Oto Book Blog

Everyone in a small town has secrets, but newcomer Christopher Reese’s is perhaps the biggest secret of all; the lives of everyone in...

Did you know that The Thursday Murder Club was the most purchased title in the UK in 2021? That was enough of a reason for me to want to...

PLATFORM SEVEN BY LOUISE DOUGHTY I became familiar with this author through her earlier book, “Apple Tree Yard” which was made into a TV...

BOOK REVIEW This is the third crime/thriller by writer JP Pomare. Pomare is a kiwi-born writer now living in Melbourne. I read his...

For all the very avid readers out there, I know that there comes a time when you have a hankering for a book or author that is a little...

This book explores the power of human resilience in the face of personal tragedy. New Zealander, Julie Zarifeh shares her story of...

The Wayward Girls by Amanda Mason is a ghost story. A hippie-like family, the Corvino’s move into the rambling farmhouse at Iron Sike...

Allegra (of the book title) is eleven years old when we first meet her. What we know of her so far is that she has lost her mother. She...