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• Read Maori Creation Myths in Witi Ihimaera’s Navigating the Stars

  Mānawatia a Matariki! Happy Matariki to all! Stories are a significant part of life. Myths are a kind of story, one that tells the story of the origins and beginnings of a world, of the first people, and the beliefs that shape who we are. Witi Ihimaera’s Navigating the Stars is a collection of Māori…

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  June 20, 2025

  Classic Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, NZ Fiction

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• Gearing up for Matariki

  I’m back on the New Zealand fiction grid I started earlier in the year, but this time I’m focusing on Māori fiction. I have collected a bunch of Māori books to read and talk about this month with the intention to showcase Māori authors and stories that contain Māori perspectives as this month we celebrate…

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  June 2, 2025

  Discussion Posts, Posts

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• My May 2025 Reading Summary

  Overall mood: content – there has been a lot going on with my PhD research and working towards candidature this month, but I have been able to fit in a decent number of books to keep both mentally stimulated and relaxed. I think I have found a great balance between work and free time, and…

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  May 31, 2025

  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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  May 24, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, Discussion Posts, Romance

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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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  May 16, 2025

  Discussion Posts, Historical Fiction, YA Fantasy

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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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  May 9, 2025

  adult fantasy, Discussion Posts

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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 30, 2025

  Discussion Posts

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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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  April 1, 2025

  Discussion Posts

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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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  March 31, 2025

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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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  March 29, 2025

  Discussion Posts, NZ Fiction

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