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Posted @withrepost @southisle_bibliophile I loved The Nancys SO MUCH!!! It's narrated by 11 year old Tippy Chan and set in Riverstone, a very Balclutha-like small town in southern NZ. Tippy's mum goes on holiday and her Uncle Pike and his super extra and amazing boyfriend Devon come to look after her from Sydney. Hilarity ensues. BUT also murder… and the three, inspired by Nancy Drew, decide to do their own detective work. I loved that this was narrated by a kid but is an adult's book, and lots of the stuff the adults say goes over Tippy's head. Tippy, Devon and Uncle Pike are all hilarious and lovely, I laughed out loud, snorted, etc a lot. (Devon's soap phone for example "yes this is she"). Anyway it's heartwarming, dark and very funny all at the same time. Thank you so much @allenandunwinnz for the copy! And thank you @rwrmcdonald for this great book! From a gal whose Dad grew up in Balclutha 😘 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofig #bookstagramfeature #bookish #bookishfeature #bibliophile #bookworm #bookstagramnz #thenancys #bookreview #pink #readersofinstagram #nzbooks

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