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Murder On A School Night
Name: Ruth Cornish
01 August 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The mysterious case of the menopause murders in Murder On A School Night offers older readers an exciting crime novel which is highly relatable, fast-paced, humorous and contemporary. The main characters Kerry and Annie are life-long friends who are just starting sixth...
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The Bad Ones
Name: Ophelia McCluskey Gahan
01 August 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
The Bad Ones is a page-turning thriller woven through with the supernatural. The story follows the mystery of four disappearances. Nora's best friend is included in this tragic game gone wrong; although it turns out she didn't disappear without a trace. As Nora attempts to un...
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The Thread That Connects Us
Name: Clare Wilkins
30 July 2024;Genre: Family & Home
Safiya and Halıma are step-sisters. Previously separated by country, upbringing and culture, they are thrown together when Safiya's father (Halima's step-father) returns to Britain with his new family. Mistrust, tension and defiance abound as the sisters skirt around one another and the adults...
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Lover Birds
Name: Lorraine Ansell
30 July 2024;Genre: LBGTQ+
Eloise already has her friend group and they do everything together. When a new girl, Isabel, arrives at school as they hit sixth form, and with a recent ADHD diagnosis to contend with, suddenly her world seems to turn upside down. Friendships fracture, and where she thought she hated Isabel,...
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Girl, Missing
Name: Emma Age 12
18 July 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
I love the thrill and the excitement of this book, it also has good elements of danger. I just loved this book some much that I couldn't put it down . I am now half way through the second one and love it.
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Us in the Before and After
Name: Clare Wilkins
17 July 2024;Genre: Bereavement
Mab has found Elk. Elk didn't know she needed finding, but now she wouldn't have it any other way. In the 'free-range' Mab, she has gained a new best friend and a whole new perspective on life. Cocooned by love, friendship and family, Elk's existence, even allowing for the pains and problems o...
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The Virtue Season
Name: Rachel Bolton
14 July 2024;Genre: Dystopian
The Virtue Season is a story about survival, about injustice and about the pressure society can put on friendships. 18-year-old Manon has spent her life waiting for the moment for her turn in the virtue season. A process that will pair her with a suitable genetic mate. Her fe...
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Us in the Before and After
Name: Tanja Jennings
11 July 2024;Genre: Bereavement
From the start of Us in the Before and After, there is a tangible sense that the protagonists of this story have secrets to tell and that the author is playing with the reader through the device of an unreliable narrator. Reminiscent of a famous movie in places, the title of w...
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Roar: A Celebration of Great Sporting Women
Name: Beverley Somerset
10 July 2024;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
In this interesting and inspiring book, Roar: A Celebration of Great Sporting Women, former hockey international Sam Quek has interviewed 12 of her sporting heroines from a wide variety of sports. The women give an insight into their childhoods, how they got in to their chosen...
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Find Me After
Name: Clair Bossons
04 July 2024;Genre: Science Fiction
Find Me After begins with a trigger warning; it explores the fragility of life and was inspired by the author's own life experience with epilepsy. I found the book highly thought-provoking, it is a real page turner and as always with a good book, I read it in a short space of...
