

    By Angeline Boulley
    4 stars

  • The Whisky Widow

    By Karen Brooks
    5 stars

    Girl power!

  • The Last Living Cannibal

    By Airana Ngarewa
    4 stars

    Thought provoking!

  • Isola

    By Allegra Goodman
    5 stars

    A thrilling tale of resilience!

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