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Book Review: This is the F#&%ing News
View review: Book Review: This is the F#&%ing NewsThis Is the F#$%ing News: My Story by Paddy Gower. ⭐⭐⭐ 3 Stars: A good book, but not a standout. New Zealand journalist Paddy Gower’s memoir reads like a highly personal diary of a young man’s misadventures in journalism. Unfortunately, it falls short of providing the depth or new perspectives I was hoping for. The…
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Auckland Writers Festival 2025: Waituhi o Tāmaki
View review: Auckland Writers Festival 2025: Waituhi o TāmakiI thought the sense of deja vu attendant with every book festival signing must be migraine inducing. Authors are artists after all, not performing monkeys. I don’t like crowds or queues, so it’s probably not something I’d enjoy. So, I put my views to the test. And I was wrong. In fact, I’m a fan.…
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Review: Rock romance with Nalini Singh
View review: Review: Rock romance with Nalini SinghRomance in Sky City – 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶 ⭐⭐⭐ 3 stars: I liked this book, but … Rock Addiction is the first book in the Rock Kiss series. New Zealand doesn’t seem a natural fit for a steamy romance, so it was a slightly uncomfortable read. However, the rock god romance trope was…
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Review: Daughters of Erebus
View review: Review: Daughters of Erebus⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 4 Stars: I really liked this book
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Review: The Bookseller at the End of the World
View review: Review: The Bookseller at the End of the WorldThe Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 stars: I really liked this book, but it had minor flaws There are bookshops that stock stories—and then there are bookshops that become stories in themselves. Ruth Shaw’s Two Wee Bookshops, tucked away in the wild beauty of Fiordland, fall firmly into…
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