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
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
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
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
Author: T.J. Klune Published: 2020 Genres: Supernatural Fiction, LGBTQ, Fantasy By: Maya Star Rating: 5/5 stars From the moment I saw the front cover to when I read the last chapter TJ Klune painted an atmosphere allowing the reader to dive into the story that is The House in the Cerulean Sea. This book tops the charts in a feel-good factor way and creates a wonderfully warm story, which all fantasy lovers … Continue reading Book Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea
Author: Raymond E. Feist Published: 1982 Genres: High Fantasy, Adventure Series: The Riftwar Saga By: Emma M The book Magician begins at Crydee, a frontier outpost in the Kingdom of the Isles, where Pug, a humble orphan boy is apprenticed to a master magician. As a result, the destinies of two worlds will be changed forever. Before long, Pug’s emerging magical powers have produced two miracles and have won him … Continue reading Book Review: Magician
Author: Aiden Thomas Published: 2020 Genres: Romance, LGBTQ, YA, Fantasy, Fiction By: Zoe C Star Rating: 5/5 stars Within reading the first chapter of Cemetery Boys I knew I was going to enjoy it. Each character had incredible development and was beautifully written, I fell in love with them immediately. The book did an amazing job when discussing several types of representation and showing issues that people in certain minorities … Continue reading Book Review: Cemetery Boys
Author: Katherine Rundell Published: 2017 Genres: Adventure Fiction By: Zoe Young Fred has always loved the concept of becoming an Explorer. One day Fred boards a flight to Manaus, alongside three other unaccompanied minors, Con, Lila and her younger brother Max. As they soar over the vast Amazon Jungle, their pilot suffers a heart attack. The plane veers from side to side and then plummets towards the ground. They crash amongst the trees and fall unconscious. Fred wakes up surrounded by a dense forest, covered in soot and blood. The other children emerge from the wreckage, but sadly there is no sign … Continue reading Book Review: The Explorer
Author: Wai Chim Published: 2016 Genres: Drama, Psychological fiction, Suspense, Thriller By: Tessa Before reading Freedom Swimmer, I knew little about China and its history under Chairman Mao’s communist regime. However, this book has given me a new insight into this topic. Freedom Swimmer follows the journey of two teenagers, Ming and Li, as they struggle to survive and find their places under the oppressive government. The events in … Continue reading Book Review: Freedom Swimmer
The latest display in our library was to share what the library staff and student librarians have been reading/had read during our August-September lockdown this year. #LockdownReading Thank you to Zoe for single-handedly creating this display, it looks great! Thanks also to all the librarians who contributed photos/blurbs. The two reviews or blurbs that were shared were: Everything Everything & Frankly in Love by Nicola … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: LOCKDOWN READING…
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