Tag: return to blood

• annafromuni’s 2025 Favourites

  It feels like 2025 has flown by, not just in terms of my studies and PhD work, but in what I have read and when I read it. I swear, I was only just reading some of these favourites a few weeks ago, but apparently, they were read back in February and March. Time really…

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  December 28, 2025

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• My Birthday-Christmas Bookish Additions

  First, let me apologise, because this isn’t a review post as I promised. Instead, it will be akin to a book haul, but extending across my study and reading hobbies. There isn’t a lot to report, but they are going to lead to some goals and intentions I have for the summer. These will serve…

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  December 26, 2025

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• Michael Bennet’s Carved in Blood is An Addictive 5 Star Read

  The Hana Westerman Thriller series continues to deliver and Carved in Blood may just be my favourite! Following the stellar beginnings in Better the Blood and the tense action of Return to Blood, Carved in Blood goes for the jugular and presents a compelling, addictive, engrossing read that you will not be able to let…

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  July 9, 2025

  Crime Fiction, NZ Fiction

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• Maori Crime Fiction Returns in Michael Bennett’s Return to Blood

  Return to Blood by Michael Bennett proves that Better the Blood was no fluke, and it may have set the Hana Westerman thriller series as a favourite of mine among crime thrillers, not only as a New Zealand read, but on an international scale. There is something so engrossing and sharp in these stories that…

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  June 7, 2025

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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

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