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Charlie & Lola: One Thing by Lauren Child RRP$19.99 I’ve been in love with straight talking Lola since Ethan was little and am so happy that Nix loves these siblings just as much as his brother did. Nixon turned 3 a couple of months ago and counting is his jam right now. He’s starting to recognise that numbers are everywhere …
This book took me a l o n g time to finish, not because it isn’t good. It’s good. Pretty excellent actually. I just got really caught up in doing anything but relaxing, and reading for me is my number one way to switch off, destress and relax. So, take from that, that I’ve been feeling pretty stressed lately lol. But, …
As many of you probably have, I’ve read numerous John Grisham novels over the years, always safe in the knowledge that I was almost ‘guaranteed’ a good read. The best seller, Rogue Lawyer is no different, though the main character, Sebastian Rudd and the disjointed construct of the first third of the book took me a while to warm to. Rudd …
What’s not to love about the Big Book of Love by Catherine & Laurence Anholt? This is the book every parent would love to write for their little ones. It’s sweet, absolutely brimming with positivity and gratitude, it’s rhyming rhythm rolls easily off the tongue and the illustrations are perfectly whimsical whilst also chocka full of so much detail it’s …
Auckland Mum of two Julie Bhosale has been busy over the past year. We are all busy this is true. I’m not sure about you but I know I haven’t had my second child, finished writing my thesis, become a viral internet sensation by changing how the world views the post-partum female body and knocked out a cookbook on the side. All …
While I was reading this novel I had no idea that it was number forty-freaking-one in a series! The ‘In Death’ series no less. Must be quite popular lol! (Need to read the press releases before I dive in!) It makes a lot more sense now though, as throughout the book I was wondering why main character Eve Dallas was …
I’ll Wait, Mr Panda by Steve Antony – Ridiculously cute, minimalist illustrations including ‘on-trend’ doughnuts (I joke!) – Check – A lesson in good manners – Check – Endearing characters – Check – Simple, effective storytelling that both parents and kids will LOVE – Check This gorgeous hardback was an instant hit in out house. Nix is obsessed with the simple …
Dan Carter: My Story. Published by Upstart Press RRP $49.99 Oh lord. I finished this book 2 days ago and I’m still thinking about it. Whether you’re a die-hard rugby fan looking for something to tide you over until the Super Rugby season begins, a sports fan in general or maybe just an interested kiwi, Dan Carter’s biography is a …
The tittle of this book intrigued me until around half-way through when it’s meaning was revealed. After living in California myself for 3+ years I have plenty of reasons of my own to explain the seemingly-gravitational pull that many Americans feel towards California and the south west in general, however, the socio-economic explanation of the phenomenon posits the reasons as …
I hadn’t read a quality, eerie thriller in a while and was surprised to find one on my hands with Lupton’s third novel. Set in Alaska, The Quality of Silence unfolds in a manner perfectly matched to the landscape in which it is set. A small cast of characters, an environmental conflict, murder, solitude, an ice road and an invisible …