To be published 27/01/2022… Blake’s Emporium for Exotic Antiquities is a rundown shop of fakes; a mockery of the lustre and status it once held. Hezekiah Blake is to blame of course, him and his greed, but if her Uncle choses to run her dead parent’s legacy into the ground then there is not muchContinue reading “‘Pandora’ by Susan Stokes-Chapman”
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‘Girl, Serpent, Thorn’ by Melissa Bashardoust
Born poisonous to the touch, Soraya has lived her life locked away and isolated in the palace whilst her family travel to all corners of the kingdom with royal fanfare. When a captured demon offers her the answer to breaking her curse, she wants to jump for joy. But her curse might not be theContinue reading “‘Girl, Serpent, Thorn’ by Melissa Bashardoust”
‘The Women of Troy’ by Pat Barker
To be published 26/08/2021… The war is over. Troy has fallen. Achilles is dead. But life goes on for Briseis; life and pain. She is no longer a slave. Her new status is defined by Achilles’ child growing inside her and the wedding vows that his right hand man Alcimus swore to her. Yet she feelsContinue reading “‘The Women of Troy’ by Pat Barker”
‘The Stranding’ by Kate Sawyer
To be published 24/06/2021… When she got on the plane to New Zealand Ruth could never have imagined that she wouldn’t ever be going home again, that there would be no home left to go back to. Saved from a mysterious apocalypse by the bizarre chance of finding shelter inside a beached whale, all sheContinue reading “‘The Stranding’ by Kate Sawyer”
‘The Forest of Stars’ by Heather Kassner
To be published 11/05/2021… In all her life Louisa LaRoche has never touched the ground. She floats through life doing her very best to hide the constant gap between her feet and the ground. Sitting is even more difficult because she has to hide the gap between her feet and the ground and the gapContinue reading “‘The Forest of Stars’ by Heather Kassner”
‘All The Murmuring Bones’ by A.G. Slatter
Born Miren Elliot but raised as Miren O’Malley by her grandparents, a young girl grows up secluded in a grand house slowly falling into ruin. She lives off the stories that her grandmother tells her and is taught that the O’Malley name and reputation is important above all else. The stories tell of what herContinue reading “‘All The Murmuring Bones’ by A.G. Slatter”
‘The Beautiful Ones’ by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
To be published 27/04/2021… Antonina Beaulieu is not like other girls. She prefers beetles to jewellery and has a habit of accidentally moving things with her mind when her emotions run high. Her aunt, Valerie, tasked with introducing her into high society, despairs. If only Nina would marry someone rich and noble quickly so thatContinue reading “‘The Beautiful Ones’ by Silvia Moreno-Garcia”
‘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”
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