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The Cursed Moon

By Angela Cervantes

4 stars

This is a great spooky coming of age middle grade book. Rafa and his little sister's life hasn't been easy. He is worried his soon to be released from prison mother will upset the stability they have enjoyed living with their grandparents. He take comfort is writing and sharing ghost stories, and he shares his latest creation about an evil Caretaker. However his life becomes very weird when he starts think his character has come to life and is haunting him. This is a great story.
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer

By Ragnar Jonasson

3 stars

I didn't enjoy this as much as I though I would. It was irritatingly repetitive at times. I bit of a dissappointment.
The Forgotten Girl

By India Hill Brown

4 stars

I really enjoyed listening to this ghost story about iris and her friend Daniel who discovered a forgotten gravestone whilst making snow angels. Afterwards Iris's home-life and sleeping is disturbed. her achievements at school are ignored and being one of the only black girls in her year, she feels is maybe be deliberate. This story has it all great characters, enjoyable plot and the interesting topic of forgotten segregated graveyards.
The Rose Field

By Philip Pullman

4 stars

The concluding book in the Book of Dust trilogy did not disappoint. The book felt like a mirror for humanity in this current state of affairs. I don't think I'm ready to leave Lyra's world yet.
Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War

By TK Roxborogh

4 stars

Charlie is back again caught up in some dodgy environmental shenanigans that the government are involved with. Not only has a man been seriously injured in the local campsite but some protestors have set up camp in Charlie's town and some of them are seriously suss. The atua's are involved again is Charlie get caught up in the uncovering the mystery. It's a really enjoyable read, immersed in karakia, waita, kapa haka, whakatauki and tikanga. The glossary is an excellent resource.
Violet and the Velvets: The case of the angry ghost

By Rachael King

3 stars

Book 2 of Violet and the Velvets by Rachael King. The band is at the Battle of the Bands dress rehearsal and all is not right. Is there a ghost in the theatre scaring the competitors? Or is there more to it than that. Violet and her bandmates investigate another mystery? I didn't enjoy this book quite as much as I enjoy the first book.
17 Years Later

By J.P. Pomare

4 stars

Very enjoyable crime novel set in Cambridge. True crime podcaster delves into a historical murders of a rich white family, which Māori chef Bill Kareama, has spent the last 17 years in prison The book has it all great investigators podcaster and prison psychologist, false trails, and suspicious characters. Highlights the legacy of colonisation and inherent racial prejudices within our judicial system.
Episodes

By Alex Scott

4 stars

A brilliant graphic novel which looks at our obession with media, tv, advertising and social media. I really enjoyed the different intertwined stories and characters.
Cursed Daughters

By Oyinkan Braithwaite

4 stars

Excellent listening. Intergenerational family storytelling, the women of the family believe they are cursed and can't hold on to a man. Pain is inherited as if the belief of different ways to show and remove love.
The Inheritance

By Trisha Sakhlecha

4 stars

A murder mystery set on an Scottish island. A family celebratory reunion gone wrong. This was an enjoyable audiobook of a mega rich family and a murder.
The Impossible Creatures - The Poisoned King

By Katherine Rundell

5 stars

A wonderful sequel to the to Impossible Creatures. I really enjoy the story of the Princess and Christopher. The descriptions and drawings of all the wonderful creatures in the book. It was such a treat.
Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments

By T.L.Huchu

4 stars

Book 2 - set in Edinburgh. Dystopian futuristic fantasy with. Enjoyable but not as good as book 1.
A Murder for Miss Hortense

By Mel Pennant

5 stars

An absolute gem of a mystery book. Set in surbubian Birmingham in a Caribbean community from the Windrush generation. Wonderful characters, clever plot and great humour. It has it all in spades and more.
The Last Resort

By Erin Entrada Kelly

4 stars

A haunted mystery aptly describes this excellent middle grade novel by Erin Entrada Kelly. The story centre's on 12 year old Lila whose enlstranged Grandpa Clem dies. This throws a spanner to her planned summer holidays as her family have to spend the summer elsewhere sorting out the creepy old inn her dad inherited. Lila starts seeing and hearing unusual things whilst there and with the help of her brother and newly made friend they uncover mysteriously ghostly goings on. It's an excellent murder mystery with a ghostly twist.

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The Cursed Moon

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer

The Forgotten Girl

The Rose Field

Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War

Violet and the Velvets: The case of the angry ghost

17 Years Later

Episodes

Cursed Daughters

The Inheritance

The Impossible Creatures - The Poisoned King

Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments

A Murder for Miss Hortense

The Last Resort

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