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They Bloom at Night
Name: Eileen Armstrong
30 April 2025;Genre: LBGTQ+
Ever since the hurricane hit the small coastal town of Mercy in post-apocalyptic Louisiana, strange red algae blooms everywhere. After losing her father and brother to the storm, Noon and her mother try to survive by shrimp trawling among the mutated wildlife which now inhabit the constantly r...
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Glasgow Boys
Name: Stephen Leitch
29 April 2025;Genre: Social Issues
Set in modern day Glasgow, this powerful novel follows the lives of Finlay (18) and Banjo (17) as they both try to negotiate their ways through life, a life where something as simple as a hug is strange and alien act. Banjo is trying to stay out of trouble long enough (and kee...
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Where Shadows Meet
Name: Eileen Armstrong
28 April 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Some 20 years on from the Twilight phenomenon, a resurgence of the vampire narrative seems timely. The Sunday Times bestseller, Where Shadows Meet, provides an original twist - combining vampire lore with the romantasy subgenre popularised by...
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The Light That Blinds Us
Name: Linda Brown
28 April 2025;Genre: Fantasy
The Light That Blinds Us is full of action. It's totally immersive with likeable characters whose dialogue bounce off one another with humour, respect and love. I have enjoyed every line of this fantasy adventure. Alexis has been haunted throughout his childhood by dist...
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If My Words Had Wings
Name: Clare Wilkins
25 April 2025;Genre: Personal Growth
Ty Forrester's involvement in a high profile armed robbery results in an 18 month sentence in a Young Offenders' institution. Falling in with a crowd his close friends and family had warned him about has left him in Ryecroft and at the mercy of a chaotic system and an inmate hierarchy where an...
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Odd Girl Out
Name: Clare Wilkins
23 April 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
15-year-old Maaryah is a fish out of water, plucked from a life of wealth and luxury in Dubai and thrown into a state secondary in Essex. Already reeling from the unfathomable breakdown of her parents' marriage and the lifestyle shift it has necessitated, she is soon navigating a new school, f...
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Not That Kind of Hero
Name: Sam
21 April 2025;Genre: Romance & Relationships
If you know a young YA romantic, then this is the book for them this summer. Not That Kind of Hero by Alexia Casale is a lovely read. The story has a dual perspective for Orla, the story's main protagonist, as part of a blended family, alongside her internal s...
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The Hive
Name: Sue Wilsher
18 April 2025;Genre: Dystopian
Feldspar awaits execution. As shield to an ascendant, a member of the Hive's royal family, she should have died when her charge, Euphemie, was murdered, but she survived. Expecting no clemency, Feldspar is surprised when a member of the royal family, Niko, comes to her defence and starts inves...
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Under a Fire-Red Sky
Name: Sue Wilsher
16 April 2025;Genre: Historical Fiction
Stuck on a train full of younger children being evacuated, there are four who do not want to leave the city. Gradually, each comes to realise that they could simply get up and leave the carriage - and so they do. First to go is the Gremlin, followed by Lawrence, Olive and Franklin. Linked by t...
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Not That Kind Of Hero
Name: Clair Bossons
04 April 2025;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Orla has always felt like a sidekick rather than a hero. She quietly works hard to support her mum look after their blended family and money is tight. When she is offered the chance of a scholarship at a theatre school, she's given the opportunity to pursue her dream - but is...
