BookHub February Highlights
Kia ora koutou and welcome to BookHub’s monthly highlights.
Each month we’ll be sharing curated recommendations of new releases and old favourites, along with reviews from booksellers around Aotearoa.
February is packed with amazing reads: an assassin on a quest for revenge; a forbidden romance set in 1930s Paris; a pregnant protagonist fighting for her life in a snowbound thriller; witty short stories; a condiment recipe for every occasion; and Succession, but with alpacas. There’s even a selection of the newest NZ picture books for our littlest readers
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Featured Review
When The Deep Dark Bush Swallows You Whole
Geoff Parkes
The disappearance of Finnish backpacker, Sanna, shakes a small town in King Country, New Zealand in this debut novel by Geoff Parkes. Darkly atmospheric from beginning to end, this book grew on me slowly but surely like the lichen growing on the fence posts in the fictional town of Nashville. Jumping between before and after Sanna goes missing, the story unfolds through the voices of the many townspeople, focusing on Ryan who was closest to her. The suspense builds as each chapter gives you an intimate glimpse into the lives of the community as their secrets come spilling out. My favourite thing about the novel was its strong sense of place. Capturing small-town mentality perfectly, Geoff has woven a gritty, suspenseful, and unsettling story set in our own backyard.
Review by Rachel at The Booklover Bookshop in Milford, 2024 Bookshop of the Year