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The Cursed Rose
Name: Linda Brown
05 April 2024;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
With Briar Rose slowly turning into a monster at the hands of the Spindle Witch, treasure hunter Fi must solve a riddle and escape from a tower to rescue him. Meanwhile, her axe-wielding partner Shane is on the hunt for a mysterious weapon that holds the key to destroying the Spindle Witch's p...
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So Let Them Burn
Name: Lily Bond
02 April 2024;Genre: Fantasy
So Let Them Burn is about two sisters and their journey as they both try and save each other. It is set in a fantasy world full of dragons and magic. The novel is gripping and exciting; it's full of mystery and betrayal. I loved how the characters and the world were des...
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Destroy The Day
Name: Linda Brown
29 March 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Destroy the Day is the final book from the magnificent Defy the Night series. Believe me when I say that, when you pick up this book, be prepared for heart-rending twists and turns that will keep you totally engaged until the very last page...
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Blood Flowers
Name: Ophelia McCluskey Gahan
29 March 2024;Genre: Dystopian
This fantasy has a poetic, paradoxical plot that subtly addresses the power of social status and the manipulation of rulers who rule by fear, exploring the power of influence and just how much damaged it can do, issues that are prominent today. Blood Flowers, a dark dystopia...
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The Bone Spindle
Name: Linda Brown
27 March 2024;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Two female treasure hunters. A sleeping prince. A hundred-year-old curse and one angry witch. The Bone Spindle has all of this, in this new pacey retelling of a classic fairy tale, with a unexpected twist... Filore is a treasure hunter with a love for r...
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Hideki Smith: Demon Queller
Name: Stephen Leitch
19 March 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
Mythical Japanese creatures, family secrets, school and destiny all come together in this exciting novel by A. J. Hartley. For 15 year old Caleb school is a lonely place, especially as one of the few half Japanese students at Porterfield High School. Despite being raised all-American, fitting...
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The No Girlfriend Rule
Name: Clair Age 14
15 March 2024;Genre: LBGTQ+
In The No Girlfriend Rule, Hollis finds herself unable to join her boyfriend Chis and his group's table top game due to their 'No Girlfriends at the table' rule. Eager to continue playing so that she can have something to talk to Chris about, Hollis seeks another group to join...
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Where Sleeping Girls Lie
Name: Ruth Cornish
15 March 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Faridah Abike-Iymide's long awaited follow up to her YA novel Ace of Spades will be equally popular and is well worth the wait. Where Sleeping Girls Lie is a combination of a mystery requiring detective work from the main character, Sade Hu...
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The Midnight Clock
Name: Rachel Bolton
14 March 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
The Midnight Clock is compulsive reading! 16-year-old Millie is having to live with her father in his new flat which used to house an infamous women's prison. When the former prison clock begins to strike, Millie finds herself back in 1955, witnessing the final few days of a y...
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Goddess Crown
Name: Julie Broadbent
11 March 2024;Genre: Fantasy
This YA fantasy debut novel by Shade Lapite has it all; it is a beautiful love story, it has murder, intrigue, plot twists and despicable villains. Set in the imaged country of Galla, we are introduced to our heroine and the main protagonist of the story, Kalothia. She...
