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#weeklyforecast
Chipping away at Far From The Tree with mixed feelings, should finish this week.

Reading the tagged for a break from that. Hoping to get to Cheese War this week also. The stack behind is hopefuls for next weekend. I grabbed Frozen River on audio so might dive into that while on my walks (if I get walks it is insanely windy here!!)

I started reading this book on November 2, 2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was fabulous! Jacinda is an inspiration to what leaders could be, smart and kind. I do think that if the world had more women leaders the world would be in a much better place.
‘The difference between what we are and what we could be is the greatest waste.‘
Jacinda wanted to be remembered for kindness from her time as the Prime Minister of New Zealand. I think she nailed it!

8-9 Oct 2025 (audiobook)
Listening to this audiobook increased my admiration of Ardern. Throughout her political career, she maintained kindness and dignity in a world where they are not characteristics commonly associated with politicians. Her five years as the NZ PM were challenging, not least because she discovered her pregnancy whilst waiting to hear whether she would take government and then dealt with terrorist attacks, a volcano and COVID.

Listened to the audio book narrated by Jacinda. The book takes you on a journey of how a small town girl who learns to wrap a pumpkin in paper to get her first job ends up as PM running a country for nearly 2 terms. Through reading this you can‘t deny her authenticity and desire to do what‘s best for the greatest number of people. Hands down NZ‘s best PM. To all the haters… 🖕🏼

Let‘s hear them!

I really liked Ardern‘s approach when she was in office, so I was so happy to see she‘d written a memoir. I enjoyed this, though I did wish it was a little meatier in places, as I‘d like to know even more. But I‘m glad she shared her life so far with us and I‘m glad I read it.

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it.

#ABookADay2025

As a Julie Andrew‘s fan I thought this book would be exciting and fun to read. It was so boring and longwinded. Barely focus on each individual film and it was like reading a very long wikipedia page.

I can‘t believe I found a copy of this in the wild