Category: Discussion Posts
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My Lucy Score Knockemout Romance Trilogy Review
It is crazy to think I hadn’t even started Lucy Score’s Knockemout romance trilogy three months ago, and here I am using the books as metrics for how good a romance novel is. My review for Things We Never Got Over was posted around two months ago, and I have not been able to look…
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My Cassandra Clare The Last Hours Trilogy Review
I have finished my reread of The Last Hours trilogy by Cassandra Clare, the third completed trilogy within the Shadowhunter Chronicles (I’m not sure of the official order given The Eldest Curses is still awaiting the third novel, yet The Red Scrolls of Magic was published before Chain of Gold). I have been reminded of…
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My R.F. Kuang The Poppy War Trilogy Review
This trilogy review has been a long time coming, considering I read these books years ago and then finally did my first reread a little under a month ago. Now, after letting it settle in, I can write to my heart’s content about how awesome, emotive, and gripping this trilogy is. The Poppy War Trilogy…
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My April 2025 Reading Summary
Overall mood: varied – my reading for April has been a bit all over the place. I have read many genres, been really happy with some books while others let me down, but overall the reading has been positive. I have been able to finish a few series, start others, and get recent releases ticked…
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April Update
Hey, so I just wanted to say thank you for all the support over the last few years and let you know I’m taking a break over April… April Fools! I am very grateful for your support, comments, and engagement with my reviews, summaries, and discussion posts, and I’m actually posting everyday throughout the month…
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My March 2025 Reading Summary
Overall mood: driven – with projects and plans on the horizon, I knew I wanted to get as many books as possible read in March. A big PhD milestone should be arriving in the next month or so, and with a lot of my attention and energy in April aimed at that, I figured I…
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My New Zealand Book Recs
What better way to wrap up my New Zealand book discussions than with a book recommendations list. Unfortunately, I can not add every novel, short story, poem, or collection written by a New Zealander to this list as there would be far to many to note. Instead, I have listed the ones I have read…
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Why Should We Read and Promote New Zealand Stories?
So, a few weeks ago I told you why New Zealand voices are important. Now for the follow up – why should you read and promote New Zealand stories? You, who may be from the US, or France, or the Philippines, or anywhere in the world. You, who probably hasn’t been to New Zealand or…
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New Zealand Authors and Their Accomplishments
Aotearoa New Zealand maybe a small nation, but we are not short of incredible literary powerhouses and role models. In this post, I will introduce you to some (there are so many that I am struggling to choose who to mention). Knowing that, I hope you do some of your own research into New Zealand…
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Why Are NZ Voices Important?
Why should you read New Zealand books? That might be a question you’re asking yourself if you’ve a reader from outside of the country, or someone without a connection to Aotearoa New Zealand. There’s a simple answer to that: why not? Kiwi voices are just as interesting, immersive, informative, and important as voices from other…
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