Tag: ya contemporary fiction

• A Powerful Search for Identity in Shilo Kino’s All That We Know

  Long-listed for the New Zealand Ockhams Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, Shilo Kino’s All The We Know grabbed my attention and interest. Then I started reading it and I couldn’t put it down. It is the perfect book for young readers, readers exploring their identity, and those wanting to connect or reconnect with their…

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  March 14, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, NZ Fiction

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• My Full Review of Hwang Boreum’s Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

  Welcome back to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, a book you may recognise from a few weeks ago. I finished reading it a few hours ago, and I couldn’t think of a better review post to write up than the review this brilliant book deserves to have. Everything I said in my initial reaction to the novel…

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  May 25, 2024

  Contemporary Fiction

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• Sohn Won-Pyung’s Almond is an Essential Read for All

  Almond is the kind of book you will not regret taking the time to read. I first saw it as a book recs reel of foreign authors, then as one for shorter books you can read in a day. Considering I love reading about different perspectives and experiences growing up, especially pertaining to cultures and…

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  April 25, 2024

  Contemporary Fiction

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• Lancali’s I Fell In Love With Hope is Captivating and Heartbreaking

  I’m a sucker for a story set in a hospital, centred around terminally ill kids just trying to live their lives. Lancali’s I Fell In Love With Hope is just that and so much more. With beautiful poetic prose, characters full of heart and soul and light, and the shadow hanging over your shoulder as…

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  February 15, 2024

  Contemporary Fiction

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