What a way to dive back into the female POV! The challenge of jumping between so many different voices was one I struggled with initially like many ot...moreWhat a way to dive back into the female POV! The challenge of jumping between so many different voices was one I struggled with initially like many others, but once I pushed through, I got into it! I love the combination of weaponry, magic, fight scenes, fantasy, romance, plants, creatures, landscapes, fashion, and kick-ass Kiwi women. Go Nicole! (less)
I read The Changeover as a teenager and it’s even better than I remember. The relationships are vivid, the dialogue delicious, and Sorry Carlisle? Pfo...moreI read The Changeover as a teenager and it’s even better than I remember. The relationships are vivid, the dialogue delicious, and Sorry Carlisle? Pfooar. The covers are pretty disturbing (less Carmody-Braque-disturbing and more awkward-family-photo disturbing) but it’s well worth the challenge of getting past them if you can! As a Kiwi author, I also really appreciate the author’s skill in creating a universally appealing supernatural story that still has a strong New Zealand flavor.(less)
**spoiler alert** Did you ever bite into a lamington, only to find cream and jam in the centre – discovering that it was actually two halves creating...more**spoiler alert** Did you ever bite into a lamington, only to find cream and jam in the centre – discovering that it was actually two halves creating the illusion of one? Dreamquake is the second in the Dreamhunter duet, and feels exactly that way. It continues right where we left off, covering enough of the first book to reconnect occasionally. After 1,000 pages of living this story, I was pleased to get a satisfying conclusion, and will miss disappearing into this world.
****Spoiler I really wish Sandy had come back sooner! I was so sad and sure that he was gone, and by the time he returned it was so close to the end of the book that the shock kind of ate into the happiness I should have felt (if that makes sense!). (less)
Very Inception. Delicate and beautiful imagery. I was nearly 300 pages in before I realised there was hadn’t been a love interest! And I still didn’t...moreVery Inception. Delicate and beautiful imagery. I was nearly 300 pages in before I realised there was hadn’t been a love interest! And I still didn’t care! Lucky for me I have the sequel, because I really want to know what happens next! Oh, and if Dreamhunter was a cake, it would be a raspberry lamington – delicate, intricate, deceptively easy, smooth, and (surprisingly) Kiwi. (less)
Unsettling small-town New Zealand murder mystery. Dark, super descriptive (if you’re into that), male POV, not quite YA (MG/YA?).
Builds suspense for...moreUnsettling small-town New Zealand murder mystery. Dark, super descriptive (if you’re into that), male POV, not quite YA (MG/YA?).
Builds suspense for 262 pages, then throws in a super fast twisty wrap up (9 pages). Although the conclusion was a little too fast for me, I love that the loose ends were all sorted. This is a creepy murder mystery for young readers who are up for it. (less)
New Zealand YA fiction. Dark and shaken. Love the male POV, the Kiwi slang, the overall themes and feel of the book, and I really liked the ending. Th...moreNew Zealand YA fiction. Dark and shaken. Love the male POV, the Kiwi slang, the overall themes and feel of the book, and I really liked the ending. The content (drugs, cars, gangs) just made me sad... I guess I don’t mind crying over zombies and romance, but wasted lives just rark me up! (less)
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