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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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  February 27, 2026

  Contemporary Fiction, NZ Fiction

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• Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts By Josie Shapiro – Heartfelt Literary Sports Fiction

  If you’re a fan of From Lukov With Love and Carrie Soto Is Back, then I have another sports lit fiction to add to your reading list. Josie Shapiro’s Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts is a stunning debut from a phenomenal kiwi talent, showcasing the highs and lows of long-distance running and the turmoils…

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  March 7, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, NZ Fiction

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• My January 2025 Reading Summary

  Overall mood: disbelief. 2025 feels like it has been a series of months: Holiday break, then moving back into work mode, throw in a ten-day indoor sentencing for the cat and suddenly three different months have happened in the span of 31 days. I have managed to get a fair number of books read in…

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  January 31, 2025

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