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‘Spinning Silver’ by Naomi Novik

To save her family from poverty, Miryem takes over her father’s moneylending business. She is colder than he is, has no love for the villagers who have watched her starve, and finds it easier not to take no for an answer. Wanda is coerced into working off her cruel father’s debt, eventually learning that thereContinue reading “‘Spinning Silver’ by Naomi Novik”

‘Hamnet’ by Maggie O’Farrell

A new twist on a familiar character; this book puts the playwright inside the story for a change. It follows Shakespeare as he matures into an adult, falls in love, and gradually becomes the person he is meant to be. Despite this, a large part of the narrative is told through the eyes of hisContinue reading “‘Hamnet’ by Maggie O’Farrell”

‘The Coven’ by Lizzie Fry

A world filled with witches but ruled by men: what could go wrong? When Chloe Su discovers a latent magical ability, strong enough to make a whole house disappear, it puts her straight onto a kill list and sends her and her father Daniel on the run from the Sentinel, the modern world’s witch hunters.Continue reading “‘The Coven’ by Lizzie Fry”

‘The Lost Apothecary’ by Sarah Penner

To be published 02/03/2021… Living in 18th century London Nella, like her mother before her, runs an apothecary shop exclusively for women. Like her mother before her, she helps them with women’s ailments and offers a safe space for women from all walks of life. Unlike her mother, Nella also sells poisons. Having been betrayedContinue reading “‘The Lost Apothecary’ by Sarah Penner”

‘Ariadne’ by Jennifer Saint

To be Published April 29th 2021… Ariadne is the daughter of King Minos, the sister of the Minotaur, the accomplice of Theseus, and the wife of Dionysus. Very rarely is she described in any way that is not adjacent to the power of the men who lived their lives alongside her. This book explores theContinue reading “‘Ariadne’ by Jennifer Saint”

‘Threadneedle’ by Cari Thomas

To be published May 27th 2021… Anna is a witch. Fortunately she isn’t a very good one, because magic is dangerous and should be feared. At least that’s what Anna’s Aunt says and that’s why she, like all the others in their Binders coven, will be having her magic bound as soon as she turnsContinue reading “‘Threadneedle’ by Cari Thomas”

‘The Forever Sea’ by Joshua Phillip Johnson

Kindred is a Keeper; she keeps (and builds and controls) the hearthfire which keeps the ship afloat above the Forever Sea, a sea made entirely of grasses and with unknowable and fearsome depths. Having been raised aboard her grandmother’s ship, under her masterful but unyielding tutelage, Kindred is now trying to find her own placeContinue reading “‘The Forever Sea’ by Joshua Phillip Johnson”

‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue’ by V.E. Schwab

Adeline just wants a life of freedom, a life where she can make her own choices. When decisions start being made for her, and her freedom is one ‘I do’ from disappearing forever, Adeline calls on the wrong kind of god in her desperation. She makes a deal with the darkness: for time, for freedom,Continue reading “‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue’ by V.E. Schwab”

‘The Second Bell’ by Gabriela Houston

To be published March 9th 2021… In Heyne Town babies are sometimes born with two hearts. Two hearts mean that the baby is a Striga. The mother faces a choice then. There are three options: to kill her baby, to abandon her baby by the hope tree and hope that others of its kind willContinue reading “‘The Second Bell’ by Gabriela Houston”

‘The Kingdoms’ by Natasha Pulley

To be published May 20th 2021… Joe Tournier steps off a train in London. His ticket shows that he came from Edinburgh, but he doesn’t remember ever having been there and he doesn’t remember getting on the train or a single minute of the journey itself. Actually he doesn’t remember anything. All he knows isContinue reading “‘The Kingdoms’ by Natasha Pulley”