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School is starting but TV is heating up

Despite the summer holidays coming to an end, this is an exciting time of the year! I have been very good this summer and not watched too... Read more »

Recommendation: 'Blackbird' by Anna Carey

You wake up on train tracks with no memory of how you got there and no knowledge of who you are. Acting on instinct you run and try and find... Read more »

Recommendation: 'The vault of dreamers' by Caragh M. O'Brien

Welcome to the Forge School of the Arts, an elite school with a unique angle: the students spend 12 hours a day in the public eye through ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

Laini (freaking) Taylor!

The "pink haired genius" aka Laini Taylor So Remuera Library just casually got to host Laini (freaking) Taylor two weeks ago... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »