ADULT READING CHALLENGE - SUMMER 2022
 
Week 1 of the Challenge has whizzed by and we are pleased to welcome even more readers. 
   
last week's email gave you some suggestions about New Zealand authors - remember though there are many more out there to choose from.
If there are any others you know of please share or add to our list.
 
Read a book from any category, whenever you like, but we will send out lists in the order shown on the challenge card.
 
Up next is a list of books recommended by our library team.
The top five team members who took out the most amount of library issues in the year 2022 are:
 
Jackie – 323
Susan – 202
Mary Jane – 202
Larissa – 201
Sam – 192
 
Our team read across a diverse selection of titles - from teen fiction, children's fiction, and of course adult fiction. Favourite genres include: romance; adventure; science-fiction; fantasy; graphic novels; mystery and crime.
The most popular author we read last year was Lucinda Riley (whose series is also one of our library reader's top picks.)
We will keep adding more titles and of course welcome share your own suggestions.
You can find the list here
 
 Remember the Challenge will run from Monday 10 January until Friday 25 February. The finale get together is not until the 12 March so you do have a wee bit of extra time if you need it - just let us know. If you haven't received last week's newsletter please email Dariann.
 
Have questions? Contact us by phone at 06 368 1953, or email
larissad@horowhenua.govt.nz
darianns@horowhenua.govt.nz
 
Happy Reading! - Larissa and Dariann
  
Here are our suggestions;
click on a title to place a hold:

A bad day for sunshine
by Darynda Jones

Challenged to prove herself when her New Mexico community becomes the center of a nationwide manhunt, police chief Sunshine Vicram is seduced by an alluring FBI agent and a sultry U.S. Marshal who test her feelings for a childhood crush.
Twenty years later
by Charlie Donlea

Asked by Victoria Ford’s sister to prove Victoria’s innocence in the murder of her married lover 20 years ago before she died on 9/11, Avery Mason, host of American Events, delves into her twisted private life only to discover that someone is more interested in Avery’s secret past.
The good hawk
by Joseph Elliott

A maligned defender with unique animal-communication talents and a sea-hating angler who wants to avoid an arranged marriage team up on a quest in a haunted region of nomads to protect their clans from a mysterious threat. 
Stars of fortune
by Nora Roberts

Centuries after guardian stars tied to the powers of fire, ice and water fall to earth and place the fates of worlds in the hands of their finders, reclusive artist Sasha Riggs is drawn by vivid dreams to a Greek island to search for the fire star and passion. By a #1 New York Times best-selling author. (romance). 
Dark Archives : A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
by Megan Rosenbloom


This may seem a rather sombre topic but it is a fascinating exploration of the rare book history, book binding and the medical profession's history. Not everyones cup of tea but anyone interested in forensic science will be intrigued. Pam

A medical librarian presents a fascinating, terrifying look into history's rarest books-- those bound in human skin-- and the stories of their creation and collection"
List(s) this item appears in: Non-Fiction Recommended Reads | 2021 Top Picksok Annotation
The One Impossible Labyrinth
by Matthew Reilly

Book number 7 of the Jack West series.
Boack West Jr has made it to the Supreme Labyrinth. Now he faces one last race - against multiple rivals, against time, against the collapse of the universe itself - a headlong race that will end at a throne inside the fabled labyrinth. But the road will be hard. For this is a maze like no other: a maze of mazes. Uncompromising and complex. Demanding and deadly. It all comes down to this. For it ends here - now - in the most lethal and dangerous place Jack has encountered in all of his many adventures. And in the face of this indescribable peril, with everything on the line, there is only one thing he can do. Attempt the impossible.
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