Author: Alex Michaelides Published: 2019 Genres: Crime, Mystery, Psychological Thriller By: Maya Star Rating: 4.5/5 stars Alex Michaelides “The Silent Patient” is a captivating psychological thriller which kept me in suspense through its 286 pages. The skillful way in which Alex Michaelides has written this story is why I found it so hard to put this book down. The Silent Patient has a dual POV meaning that … Continue reading Book Review: The Silent Patient
Author: Maureen Johnson Published: 2018 Genres: Crime, Mystery Thriller, YA By: Jessica Star Rating: 4.5/5 stars In 1936, a rich man named Albert Ellingham received a letter signed by Truly Devious. This letter was a poem of rhymes listing methods of murder. A couple days later, Albert Ellingham was informed that his wife, daughter and a student at his school, Ellingham Academy, were kidnapped, their location unknown. … Continue reading Book Review: Truly Devious
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (Sunday 17th March) we created our latest display in the library. With a mixture of fiction and non-fiction, nothing Irish-related but we went with a colour scheme instead – All the GREEN books! #StPatricksDay Thanks to our wonderful group of student librarians, who worked together to collect and create the signage and to Charlotte and Isabella for being the creative … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: St. Patrick’s Day 2024!
To celebrate Valentine’s Week last week, our Valentine’s display! If you wanted a romance read, a mystery or historical fiction, thriller or drama with a romantic twist, or perhaps try a book of short love stories! #HappyValentinesWeek Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Valentine’s Week 2024!
To celebrate the end of October, our spooky Halloween display, with a real pumpkin this year! The idea was to grab a mystery spooky read from the cauldron, with several horror reads wrapped up, you didn’t know what you were going to get! #HappyHalloween Thanks to a group of our student librarians and staff who worked together to collect, wrap and create this display! Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Halloween 2023!
Author: Holly Jackson Published: 2022 Genres: Mystery, Thriller, YA By: Maya Star Rating: 5/5 stars Five Survive by Holly Jackson is a young adult, suspenseful thriller, incorporating mystery throughout its plot. The plot manages to stir up fear and excitement while continuing to provide a well-written book. Being 400 pages, Five Survive, in my opinion, has a slow start, with chapters of backstory and buildup to the main events, but the pace speeds up, keeping its readers indulged in the story until the final … Continue reading Book Review: Five Survive
The most recent display in our library is to celebrate the beginning of spring. With a combination of colourful book covers to represent flowers in bloom and a few books about gardening and horticulture. #LeapintoacolourfulSpring Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Leap into Spring Reads!
Author: P.D. James Published: 1992 Genres: Dystopian, Fantasy, Mystery, Post apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, Thriller By: Joel Star Rating: 4/5 stars The novel, The Children of Men was a very good read. Based in England 2021 (this was considered the future, when the book was written), it describes a world haunted by infertility. Humans are no longer able to reproduce, and as a result the population is declining and people are becoming more … Continue reading Book Review: The Children of Men
Author: Karen M. McManus Published: 2019 Genres: Mystery, YA By: Nicole As a fan of mystery novels, I was excited to read Two Can Keep a Secret. I wondered how McManus would combine the disappearance of a high school senior, the murder of a homecoming queen and the return of their killer with ordinary high school characters. Katrin, Lacey and Ellery seemed like typical characters from young adult novels – the … Continue reading Book Review: Two Can Keep a Secret
The most recent display in our library is BOOKFLIX! To promote the various book to movie/TV show adaptation books we have – the idea was to mimic the Netflix home screen as much as possible! We included some ‘Binge-worthy series’ and some ‘Trending Movies’ and ‘Trending Now’ with a ‘Top Picks for You’ at the end. #BOOKFLIXLibraryDisplays Thank you for the help from our Library … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: BOOKFLIX
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