Tag: NZ author
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Emma Ling Sidnam’s Backwaters – A Stunning Debut and A Must Read
I am a bad kiwi reader. I am a bad New Zealander. I have been sleeping on NZ authors and NZ stories for too long and I have made it my mission, my resolution, in 2024 to read more NZ authors and more NZ books. I’ve started it early to get the ball rolling and…
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The Fun Continues in Foul Lady Fortune
I have been biased in my view of Chloe Gong’s works for two reasons. One, she is a New Zealander and I feel a strong need to support New Zealand writers. The other reason is that her books are Shakespearean retellings rooted in modern Chinese history and include very significant details in the development of…
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Our Violent Ends – The Sequel We All Deserved
Writing a second book can be difficult no matter what kind of second book it is. A duology, I imagine, can be horrendous given there are so many things to think about in the finale of this story world yet there still needs to be a progression of pace and tension to keep the readers…
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I Finally Read These Violent Delights
Wow. That took a lot longer than I thought it would. So I bought These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong back in 2020 when it got released, got Our Violent Ends for Christmas 2021, but both sat on my shelves until earlier this year when I sold them. I don’t know what it was, but…