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  • Rebel Fire

    Rebel Fire

    Name: Linda Brown
    07 July 2023;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Rebel Fire is the second book in the Rebel Skies series, and the action picks straight up from where book one ends. This is a rollercoaster read, it has so many plot twist and turns it will leave you breathless and at the last page leaving you...

  • Rebel Skies

    Rebel Skies

    Name: Linda Brown
    05 July 2023;

    Genre: Fantasy

    The author of this debut fantasy novel, Rebel Skies, will immerse you, the reader, into a world of, deception, secrets, trust, friendship, floating cities and dangerous, huge paper spirits called Shikigami that threaten the humans that have created them... Kurara's home...

  • Carnival of the Spider: BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR

    Carnivel of the Spider

    Name: Clair Bossons
    01 July 2023;

    Genre: Adventure

    Carnival of the Spider is the third in the series following on from Carnival of the Lost and Carnival of the Hunted. It did not disappoint; this book is every bit as well written as the fir...

  • Imogen, Obviously

    Imogen, Obviously

    Name: Lorraine
    26 June 2023;

    Genre: LBGTQ+

    Immy is the straight girl in her group of friends, even her little sister is out and proud. When she decides to visit her best friend Lili at college, a shocking revelation from her means Immy must pretend to be bisexual around Lili's new friends. The longer she spend...

  • You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

    You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

    Name: Julie Broadbent
    26 June 2023;

    Genre: Horror

    If you are 14+ and you love horror, then You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight is an absolute must read! Charity Curtis loves her job, she gets to play the 'final-girl' at Camp Mirror Lake. Guests pay to come to the camp to be scared and play the full-contact terror game based on...

  • Sing If You Can't Dance

    Sing If You Can't Dance

    Name: Clair Bossons
    26 June 2023;

    Genre: Personal Growth

    Ven loved dancing, it was all she wanted to do until one day she collapses on stage and has to re think her whole future. Sing If You Can't Dance is written in quite a clever way in that you never really get to know what Ven's diagnosis is, because she does not want to be defi...

  • Ellie Pillai is (Almost) in Love

    Ellie Pillai is (almost) in love

    Name: Ruth Cornish
    25 June 2023;

    Genre: Romance & Relationships

    Ellie returns to the pages of YA fiction with more real life issues for the teenager who continues to explore relationships; with her family of course, but also friendship and romantic. She is also exploring her music, getting the opportunity to sing with a band. And she still has her educatio...

  • Never Trust a Gemini

    Never Trust a Gemini

    Name: Elen Green
    23 June 2023;

    Genre: LBGTQ+

    Never Trust a Gemini is a lively summer read, perfect for anyone looking for a light romance with some fun characters, zodiac obsessions and fabulous friendships. Disaster-prone Cat thinks she is in love with the perfect Alison Bridgewater, until enigmatic Morgan Delane...

  • Sing Me to Sleep: a darkly enchanting young adult fantasy

    Sing Me To Sleep

    Name: Linda Brown
    22 June 2023;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Sing Me To Sleep is a must-read debut for 2023. This exciting new author has given her target audience an adventure in a fantasy world that is full of mystery, secrets, lies and otherworldly creatures... Saoirse Sorkova survives on secrets. She is the last Siren in the...

  • Never Trust a Gemini

    Never trust a Gemini

    Name: Lorraine Ansell
    16 June 2023;

    Genre: LBGTQ+

    Cat wants to fall in love and according to the stars, the timing is right. Things don't always go to plan for Cat though, and before she knows it she is somehow in a relationship with Jamie whilst believing she loves Alison. Perhaps the stars will show her the way to the person of her dreams?<...