2022 Best books

by Preece, Kate

Book - 2022

This is a must read for bird lovers or Chathams fans. The poems are beautifully crafted and you can skip ahead to your favourite page without ruining the ...Show more This is a must read for bird lovers or Chathams fans. The poems are beautifully crafted and you can skip ahead to your favourite page without ruining the story. The paintings are exquisite - you can't pick this book up without saying, "Oooh!" Show less

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Gideon the Ninth

by Muir, Tamsyn

Book - 2019

No spoilers please - I haven't finished the series yet! I love how mind bending these stories are. Fantastic. No spoilers please - I haven't finished the series yet! I love how mind bending these stories are. Fantastic. Show less

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Answers in the Pages

by Levithan, David, 1972-

Book - 2022

This book made me cry (happy tears!). 10/10 This book made me cry (happy tears!). 10/10 Show less

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The Odyssey

by Homer

Book - 2018

Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey is a bop. Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey is a bop. Show less

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Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues

by Valley, H. S.

Book - 2021

Enemies to lovers in a magical underground boarding school at Fox Glacier? Yes please. Enemies to lovers in a magical underground boarding school at Fox Glacier? Yes please. Show less

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Foul Lady Fortune

by Gong, Chloe

Book - 2022

I enjoyed These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends, but I liked Foul Lady Fortune more. Lots of intrigue, poison and romance. I enjoyed These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends, but I liked Foul Lady Fortune more. Lots of intrigue, poison and romance. Show less

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Heartstopper

Volume 1

by Oseman, Alice

Graphic Novel - 2019

I'm not immune to a cute LGBTQ graphic novel, with a Netflix adaptation okay? I'm not immune to a cute LGBTQ graphic novel, with a Netflix adaptation okay? Show less

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Six of Crows

by Bardugo, Leigh, 1975-

Book - 2015

Heists and grey morals with a rag-tag group of criminals and no-gooders. Also seen on Netflix. (Shadow and Bone) Heists and grey morals with a rag-tag group of criminals and no-gooders. Also seen on Netflix. (Shadow and Bone) Show less

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A History of Glitter and Blood

by Moskowitz, Hannah

Book - 2015

With its unreliable narrator, pictures and clippings inserted throughout and gorgeous use of language, this book felt like a painting. With its unreliable narrator, pictures and clippings inserted throughout and gorgeous use of language, this book felt like a painting. Show less

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Iron Widow

by Zhao, Xiran Jay

Book - 2021

Gotta love a main character fueled by rage and vengeance. Gotta love a main character fueled by rage and vengeance. Show less

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Aspiring

by Wilkins, Damien, 1963-

Book - 2020

I was drawn in by the beautiful Ross Murray design on the cover and the book lives up to it. I was drawn in by the beautiful Ross Murray design on the cover and the book lives up to it. Show less

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If We Were Villains

by Rio, M. L.

Book - 2017

Yeah it's a bit pretentious, but if you like Shakespeare and dark academia, this definitely itches the scratch. Yeah it's a bit pretentious, but if you like Shakespeare and dark academia, this definitely itches the scratch. Show less

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Light From Uncommon Stars

by Aoki, Ryka

Book - 2021

I love books with characters who have talents I don't. From the art of mending a violin to the art of baking the perfect doughnut, this book is a delight. I love books with characters who have talents I don't. From the art of mending a violin to the art of baking the perfect doughnut, this book is a delight. Show less

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Here for A Good Time

Organised Thoughts From A Disorganised Mind

by Parker, Chris (Comedian)

Book - 2022

I finished this one today so it just scrapes its way onto the list! This made me feel a weird nostalgia for being a teenager in pre-earthquake Christchurch. I finished this one today so it just scrapes its way onto the list! This made me feel a weird nostalgia for being a teenager in pre-earthquake Christchurch. Show less

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