Hi everyone, this week’s review post is quite special to me. It’s a book that I found quite recently and one I didn’t expect to have an impact on me until I finished it. LGBTQI themes are more prevalent now in MG fiction and this one is a shining example of an exemplary title that touches on a myriad of such issues. Shall we delve further and find out more…
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A selection of Rainbow Reads for Tweens

Hi everyone, this first week of February celebrates the beginning of my month dedicated to ‘Rainbow Reads’. This booklist post will feature a selection of tween reads with characters who will keep you entertained and reading well into the night…
Continue reading “A selection of Rainbow Reads for Tweens”Celebrating Rainbow Reads this February
Hi everyone, it’s Pride month here in New Zealand and we’re celebrating the LGBTQI community in Auckland Libraries!! To reflect the work we do and the commitment my team and I put in every year I thought I’d do my bit and showcase Rainbow Reads on my blog this month!!
Continue reading “Celebrating Rainbow Reads this February”A short message…
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all enjoying the posts for this month so far. Can you believe that January ends tomorrow? It just hit me that I’ve got just under three weeks for my thumb procedure. This post is a short personal message of thanks for now.
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Hi everyone, this week’s personal post is one I had a bit of difficulty trying to write up. I was thinking about writing a letter to my dad telling him how much we missed him but I changed my mind halfway through it. Several workshopped ideas later, I came up with an advice letter to my past sixteen-year-old self. So, if you want to have a peek at what I ended up writing, press the button below…
Continue reading “A contemplative personal post”A trio of epistolary reads on advice
Hello everyone, I hope you’re all enjoying January so far. My birthday is not too far away and our father’s absence is felt quite deeply. I’m hoping to follow in his footsteps and do as much good as I can. So, in the thread of helping others, this post has three reads that focus on advice letters. Shall we delve further and see what they’re about…
Continue reading “A trio of epistolary reads on advice”An eclectic collection of letters
Hi everyone, welcome to the first week of a new year!! Since January 2024 is a month celebrating letters of all kinds, it is only fitting to start off with a book I never thought I would find. This gorgeous tween read is a collection of letters received by a pair of children who wanted to understand other people’s experiences over the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. So friends, with that quick intro, why don’t you press the button and delve into my review below…
Continue reading “An eclectic collection of letters”Let’s begin the New Year with letters…
Welcome everyone to 2024!! I hope you all had a peaceful and stress-free New Year’s Eve!! My family and I had a somewhat quiet few days together. As my title suggests, I’m beginning this New Year, 2024, with letters. With this I mean, written letters, missives or short notes…
Continue reading “Let’s begin the New Year with letters…”My final reflections for 2023…
Hi everyone, can you believe 2023 is about to end? I hope everyone had a good Christmas yesterday. My nieces had a visit from Santa with a reasonable amount of gifts under their decked out Christmas tree. This last post is one of reflection over the year that has passed.
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