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Augmented: A thrilling YA sci-fi packed with romance and rebellion
Name: Clair Bossons
30 June 2025;Genre: Science Fiction
Augmented is set in a future where the climate crisis has meant that plant life is depleted and there is a fight for survival. The decision has been taken to enhance abilities so that people can make a real difference. On an Earth where people can no longer go outside without...
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Circle of Liars
Name: Sue Wilsher
26 June 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
When seven teenagers arrive for a school retreat, they find themselves at the Motel Loba, abandoned and rundown; not the top location they were expecting. But things only get worse when they find they are trapped and forced to play a game where every hour they must vote one person out, decidin...
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The Blind Bowman: Wildwood Rising
Name: Lorraine Ansell
26 June 2025;Genre: Myths & Legends
Many years have passed since Robin Hood and the forest were beaten, destroyed, and left for dead. Marion has suffered a lonely existence as the Sheriff of Nottingham's wife, raising their son Rex whilst keeping the biggest secret of all. The remaining outlaws guard the one remaining piece of f...
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The Hero Complex
Name: Ruth Cornish
23 June 2025;Genre: Romance & Relationships
The Hero Complex, the eagerly anticipated follow up to last year's The Love Interest by Helen Comerford, is another great read, full of interesting characters and with a great plot twist right at the beginning. In The Hero Complex...
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Live
Name: Clare Wilkins
13 June 2025;Genre: Personal Growth
George and his friends form the resident school band. An unofficial title but they play all the school gigs and local parties. Tadgh is a frustrated singer, hiding his talent, unsure of himself and unwilling to sing even in front of his family. Jeff and newcomer Beth are looking to start their...
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Augmented
Name: Margaret Pemberton
12 June 2025;Genre: Science Fiction
Augmented is a totally absorbing crossover between a science fiction and dystopian world. It is set in a version of Britain, specifically London, where food is at a premium and people can only stay outside for very short times, without wearing specialised suits. The pre...
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Vengeance of the Pirate Queen
Name: Raveesha Age 15
10 June 2025;Genre: Adventure
I love books that include pirates, romance, adventure. I have read the the Daughter of the Pirate King and Daughter of the Siren Queen. And those two books become my most favourite. Vengeance of the Pirate Queen is also amazing!
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Fireborne
Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 June 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Lee and Annie have been friends since they met at the orphanage. Now they are both dragonriders and their pasts come back to haunt them. Will those pasts tear them apart or will the bonds forged learning to ride dragons over come what has happened? Set in a land with a recent revolutionary pas...
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The Hive
Name: Eileen Armstrong
09 June 2025;Genre: Dystopian
In the post-climate change, disaster stricken world of The Hive, rising sea levels mean that the remaining humans live in strictly-controlled, self-sufficient underground colonies built into the mountain tops. In one of these, the Hive colony, Feldspar, a bodyguard or shield, has been brought...
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Snow Globe 2
Name: Clair Bossons
06 June 2025;Genre: Dystopian
Snowglobe 2 brings a gripping conclusion to the ground breaking Snowglobe duology, a dystopian series set in a world ravaged by climate disaster. Exploring themes of surveillance, reality TV, genetic engineering and class inequality, this novel delivers a thought-provoking and...
