Author: Susan Dennard Published: 2022 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, YA By: Katie Star Rating: 3.7/5 stars Did you like this book? The Luminaries is the first novel in a compelling fantasy trilogy. It follows Winnie Wednesday and her pursuit of becoming a nightmare hunter, having to face three trials during the month of her sixteenth birthday. Although, after her family was outcasted from the Wednesday clan years ago … Continue reading Book Review: The Luminaries
Author: E. Lockhart Published: 2014 Genres: Mystery, Psychological Thriller, YA By: Cassia Star Rating: 4/5 The Sinclair family is perfect. They have money, good looks, passion and a private island. But what happens when a group of four friends, the Liars, make a mistake which leads to a heart-breaking accident? I would tell you, but I’m just going to lie. Personally, I liked this book. It was different from my usual genre of books, but … Continue reading Book Review: We Were Liars
Author: Gaston Leroux Published: 1910 Genres: Gothic Literature, Horror, Romance By: Lucinda Star Rating: 5/5 stars In the gothic heart of Paris in the late 1800s, Gaston Leroux transports us to a time of beauty, glamour and romance but with a touch of the sinister, the melancholy, the cursed. The Phantom of the Opera follows the strange occurrences in the Paris Opera House once the new managers take … Continue reading Book Review: The Phantom of Opera
Author: Aloha Higa Published: 2023 Genres: Animals, Humor, Manga, YA By: Huxley If you are looking for a new book series to read, one I would recommend is the Polar Bear Cafe, by Aloha Higa.Polar Bear Cafe is a fictional manga about a group of friends going about their comedic life. If you have not read manga yet, it is read in the traditional Japanese order of left … Continue reading Book Review: Polar Bear Cafe
Author: Lily Braun-Arnold Published: 2025 Genres: Dystopia, LGBT+, Romance, YA By: Jess Star Rating: 4/5 stars It has happened. The world has ended. Ripped apart by storms and acid rain, Liz has nothing left, except for her bookstore. For a year she has lived here, trading books and passing mail, never venturing outside of the bookstore’s safety. She wasn’t always alone, but old friends left for survival, for new possibilities, for a … Continue reading Book Review: The Last Bookstore on Earth
Our last display of the term is up and looking fantastic! Quite poetic even, you could say! This display was inspired in part to celebrate World Poetry Day in mid-March. The idea was simple – make a poem out of book spines, well done to all the student librarians and staff who contributed and let their creativity fly! #SpinePoetry #TryItOut! Thank you to our wonderful … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Spine Poetry 2026!
Author: Sarah Cohen-Scali Published: 2012 Genres: Historical fiction By: Kayla Star Rating: 3.8/5 Max by Sarah Cohen-Scali is a fascinating and confronting novel set in Germany during World War II. The book follows the life of a young boy named Max, a product of the ‘Lebensborn’ (Fountains of Youth) program, which is designed to create ‘perfect specimens of the German race’ in order to help the Nazi population thrive. Max is indoctrinated with Nazi ideology from the womb. However, when he meets a Jew named … Continue reading Book Review: Max
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