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  • Anybody Out There?

    By Marian Keyes
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  • Orbital

    By Samantha Harvey
    5 stars

    Novella length, this follows half a dozen astronauts on the International Space Station over the course of 24 hours, which is 16 orbits of Earth for the ISS residents. The astronauts reflect on their experiences back home as well as their unique perspective of Earth from space. We are delivered a poetic reflection on our place in time and space, what it means to be inhabitants of Earth, and part of humanity. The writing never feels overly dense or weighty. A beautiful read.

  • Uncle Trev and his Whistling Bull

    By Jack Lasenby
    0 stars

  • Unstuck

    By Dr Emily Mushrove
    0 stars

  • Isola

    By Allegra Goodman
    5 stars

    Too many late nights because of this one! Beautifully written, I felt I was alongside the main character from start to end. Rarely does a book give such attention to character, setting, and plot equally. I'm going to have to do a deep dive into Allegra Goodman's other work now, including her new book due out in February. Highly recommend.

  • Angels

    By Marian Keyes
    2 stars

    In 2025, Irish Television produced a TV series based on the Walsh sisters that feature in a number of Marian Keyes books, including this one. While the series hasn't yet screened in NZ, a few friends and I decided to reread the books we adored in our early 20s when they first came out. Let's just say, they have not aged well! This (the third in the series) is the worst of the rereads so far. While it wasn't completely terrible - an easy read, which is nice after a long year - it is very, very dated. Hoping the TV series is better.

  • Good Things Come and Go

    By Josie Shapiro
    4 stars

    Another great read from Josie Shapiro. Once again she’s demonstrated an extraordinary ability to describe the landscape in exquisite detail and put you right into some of New Zealand’s most rugged and beautiful settings. The characters and plot are great also, but it’s the way she builds her settings that I really love.

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