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Book Reviews

Book Review: Vox Machina: Stories Untold

Author: Various authors Published: 2025 Genres: Critical role, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Short stories By: Lacey After Vox Machina’s famous travels and saving the realm, the original group have all settled into their lives after everything. The book Vox Machina : Stories Untold lets us explore tal’dorei  in a way never done before, through the eyes some of our most trusted and memorable associates. The book features 10 different stories from 10 different authors, featuring tales about Scanlan’s daughter, to Trinket taking the parties children on a ‘bear hunt’. If you … Continue reading Book Review: Vox Machina: Stories Untold

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Library Displays

Māpuna Library’s: St. Patrick’s Day 2026!

To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day we put together a slightly different display, with a collection of fantastic Irish authors, green books and a play on words – books written by Patrick’s or Pat’s! #St.Patrick’sDay #BooksbyPatsorPatricks Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: St. Patrick’s Day 2026!

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Book Review: Shatter Me

Author: Tahereh Mafi Published: November, 2011 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, YA By: Alexandrina Tahereh Mafi’s debut novel, Shatter Me, is a bold and imaginative work of young adult dystopian fiction that explores themes of isolation, identity, and the burden of power. The novel revolves around Juliette Ferrars, a teenage girl whose touch is fatal and whose life has been controlled by the authoritarian regime known as the … Continue reading Book Review: Shatter Me

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Māpuna Library’s: Summer Reading 2025!

To celebrate the end of the year and the arrival of summer, our Summer’s coming display! The student librarians chose some of their favourite reads to display as well as some recommended books that were wrapped up so you didn’t know what you were going to get! #SummerIsComing #MysteryReads #ReadOverTheHolidays Thanks to a group of our student librarians who worked together to collect books and … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Summer Reading 2025!

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Book Review: Akarnae

Author: Lynette Noni Published: 2015 Genres: Fantasy, YA Series: Medoran Chronicles #1 By: Charlotte Akarnae is the first book in The Medoran Chronicles. It’s about a girl called Alex who accidentally ends up in Medora, a world full of magic, and has to attend a school called Akarnae. She makes new friends, gets caught up in dangerous adventures, and finds a mysterious library that holds a lot of secrets. … Continue reading Book Review: Akarnae

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Book Review: Vicious

Author: V.E. Schwab Published: 2013 Genres:  Fantasy, Science-Fiction By: Maya Star Rating: 4/5 ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆  Vicious by V.E. Schwab follows two bright college students, Victor Vale and Eli Cardale who discover that near death experiences have the power to grant extraordinary abilities. However, like all power, these extraordinary abilities come at a cost, leading to characters full of moral ambiguity and a story full of tension. Vicious is a … Continue reading Book Review: Vicious

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Māpuna Library’s Display: Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa 2025!

This week in our library we celebrated Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa! More info here on this incredible charity: https://pride.school.nz/ #ŌtautahiPride #SPWA2025 #InsideOUT #EveryoneIsMagic Thanks to our wonderful student librarians would helped find some of our many LGBTQ books for this display. Thank you to InsideOUT for creating the very popular Pride Week stickers! Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa 2025!

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Book Reviews

Book Review: Wings

Author: Aprilynne Pike Published: 2009 Series: Wings #1 Genres: Magic, Fantasy, Fae, Fiction, Romance, Paranormal, YA By: Charlotte I really enjoyed Wings! I liked how it had faeries and magic mixed in with everyday life. Laurel’s story was fun to follow, and I liked seeing her figure out who she really is and where she belongs. The book had a nice mix of adventure, friendship and a bit of … Continue reading Book Review: Wings

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Book Review: Silverborn – The Mystery of Morrigan Crow

Author: Jessica Townsend Published: 2025 Series: Nevermore #4 Genres: Magic, Fantasy, Fiction, YA By: Charlotte I really enjoyed Silverborn because it was so fun to be back in Morrigan’s world. The characters are still great, and the writing is funny and interesting. I loved learning more about the world of Nevermoor and meeting new characters. The book revealed a lot of important things about the story and Morrigan’s past, which … Continue reading Book Review: Silverborn – The Mystery of Morrigan Crow

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