Book Reviews

Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid   Published: 2017 Genres: Historical fiction, Romance, LGBT+ By: Mia The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was written by talented author Taylor Jenkins Reid, and published in June 2017. This fictional romance novel is a wild ride and is a fascinating story with a unique style of writing that is hard not to love.   In this tale, famed Hollywood actress Evelyn Hugo, now 79 and ready to … Continue reading Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Unknown's avatarmapunalibraryLeave a comment
Book Reviews

Book Review: The Recruit

Author: Robert Muchamore   Published: 2006 Genres: Action, Spy, Adventure, YA, Contemporary By: Joel Star Rating: 5/5 stars ‘The Recruit’ is the first book in the CHERUB series. It follows James Choke through his messy life, as he gets into trouble, sees his mum die and gets sent off to a children’s home. At this home, he has a roommate who he thinks is just a normal kid, but who is … Continue reading Book Review: The Recruit

Unknown's avatarmapunalibraryLeave a comment
Book Reviews

Book Review: A Thousand Perfect Notes

Author: C.G. Drews   Published: 2018 Genres: YA, Contemporary, Mental Health By: Billy Have you ever wondered about what it’s like to be a child of someone famous? Well, for Beck it’s hell. Beck is the son of a famous pianist, Ida Keverich. But because she had a stroke, damaging nerves in her hands, she cannot play the piano and forces Beck to play the piano constantly to continue his mother’s … Continue reading Book Review: A Thousand Perfect Notes

Unknown's avatarmapunalibraryLeave a comment
Book Reviews

Book Review: The Lost Girls

Author: Jessica Chiarella   Published: 2021 Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense By: Nicole Even after twenty years have past since her sister Maggie’s disappearance, Marti’s search for her continues. She visits the Police Department daily and follows leads whilst documenting the process for her true crime podcast. When her podcast becomes a sensation, a mysterious woman calls asking to work together to solve a murder that may be connected to Maggie’s disappearance. … Continue reading Book Review: The Lost Girls

Unknown's avatarmapunalibraryLeave a comment
Library Displays

Māpuna Library’s: #BookTok Display

The most recent display in our library was to follow the hype that is #BookTok and to jump on that trend band-wagon! Tiktok seems to be the newest platform that has taken the publishing world to new heights. Tiktok is where we’re all looking for the next new thing, or in a lot of BookTok sensation cases, where you might meet you next best read! … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: #BookTok Display

Unknown's avatarmapunalibraryLeave a comment
Book Reviews

Book Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone

Author: Laini Taylor   Published: 2011 Genres: Fantasy, YA, Magic Series: Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1 By: Ashlin Daughter of Smoke and Bone is the first book of a trilogy that follows artist Karou as she navigates balancing life in her mythical world and Earth.  I grew to love this book but honestly struggled to keep reading at points. Towards the beginning of the book, the plot felt quite slow … Continue reading Book Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone

Unknown's avatarmapunalibraryLeave a comment
Library Displays

Māpuna Library’s: Pride Display 2022

The latest display in our library was to celebrate the Pride Month of June and specifically Pride Week in Schools! Which was 13-27th. Once again we partnered up with ‘Out on the Shelves’ campaign and this years bookmarks were just as popular as the last! The Aotearoa Pride Week in Schools (also created by InsideOut) stickers were a massive hit with students too. Out on … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Pride Display 2022

Unknown's avatarmapunalibraryLeave a comment
Book Reviews

Book Review: Tuổi trẻ đáng giá bao nhiêu? (How valuable is youth?)

Author: Rosie Nguyen  Published: 2016 Genres: Self-help, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Inspirational By: Kien Why this?  1. This book has been giving me a break from reading English books for my English exams. Therefore, it was more relaxing to process the content in this book. 2. This book reminds me of valuing the time being an 18-year-old teenager, when I am still young and discovering the world and myself. The author gives … Continue reading Book Review: Tuổi trẻ đáng giá bao nhiêu? (How valuable is youth?)

Unknown's avatarmapunalibraryLeave a comment
Book Reviews

Book Review: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

Author: Holly Jackson   Published: 2019 Genres: Murder Mystery, YA, Contemporary, Crime Series: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #1 By: Isabella Star Rating: 4.5/5 stars Have you ever wanted to solve a crime? Get down into the nitty gritty details and piece together, bit by bit the complex puzzle until you have every piece in its place? Well, if so, A Good Girls Guide to Murder is the perfect book … Continue reading Book Review: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

Unknown's avatarmapunalibraryLeave a comment