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40,112 pages read and 2,323 team points

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Why is that so funny?

By John Wright

4 stars
Bunny

By Jack Thorne

2 stars

Interesting regarding the coming of age aspect. Offensive 75% of the play.
The Call

By Gavin Strawhan

4 stars
Cactus

By Madeleine Nunn

5 stars

it's very rare that I read a play that I actually laugh out loud when reading it, but here we are. It was hilarious, extremely well written, perfectly captured the voice of the students and dealt with tough topics with respect. wish I could have seen the production.
My Daddy Ate an Apple

By Craig Smith

5 stars

My daughter's current book addiction. She'll randomly sing 'my daddy is an apple' so I guess that's my new role in life... an apple.
The Bookshop Detective Tea and Cake and Death

By Gareth Ward and Louise Ward

2 stars

I loved the idea of a mystery unfolding in a charming Havelock bookshop, and quirky touches like the bookstore mouse and the “death meetings” were fun, but the story itself moved very slowly and I struggled to connect with the main characters, whose relationship felt underdeveloped (maybe I needed to read the first book). There were so many descriptive passages that the pacing seemed to drag, and some characters’ roles were unclear to me, which made the mystery less engaging than it could have been. The plot thread involving a jailed criminal pulling strings from afar stretched my disbelief a bit too far, and I wished there had been more focus on the core investigation. That said, the setting is appealing and the concept has promise, so readers who enjoy gentle, character‑driven mysteries might still appreciate this series more than I did.
Bunny

By S. E. Tolsen

5 stars

It really is like what the book advertises - when Stranger things meets Stephen King. This is the second time I've read this book and I just love it. Fun fact , S. E. Tolsen is the pseudonym for married couple Emma Olsen and Vere Tindale. Emma was born in Wellington, New Zealand and Vere in Johannesburg, South Africa.
She's a Killer

By Kirsten McDougall

3 stars

One of the novel’s real strengths is Alice’s voice. She’s messy, sharp, and often funny in an unexpected way, which makes her a compelling narrator to follow. Her inner thoughts are chaotic and self-aware, and McDougall uses this to deliver sharp satire about contemporary issues like wealth inequality and climate anxiety. These moments often cut through the darkness of the story and provide genuine humour.
Once we're warriors

By Alan Duff

4 stars
The Bone People

By Keri Hulme

3 stars
A Lion in the Meadow

By Margaret Mahy

5 stars

I have probably read this book so many times these past few weeks. My one-year-old daughter loves this book so much. It's the first thing she reaches for in the morning and it is often the bed time story as well. She loves to roar EVERY time she sees the lion and roar her big scary roar for the dragon (totally unnecessary, but she feels like it is required, so who am I to argue). Love the illustrations, I never had this book when I was growing up so really happy it's in her collection.
The Song of Achilles

By Madeline Miller

5 stars
The woman in the window

By Alma De Groen

4 stars

Here's the goodreads book description if you're interested:In Stalin's Russia, the great poet Anna Ahkmatova is forbidden to write. In a future, denatured world, a young woman, Rachel, searches for what is missing in her life and the sterile world she inhabits. De Groen uses the lessons of a repressive, torturous chapter in history to illuminate an imagined sterile, artless future where the muses and gods of literature and science have virtually sunk without trace. In a world where a 'poet' means a man who researches poetry in the archives, where there is no nature or wildlife and the moon and stars are seen only in a virtual room created by accessing the science archives, Rachel becomes a dispossessed Akhmatova. When the literary archives, which are seldom accessed any more, are about to be switched off and the 'poets' de-listed, Rachel risks her life to save the poetry archives for future generations.
1985 A Novel

By Dominic Hoey

4 stars
Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

By Isabel McArthur after Jane Austen

5 stars
The Name of the Wind

By Patrick Rothfuss

4 stars
Norse Mythology

By Neil Gaiman

4 stars
Hideout

By Jack Heath

4 stars
The Ginger Ale Boy

By Enda Walsh

2 stars

First play written by Edna who also wrote Disco Pigs and Sucking Dublin. Irish playwright that writes gritty pieces, this one was obviously him testing out writing for the first time before he found his voice.
Hunter

By Jack Heath

4 stars

Sequel to 'Hangman' about a cannibal who helps the FBI solve crimes. Think Hannibal crossed with Inspector Rebus. Just started the 3rd book in the series. LOVE Jack Heaths writing.

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