Tell me about what you've been studying?
Currently in my second year of a BA double majoring in English and Māori studies.
What were some of your most influential books growing up?
When I was younger I loved Little Women, Charlottes Web, Pippi Longstockings, Matilda and The Witches. Later on I became obsessed with the Tomorrow When the War Began series.
What are your top 5 favourite books?
Five is too hard! Here are seven:
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides
The Years - Virginia Woolf
Farewell to Arms - Hemingway
Jerusalem - Yotam Ottolenghi
Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
And what new released are you most excited about reading or have recently read?
I recently read The Goldfinch which I loved and have just started the new Murakami. I'm also very excited to read The Incarnations as everyone is telling me how wonderful it is.
What do you love to do other than read?
I love cooking and baking, going out for breakfast, escaping to the beach and making things with my sewing machine.
