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  • Dead Girl Gone - The Bookshop Detectives #1

    By Gareth Ward and Louise Ward
    3 stars

    A cosy mystery set in New Zealand. An easy read.

  • Memorial Days

    By Geraldine Brooks
    4 stars

    The author's beloved husband dies suddenly and she has no time to grieve due to admin and worrying about her children's health care getting cut off. 3 years later she goes to a remote Australian Island to let her grief out and delves into how other cultures treat death.

  • The Power of Moments

    By Chip Heath, Dan Heath
    4 stars

    Some great ideas about defining moments and making things memorable. Has a really interesting chapter about mentoring.

  • Seascraper

    By Benjamin Wood
    4 stars

    Thomas' life is dreary and repetitive but all that's about to change when he meets the eccentric movie maker Edgar. But is Edgar who he says he is and does it even matter?

  • The Vanishing Place

    By Zoe Rankin
    2 stars

    This book wasn't for me. A thriller set in the NZ bush where terrible things keep happen over and over because no one will communicate. Nothing notable happens until the last quarter of the book and then the author tries to hide the predictable ending by throwing in a bunch of twists.

  • Good Things Come and Go

    By Josie Shapiro
    3 stars

    A book about aging and grief. I found it hard to relate to the 40 year old characters who acted like teenagers.

  • Delirious

    By Damien Wilkins
    3 stars

    A compassionate look at aging and the life you've led before it.

  • Annual 3

    By edited by Susan Paris and Kate De Goldi
    5 stars

    An awesome collection from some of NZ's finest. Great for teaching resources or just to enjoy!

  • Everything is Tuberculosis

    By John Green
    5 stars

    A fascinating look at one of the world's deadliest diseases. But an even more important look at history, racism and worldwide health care.

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