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1985 A Novel

By Dominic Hoey

0 stars
Fresh off the Boat

By Oscar Kightley and Simon Small

5 stars

21 December. Love Niu Sila. Re reading this to see if it might another good option to teach in year 10 Drama
Daylight

By Elizabeth Knox

4 stars

17-20 December. It’s about vampires. Says so on the back of the book. Beautiful language and rich characters with meandering backstories to pull you in and a whodunnit it to keep you going. But vampires aren’t quite my thing and it dragged a lot. Should have read the back cover before starting.
Keto reset diet cookbook

By Mark Sisson

4 stars

15 December. Read the intro of 31 pages before it got to the recipes. Broke my NZ streak but every page counts right?
Sins of the father

By Fleur Beale

5 stars

15 December. Endlessly fascinated by Gloriavale and in awe of the courage of those who make it out. A very even handed account from Beale, following the lives of Phil Cooper and his children with little judgement and much thought to consider what the future of Gloriavale could be.
The Songbirds of Florence

By Olivia Spooner

5 stars

12-14 December. Loves this book. Beautiful story of Tuis in WW2 Egypt and Italy. Doesn’t shy away from some harsher points along the way but mostly it’s a sweet love story for the two girls. Inspired by Peter McIs panting and well researched. Great summer read.
The Unlikely Doctor

By Dr Timote Te Moke

5 stars

10-12 December. A frank account of Dr Te Moke’s life. He cautions that he should not be held as a role model who turned his life around, but explains his life mission to highlight the social injustices in place that gave him the start in life he should not have had. Important reading.
At the Grand Glacier Hotel

By Laurence Fearnley

4 stars

7-9 December. Easy accessible language. Meandering plot. Wasn’t sure what this book was about for a while. Still not sure. If you know the west coast and native birds you’ll enjoy it
Lessons on Living

By Nigel Latta

5 stars

5-7 December. A confronting and heartfelt read. Going through Lattas cancer journey in real time puts positive thinking to the test and asks big questions about purpose and who is driving the bus. A must read for anyone leading a team with some brilliant lessons on positive team building. I’m alternating fiction and non fiction as I usually need a palette cleansing reality dive after being immersed in one fictional world, before I can turn around and engage in another.
Siren’s Call

By Clementine Fraser

5 stars

3-4 December. Great summer read. Not my usual genre pick but it rocks along with lots of cool twists and turns to keep you turning the page. Was nice to move from Jacinda’s world into this fantasy about mermaids and under the sea domes!
A Different Kind of Power

By Jacinda Ardern

5 stars

1-2 December. Such a great read. Inspiring human. Chose this as my first read for the challenge as it had been on my to read list for a while. Keen to see the doco now.

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