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Stone
Name: Eileen Armstrong
20 September 2022;Genre: Bereavement
17 year old Sam's father, a sergeant in the British Army, was killed in a bomb attack while serving in Afghanistan. Sam had been close to his dad and loved nothing better than walking the hills around the age-old chalk figure of the White Horse sharing ancient myths and legends. When, on the d...
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Mina and the Slayers
Name: Clair Bossons
15 September 2022;Genre: Supernatural
Mina and the Slayers is the hotly awaited sequel to Mina and the Undead. It is in this sequel that Mina meets 'The Slayers' for the first time. Set just three months after Fang Fest, Mina is only just getting used to being in a relatio...
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Nothing More to Tell
Name: Azra Age 14
10 September 2022;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
I enjoyed reading this thriller. It is set in a small town where a much-loved teacher has been murdered and the world tries to move on - until a former student moves back and starts uncovering the secrets of the teacher and his murder. The author shows what is happening from the perspective of...
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The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester
Name: Louise Baker
05 September 2022;Genre: LBGTQ+
Collected stories, a decades-long murder mystery, new friendships, and themes of healing and self-discovery - with a little of the supernatural thrown in. Yep, The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester has everything you could hope for from a contemporary YA novel. First of a...
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One Drop
Name: Lorraine Ansell
01 September 2022;Genre: Dystopian
In One Drop, Axel and Dune are captured by the 'Bloods' (Brotherhood of the Blood of Jesus). Chips inserted in their heads and placed in the ERAC (Evangelical Realignment Centre), every night they have to fight against brainwashing to retain their memories, who they are and wh...
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Empress Crowned in Red
Name: Linda Brown
31 August 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Empress Crowned in Red is the conclusion to Witches Steeped in Gold. The author, Ciannon Smart, has a wonderful imagination and engages her audience by creating a beautiful, complex world... Iraya, her revenge taken and her magic u...
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Timberdark (Wranglestone 2)
Name: Stephen Leitch
30 August 2022;Genre: Dystopian
Timberdark picks up where Wranglestone left off, but there are still secrets and discoveries to be made at the heart of Lake Wranglestone..... The dead are not the threat they were, and Peter and Cooper now travel the wilderness around Lake Wranglestone looking for returnees (...
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Daughter of Darkness
Name: Clare Wilkins
22 August 2022;Genre: Myths & Legends
Deina is a thief. She is also a soul severer, one of Hades' representatives on earth, guiding the dead to the threshold of the Underworld. Contracted to serve Hades she can only reduce her tenure through successful severing, gradually diminishing the length of her service. But when the all-pow...
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Daughter of Darkness
Name: Lorraine Ansell
21 August 2022;Genre: Myths & Legends
Deina is a Severer; one of many taken from their families as children once marked by the Gods with a Sigil. Under the Order of Hades, she is tasked with assisting the dying into the Underworld and trapped by a Torc placed around her neck, only to be removed after she has served for 40 years, u...
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Waking the Witch
Name: Chomo Chomo
20 August 2022;Genre: Fantasy
The cover of this book promises something frightening and the book delivers in spades. Opening in a butterfly centre, the action starts right from the off. Ivy is a sympathetic heroine, with a sad background, who likes people and works hard. The writing style is fast paced and there is...
