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Rachael is a reader, dreamer, joker, singer, believer, writer and lover of words.

Author of award winning #Spark, #Stray & #Shield available in AU & NZ, published by Walker Books Australia. #TheRift is out now AU/NZ with WBA and in USA/Canada with Candlewick Press.

She lives in NZ and teaches part time while writing her next novel.

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	Spark (Spark, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,239 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stray (Spark, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 1,025 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shield (Spark, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 755 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rift 3.90 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book That Made Me by Judith Ridge (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author), Ursula Dubosarsky (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kill Switch (Spark, #1.1) 4.18 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scar Tissue (Spark, #3.1) 4.20 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Room (Spark, #2.1) 4.25 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Grimmerlings is a riveting adventure set on a horse trekking farm in the lakeside wilds of the south island of New Zealand, where lonely 12 year old Ella, the granddaughter of a rumoured witch, finds herself the target of an ancient and vengeful ...more
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A dreamy, contemporary, faith-based, YA romance about a young woman processing her grief after the death of her best friend. I was swept up in this bitter sweet love story, experiencing Nova’s torturous guilt and longing as she pined for the boy next ...more
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Review I knew I would love this book. Utterly delicious - every page, every detail (always historically accurate), every nuanced interaction between deeply sympathetic and beautifully realized characters. Lady Augusta and Lady Julia are wonderful prot ...more
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The Grimmerlings is a riveting adventure set on a horse trekking farm in the lakeside wilds of the south island of New Zealand, where lonely 12 year old Ella, the granddaughter of a rumoured witch, finds herself the target of an ancient and vengeful ...more
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My toxic trait is believing Simon Gutmunsson would find me so charming he’d choose not to murder me. 💀💕🔪 Another absolute banger by the master of YA crime thrillers, Ellie Marnie. A thrilling sequel to #NoneShallSleep. Easy 5-knives/stars out of 5. I ...more
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Rachael answered Finn's question: Hi I'm one of your Christchurch-based fans, and your books are amazing - thank you for bringing them into the world. All of your books are actually brilliant, and I've read all of them. My question is for your book The Rift. Is there ever going to be a sequel of any kind? It's left very open, with so many possibilities for a sequel! I simply cannot believe that is going to be a standalone book. Thanks :) Hi there, Finn. Thanks so much for taking the time to reach out. I so appreciate your kind words. Initially, I was intending to write a sequel to The Rift but I ended up writing something else and didn't return to that world. Currently, I am working See Full Answer
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I was warned that this book would be scary... It. Was. Let me tell you. Holy smoke. Or, in this case, unholy smoke! If you are a bit of a sook, like me, you definitely want to read during daylight hours. The premise had my immediate buy in, cult clas ...more
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Shadow Chaser simmers with rich wisdom, wairua, whanau and spiritual kaitiaki - guardians of the forest and waterways. Faye’s family are professional house sitters. Hoping to save money to get onto the property ladder, they move from place to place c ...more
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