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Sunday, December 28, 2014
Monday, December 22, 2014

Recommendation: 'Icons' by Margaret Stohl
They came from the sky, massive objects known as Icons. The Icons have remained in place for years as a constant and powerful reminder ...
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Labels:
13+,
aliens,
conspiracies,
Em,
margaret stohl,
social control,
supernatural,
thriller
Friday, December 5, 2014

Recommendation: 'Code red lipstick' by Sarah Sky
Jessica Cole has a rather unusual lifestyle - one, she is a teen model and two, her father is a retired MI6 operative who is now a private d...
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Labels:
13+,
adventure,
Em,
friendship,
models,
revelations,
sarah sky,
spies,
thriller
Monday, December 1, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Did I like the film? Yes. Did it need to be in two parts? Absolutely not. Let’s go back to discuss some overall Hunger Games trilogy thi...
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Labels:
books into film,
Jennifer Lawrence,
Katniss,
Mockingjay,
Part 1,
Peeta,
The Hunger Games
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Recommendation: 'Feral' by Holly Schindler
Claire Cain is a award winning student journalist who took a stand and told the truth to save her best friend - an act of truth and loyalt...
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Labels:
15+,
conspiracies,
death,
Em,
family,
friendship,
ghosts,
holly schindler,
mental illness,
murder,
PTSD,
schools,
supernatural,
thriller
Friday, November 7, 2014

Recommendation: 'The Jewel' by Amy Ewing
The Jewel is the glittering inner city of the island, a place where the elite live in luxury and decadence miles away from those who work an...
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Labels:
15+,
Amy Ewing,
conspiracies,
Dystopia,
Em,
romance,
social control,
The Jewel
Sunday, November 2, 2014

Recommendation: 'Some boys' by Patty Blount
It was just supposed to be a normal party in the woods, a chance to let her hair down and have some fun. Instead Grace was left unconsciou...
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Labels:
15+,
bullying,
date rape,
Em,
family,
friendship,
high schools,
Patty Blount,
rape,
Some Boys,
YA fiction
Thursday, October 30, 2014

10 Spooktacular Flicks !
Ah woooooooo !!! That's my spooky ghost "Hello" since its almost Halloween! I can adamantly say that I do not like scary mo...
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Friday, October 24, 2014

Recommendation - Panic by Lauren Oliver
I recently finished Panic by Lauren Oliver . It was a good, fast, easy read. One very short sentence into this post and I’m already getti...
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Labels:
Before I Fall,
Delirium,
Dystopia,
Lauren Oliver,
Panic
Monday, October 20, 2014

Books to movies - The Duff
Did you read the book The Duff when it came out? If not, definitely go here and borrow it , as it's going to be hitting cinemas in 201...
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Labels:
Bianca,
books to film,
Kody Keplinger,
Mae Whitman,
The Duff,
YA fiction
Monday, October 6, 2014

Recommendation: 'Perfected' by Kate Jarvik Birch
She is the perfect example of a pet, beautiful and graceful, bred in one of the best kennels in the country, trained to be talented and doci...
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Labels:
15+,
dystopian,
Em,
future,
Kate Jarvik Birch,
science fiction
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Recommendation: The whole business with Kiffo and the pitbull by Barry Jonsberg
I recently had the total pleasure of listening to author Barry Jonsberg talk. He was incredibly funny, the audience loved him and I felt tr...
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Friday, September 26, 2014

Recommendation: 'The murder complex' by Lindsay Cummings
Meadow is a fighter and a survivor, she has spent her whole life learning how to fight and stay alive. What most people would call torture ...
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Labels:
15+,
action,
conspiracies,
dystopias,
Em,
future,
Lindsay Cummings,
social control,
teenagers,
thriller
Monday, September 22, 2014

Recommendation: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
I’ll be honest here. When I got my hands on a copy of Ender’s Game, it ended up on the bottom of my reading pile. A guy dressed in a weird ...
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Monday, September 15, 2014

Laini (freaking) Taylor!
The "pink haired genius" aka Laini Taylor So Remuera Library just casually got to host Laini (freaking) Taylor two weeks ago...
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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Recommendation: 'Free to fall' by Lauren Miller
Rory has just been accepted into the Theden Academy - an elite finishing school that will allow Rory to attend any university - a chance a...
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Labels:
13+,
coming of age,
conspiracies,
Em,
friendship,
Lauren MIller,
schools,
social control,
thriller
Thursday, September 4, 2014

Recommendation: 'The 100' by Kass Morgan
Hundreds of years ago mankind fled into space to survive the destruction of the Earth's surface. Their descendants now live a life of re...
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Labels:
13+,
dystopian,
Em,
friendship,
future life,
Kass Morgan,
social control,
space colonies,
survival
Monday, September 1, 2014

Recommendation: 1000 forms of fear by Sia
The newest album by Sia, “1000 Forms of Fear” has been on constant repeat in my car since I collected it from my local library - which ha...
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Labels:
1000 forms of fear,
Bjork,
Burn the Pages,
Chandelier,
Elastic Heart,
Flroence Welch,
music,
Sia
Friday, August 29, 2014

Retro read: 'Survival' by Chris Ryan
For most of the teenagers on the Phoenix it is the adventure of a lifetime, sailing on the ocean and working as a tightknit team to keep eve...
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Labels:
12+,
action,
Chris Ryan,
coming of age,
Em,
friendship,
survival,
team work,
thriller
Monday, August 25, 2014

Recommendation: X by Ed Sheeran
I was on the Ed Sheeran bandwagon quite early on in 2011, ‘The A Team’ had only been out in the UK for a few weeks and I have a friend who ...
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Labels:
All of the Stars,
Ed Sheeran,
I See Fire,
Jason Mraz,
Pharrell,
Sing,
The Fault in Our Stars,
The Hobbit,
X
Friday, August 1, 2014

Lorde+Mockingjay: Part 1
In MORE Mockingjay: Part 1 news (can you tell I'm v. excited for this movie yet??) it has been announced that Lorde will be being sol...
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Labels:
Bryony,
hunger games,
Lorde,
Mockingjay,
soundtracks
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

The Mockingjay Lives
They keep on keeping us on the edge of our seats with these teaser trailers! This one in particular is pretty exciting !!! Watch it ...
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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Dorothy Must Die – a review with spoilers.
Dorothy Must Die is about a girl, Amy Gumm, from our world, that gets swept up into the land of Oz and all it’s problems. Real world pro...
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Labels:
DM paige,
Dorothy,
Dorothy must die,
Lion,
Scarecrow,
Tin Man,
Wizard of Oz
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Top 10 Favourite High School Flicks
This icy weather calls for nothing more than staying inside and watching heaps of movies! So in honour of such a great winter activity, I h...
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Labels:
Bryony,
High School,
Teen Movies,
top 10
Sunday, July 13, 2014

Geekery Love: Round Two
We've searched the interwebs high and low to bring you the coolest stuff to display your geekery love. Maleficient Lorde's got...
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Reading Recommendation: The Telesa Series by Lani Wendt Young
This is my first book review and I’m inspired to write it because I fell completely out-of-my-mind in love with the Telesa series by Lani ...
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