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  • Standing in the Sunshine

    By Sandra Coney
    5 stars

    A history of NZ women since they won the vote is a very comprehensive book of NZ women since that happened. It is a very large sized book and I read a little over many nights. The level of detail and historic photos was fantastic and covered every angle of life for women from that period forward. An awesome read for those interested in our own history in NZ.

  • Tribute

    By Nora Roberts
    4 stars

    Cilla comes from 3 generations of female actors. The most famous her grandmother who committed suicide at age 39 in small town USA. Cilla moves there to renovate the lovely old house but as violent acts start to happen in and around the property it is obvious that not everyone wants this family member to return.

  • Of Blood and Bone - Chronicles of the One Book 2

    By Nora Roberts
    5 stars

    A child born when the whole world was changed by a deadly virus is now 15 and on a quest to unite people against the forces that would imprison any that are different. Magic has many forms in this story that is fast paced and deals with rebuilding a world where everything has changed.

  • The Way we Were Christchurch

    By Valerie Davies
    4 stars

    A trip down Chch memory lane with the text and photos capturing the many aspects of life in a growing Chch. Shows how much housing and attire has changed over the last 150 years plus.

  • The Politically Incorrect Guide To Teenagers

    By Nigel Latta
    4 stars

    A practical guide to that intriguing species teenagers. Full of ideas and practical solutions to help ease the path for both the teenagers their parents teachers etc. Full of humor it helps the advice go down well.

  • Shelter In Place

    By Nora Roberts
    4 stars

    The main characters are present when a mall in USA is the site of a mass shooting that has many lucky survivors. Years later it is apparent that someone considers the survivors have no right to still be breathing. Good range of characters.

  • I Do 125 Years of weddings in New Zealand

    By Sandra Coney
    5 stars

    A fun and historically interesting book. Informative text relates to a photo of every wedding with the earliest taken around 1860. It covers financial and cultural differences finishing in the 1990's.

  • Rockin' Around the Chickadee - Meg Langslow Mystery

    By Donna Andrews
    3 stars

    This is a much later book in series and the story line I never really gelled with. Its focus is a conference in Megs home town ran by her energetic Grandmother. The conference is for people and their families that do not think they had a fair trial. Some interesting characters but the story did not flow for me and the final disclosure felt rushed. This lowered my rating for this story.

  • The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield

    By Katherine Mansfield
    5 stars

    A fantastic collection of her works. The variety of locations and levels of society she covers is wonderful. i enjoyed the flow of her writing and wonderful descriptive language that brought so many scenes to life.

  • Oatcakes to Otago

    By Donald Offwood
    4 stars

    Written by a New Zealander who is a direct descendant of the first settlers into The Otago District. It details the years of strife a 100 years before the 1848 journeys to NZ from Scotland building up to the reasons so many left. The tough journey to NZ is covered by real documentation and also the authors ideas on what they faced. A clever book covering fact and fiction as it deals with the real lives of so many of these early British settlers in NZ.

  • You Know You're From Chch When...

    By Bruce Raines
    5 stars

    This is a light hearted view of life during and after the Chch earthquakes. With a sentence a page it shows how quickly the abnormal becomes normal as people try to cope with the sudden changes to their lives. The book made alot of Chch people smile. eg 30 is the new speed limit as 50 gets you airbourne. 'Our house ... in the middle of the street' is no longer just a line from a song.

  • Earthquake Christchurch New Zealand

    By Press Journalists & Chris Moore
    5 stars

    A great book that balances facts with emotions. Striking photos mix well with the text that covers science as well as personal reads. A powerful book.

  • Lord of the Wings

    By Donna Andrews
    4 stars

    This is a Meg Langslow mystery. It is more of a cosy read than a thriller. Meg and her extended family live in the USA in a small town with the usual assortment of characters. A scavenger hunt turns up a murder and the hunt is on for murderer before all the Halloween visitors leave town.

