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Heist Royale: The enemies-to-lovers sequel to Thieves' Gambit
Name: Linda Brown
12 November 2024;Genre: Adventure
Heist Royale is the sequel to the action-packed Thieves' Gambit and once again this super YA author has filled the pages with yet another fast-paced and dynamic plot. The story picks up six months late...
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The Moss
Name: Clair Age 14
07 November 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
This book is phenomenal; an eerie, atmospheric ghost story that slowly but surely builds up the tension. Emma's mother disappeared, followed by her sister a year ago, and Emma could be next. Emma returns to their house which is next to a sprawling bog called 'The Moss'. <p...
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Old Wounds
Name: Stephen Leitch
30 October 2024;Genre: LBGTQ+
Set in small-town America, Old Wounds is a creepy, thrilling and thought-provoking novel following trans teens Erin and Max who are trying to get to California. Erin isn't quite sure why she's here as she's not spoken to Max in the two years since they broke up, but Max needs...
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How to Survive a Horror Movie
Name: Lorraine ansell
29 October 2024;Genre: Horror
Charley is starting over in a new boarding school on a remote island. Luckily her roommate shares her love of horror movies, and they bond over Slasher Saturday movie nights. Tormented by the popular and rich girls, and trying to reinvent her shady past, things take a rapid turn for the worse...
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The Ghost of Us
Name: Eileen Armstrong
28 October 2024;Genre: LBGTQ+
Haunted by her own cyberbullying incident years ago, aspiring ghosthunter Cara is determined to throw off her social outcast status by proving ghosts exist via her YouTube channel, Caranormal Activity. Stumbling across the spirit of Aiden, a popular student who lost his life a year ago, she s...
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Let's Split Up
Name: Clare Wilkins
28 October 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Let's Split Up is a fun (and frightening!) teen slasher story with a knowing nod to classic eighties and nineties horror. Think Goosebumps and Scream with a bit of Mike Myers thrown in! Shelley and Brad are the poster couple at school – the cheerleader and Jock about to...
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Now, Conjurers
Name: Ruth Cornish
25 October 2024;Genre: Horror
Now, Conjurers is an enjoyable read, part horror fantasy, part relatable older teen reality, incorporating mystery and crime into its 400+ thrilling pages. The quirky title, strap line ('welcome to the coven') and the perspective of the cover illustration (by Sam Schechter) of...
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Our Wicked Histories
Name: Ophelia McCluskey Gahan
24 October 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Our Wicked Histories is a delightfully sinister read that truly appealed to my love of horror and my interest in crime; this novel also allowed me to take a peak of a classic Irish folktale. When Meg gets a scholarship that could offer her more than she ever thought po...
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When The World Tips Over
Name: Ruth Cornish
18 October 2024;Genre: Family & Home
Superfans have waited a long time for a new novel from author, Jandy Nelson, and it does not disappoint. When The World Tips Over is a beautifully crafted story, full of magical realism. It is written from different perspectives and uses alternative formats, including excerpts...
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The Undying Tower
Name: Clair Bossons
04 October 2024;Genre: Dystopian
Melissa Welliver's debut novel The Undying Tower is an exhilarating start to The Undying Trilogy. From the very first page, I was thrust into a gripping narrative that sets the stage for a future world torn apart by division and conflict....
