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More Kiwi Goodness from Josie Shapiro in Good Things Come and Go
The end of summer here in the southern hemisphere, and the end of my month of multiple reading genres. From works by African descendants and local New Zealand writers to a few reads on love and romance, February has provided me with a great selection of genres and themes to keep my busy brain engaged…
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My Waitangi Day Read is Airana Ngawera’s The Last Living Cannibal
As soon as I heard Airana Ngawera was releasing another novel, I knew I had to get my hands on it. After several busy months of PhD work and an unfortunate bout of reader burnout, which resulted in me returning my library copy of The Last Living Cannibal unread, I managed to get my hands…
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Be Enchanted by Madeleine Thien’s Stunning Novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing
In an endeavour to read more historical fiction written by a diverse range of voices, Madeleine Thien’s Do Not Say We Have Nothing came across my radar at the end of 2025, and I added it to my list of books to read in 2026. This novel won the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2016 and…
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Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy is a Thrilling Delight
Getting back into reading after the New Year is a slow process for me, but I have definitely caught the reading bug thanks to Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy. With its isolated setting, complex and mysterious characters, and deeper themes of grief, life, death, and surviving, it has been a story that kept me…
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Another Helen Hoang Romance in The Bride Test
It has been a while since I read The Love Quotient by Helen Hoang, but it is my most viewed post on annafromuni by a long shot. Given its popularity, I figured now is as good a time as any to continue the series and pick up The Bride Test. I wasn’t expecting this romance…
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My Becka Mack Playing for Keeps Series Review
At last, I have finished the Playing for Keeps sports romance series by Becka Mack. It has been such a fun ride, from the chaos of Consider Me to the slow yet steady love in Breathe with Me, and I honestly think this is my favourite sports romance series to date. With such depth of…
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An Enchanting Fantasy Short Story in Amal El-Mohtar’s The River Has Roots
If you’re looking for a short read to pass the time, whether you have only a few hours to spare or you reading mood has been reduced due to external circumstances, then The River Has Roots is something for you to check out. With it’s immersive prose, beautiful illustrations, and gripping tale, it is full…
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The Vanishing Season – The Nail-Biting Ending to Dot Hutchison’s Masterful Crime Fiction Series
Dot Hutchison is lucky I haven’t met her, because I have many things I wish to say to her. Namely, how can she leave us readers to blubber and wipe our tears all on our lonesomes after that heartbreaking, beautiful read. The Vanishing Season is not the read I expected as a whole, but it…
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Caleb Azumah Nelson’s Open Water Will Touch Your Soul
This novel had me hooked from the moment I started reading. Caleb Azumah Nelson’s Open Water is not only a powerful, poignant tale of the Black experience, but it is a novel that speaks to the soul. With its lush prose, vivid imagery, and deeply insightful commentary across the board, Open Water easily stands as…
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Stunning Short Stories in Claire Keegan’s Walk the Blue Fields
What’s better than a Claire Keegan story? Multiple Claire Keegan stories! Walk the Blue Fields was a library book request I made following Foster, a story I absolutely adored, and I am so happy to have more works of hers in hand. Both gut-wrenching and grand, these stories will transport you and throw you into…
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