The Sealgairs are seal hunters; killing is in their blood. Until a few years ago Kier was no different, and then one bad hunt stripped her of all ability to kill. Now she can’t even harvest a single mollusc from the sea floor, let alone face a seal with a single knife like she onceContinue reading “‘The Bone Diver’ by Angie Spoto”
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‘The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru’ by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
Zina has lived her whole life in her grandmother’s tearoom, selling real fortunes and fake séances. When she realises she might be able to perform a real séance, she finds it impossible to resist – despite her grandmother’s firm warnings. A séance is supposed to offer answers and comfort to the living, but Zina’s séanceContinue reading “‘The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru’ by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore”
‘The House Saphir’ by Marissa Meyer
Mallory makes her living as haunted house guide. The ghost is real and the stories she tells her paying customers are real, though she might be guilty of a bit of embellishment and faked theatrics. And the souvenirs she sells are very much not real, despite the high price she charges for them. There’s alsoContinue reading “‘The House Saphir’ by Marissa Meyer”
‘The Book of Heartbreak’ by Ova Ceren
Release date: August 26 2025 Sare Silverbirch is cursed. If her heart breaks five times before her eighteenth birthday she will die. If she survives, then she will lose all ability to love. Four heartbreaks in and two months away from her eighteenth birthday, Sare finds the first clue to the origins of her curse.Continue reading “‘The Book of Heartbreak’ by Ova Ceren”
‘The Dark Mirror’ by Samantha Shannon
Release date: 25.02.2025 SPOLIER ALERT: This is book five in an ongoing series. I do not recommend reading this review if you have not read the first four books in the series. Paige Mahoney has always dreamed of escaping Scion and returning to the free world beyond, where her mere existence doesn’t make her aContinue reading “‘The Dark Mirror’ by Samantha Shannon”
‘The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley’ by Sean Lusk
To be published 05/12/2023… Abel Cloudesley is a genius inventor of automata. His life changes forever on the day that his wife dies in childbirth. Not only is he mourning the love of his life, but now he must deal with her aunt who seems determined to take his son, Zachary, away. Only when fiveContinue reading “‘The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley’ by Sean Lusk”
‘Upon a Frosted Star’ by M.A. Kuzniar
When the mysterious invitations fall from the sky, Forster jumps at the chance of a diversion from the everyday frustrations of his life. He is therefore pleasantly surprised when the magnificence of the party inspires his most successful series of paintings yet. The following winter he scours London high and low for clue to theContinue reading “‘Upon a Frosted Star’ by M.A. Kuzniar”
‘The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender’ by Leslye Walton
Ava Lavender was born with wings. Some believe she is an angel, others an aberration. The truth is that she is just a girl. When Ava was born nobody at the hospital asked if there was a family history of unusual births. If they had then Ava’s grandmother, Emelienne, would have likely said that no,Continue reading “‘The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender’ by Leslye Walton”
‘The House of Sorrowing Stars’ by Beth Cartwright
Liddy loves working for her family’s marchpane business, adding secret ingredients when her father isn’t looking. Her recipes are beloved by the town and Liddy knows she is meant to be more than just a housewife. Unfortunately, her mother disagrees; especially when such an eligible match as Jack Heathcote might be possible. Even more unfortunately,Continue reading “‘The House of Sorrowing Stars’ by Beth Cartwright”
‘The Bookbinder’s Daughter’ by Jessica Thorne
To be published 20/09/2021… Sophie has never known what happened to her mother. So when an estranged Uncle shows up and offers her a job in the family business, her mother’s old job, it’s an offer too good to refuse. Little does she know that the secret of her mother’s disappearance isn’t the only mysteryContinue reading “‘The Bookbinder’s Daughter’ by Jessica Thorne”
Escape to the Bookshelf 