  • Whiskey Beach

    By Nora Roberts
    5 stars

    Murder mystery set in Boston and northern coastal area. Interesting characters with the male lead suspected of killing his wife. Supporting characters are realistic and entertaining. Also involves an unsolved mystery regarding a ship carrying treasure that ship wreaked many years before.

  • Me and Mr Darcy

    By Alexandra Potter
    3 stars

    This is a book that uses Mr Darcy's name to sell itself. A young women who works in a book shop in USA goes on a coach tour of England around all the places that Janes Austen wrote about in her books. An annoying male and a Mr Darcy look alike with also a touch of the supernatural make for an amusing but forgettable story.

  • Dear Fatty

    By Dawn French
    3 stars

    Overall a good read about her life. Dawn had a very different upbringing to most people living in NZ. Living wherever the Armed Forces took her family within the different layers of the British social system. Acting and travelling were all fascinating but I would have liked more editing and order to story.

  • Blood Heir

    By Ilona Andrews
    5 stars

    This is a sideways story in the world of Kate Daniel books. Kates adopted daughter is now in her mid twenties and back in town with a new face and very new skills. Good paced story.

  • Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders

    By Gyles Brandreth
    4 stars

    A fictious story with Oscar Wilde cast as main sleuth. It keeps faithful to a lot of facts regarding Oscars life. I enjoyed the use of characters that were important in his life and the twists and turns in the story.

  • A Celebration of Mothers

    By Includes Nancy Mitford, Gerald Durrell, Anita Brooker and many other authors. and others
    5 stars

    A book featuring various authors writing on all and every aspect of mothers and their relationships with their children. From fictious items to real memories it spans many years and many attitudes.

  • Northern Lights

    By Nora Roberts
    5 stars

    Great story set against the back drop of Alaska. The reality of life in this tiny town modern town there was well done to vehicle incidents involving moose to the dangers of climbing in this hostile environment The murder mystery was engaging and characters real people trying to live in this challenging environment.

  • Dean Koontz Omnibus - 3 Stories

    By Dean Koontz
    4 stars

    3 stories in this book 1. Cold Fire 2.The Mask 3. The Face of Fear Cold Fire and Face of Fear I enjoyed as the first dealt with a man who could predict danger to others only seconds before it happened and a woman who witnessed one of those moments. Face of Fear dealt mainly with only a couple of characters in a frightening game of cat and mouse in an office building. The Mask involved a couple and a mystery girl who appeared in theirs lives but I found this less engaging.

  • Footsteps in an Empty Room

    By Lilly Sommers
    4 stars

    This book spans 2 timelines at the same location but does it well. One character is a 12 year girl sent to work at the big house to earn her keep. The other a couple of generations later when a newly separated wife comes to live in the same house that belongs to her family. Based on the Victorian Coast in Australia.

  • Salvation In Death - Eve Dallas Murder Mystery

    By J D Robb
    4 stars

    A priest is murdered during a funeral service but soon turns out to not be what he seems especially as the priest has stolen his current identity. A tricky trail into his past proves a challenge especially as another death may or may not be connected. An enjoyable read.

  • Queen Bees

    By Sian Evans
    4 stars

    Interesting read based on six real Britain based society women who dominated during late 1890's through 2 world wars. Fascinating view of the times seen through their lives.

  • The Seven Rings - Book 3 Lost Bride Trilogy

    By Nora Roberts
    3 stars

    A good overall ending to series based around a house haunted by a variety of ghosts. However too much of this book revolved around everyday living with too little action.

  • Golden In Death - Eve Dallas Series

    By JD Robb
    4 stars

    Using a new type of nerve gas someone is killing the partners of teachers from an elite private school.

  • Year One - Book 1 Chronicles of The One

    By Nora Roberts
    5 stars

    A scary future for planet Earth when a virus wipes out most of the population and magic returns.

  • The Mirror - Book 2 Lost Bride Trilogy

    By Nora Roberts
    4 stars

    Book Two of a series dealing with an inherited haunted house. Enjoyable but moves at a slower pace and would have benefitted from more action.

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