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• Scammer

  Calloway, Caroline

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  Caroline Calloway lies. She claims that she’s finished lying in this book, but I remain unconvinced. I’ve followed her drama for years, but only just read this book now that it’s widely available as a digital audiobook from the library because,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Enchanted Greenhouse

  Durst, Sarah Beth, 1974-

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  If you've ever dreamed of a magical greenhouse filled with all the plants in the world... this one's for you - Simone

• Song of a Blackbird

  Van Lieshout, Maria

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  A beautifully illustrated graphic novel with a poignant story of bravery and problem solving of a young artist, Emma and her friends risk helping Jewish people escape to safety under nazi occupation. Their ingenuity and resolve despite risking their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Rachel Incident

  O'Donoghue, Caroline

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  It's 2010s Ireland and Rachel has fallen in love with her married literature professor. So naturally, she and her larger-than-life flatmate hatch a harebrained scheme to seduce him. What follows is an unexpected love story (both platonic and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• L.A. Women

  Berman, Ella

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  A sharp, entertaining read set in the sun-soaked Laurel Canyon of 1960s Los Angeles. Told through multiple viewpoints, it follows two writers - sometimes friends, often rivals as they navigate ambition, art, and the glittering L.A. party scene. A…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hunger Games

  Collins, Suzanne, 1964-

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  Somehow, I have made it this far into life without watching or reading any of the Hunger Games Trilogy, so I embarked on a journey these past few weeks to live out my teenage dystopian dreams. And it was so so good, I would thoroughly recommend…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Essential Entomology

  McGavin, George

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  This is a fantastic book of you are interested in the small creatures of our world. It goes through the classifications and importance of them. A great gem for all those looking to learn more about entomology - Mason.

• The Naked Chef

  Oliver, Jamie, 1975-

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  I tend to roll my eyes a little at Oliver’s recent work (I reached breaking point when in his show One-Pan Wonders he kept excitedly shouting about “one pound wonders” while cooking a 3kg leg of lamb), and it’s very easy to forget that in 1999’s The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Something Wild and Wonderful

  Kelly, Anita (Romance author)

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  The most tender, honest and adorable romance I've read in a long time. I feel in love with Lex and Ben from the moment they met and didn't want their story to end - Simone

• Tilt

  Pattee, Emma

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  An earthquake slams into Portland, Oregon while Annie, nine months pregnant, argues with an IKEA sales assistant over a crib. Set over the course of one day, we join Annie's journey through the destroyed city as she searches for her husband. It's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Stand. [1], Captain Trips

  Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto

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  Want to experience Stephen King’s sprawling epic without committing to 1,000+ pages? This graphic novel adaptation of The Stand brings the story to life across six gripping issues. After a government-engineered plague wipes out 99% of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Confessions

  Airey, Catherine

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  Confessions follows three different women from three generations of an Irish family as they wrestle with life and all its challenges. Firstly, we follow Cora Brady as she reckons with the aftermath of 9/11 in New York which made her an orphan and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Stop This Old Spell

  McAra, Juliet

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  This is a beautiful collection of poems by an ōtautahi based author. If you are looking for local reads this is a great one to try - Mason.