Set in London in the 90's, Ordinary Human Failings is the story of Carmel and her family, Irish immigrants whose youngest member, 10 year old Lucy, has been involved in the death of a neighbors 3 year old on their housing estate. Tom, an ambitious and amoral reporter, hopes to exploit the story of the …
When Case arrives at her best friend Drea's house in the West Texas woods, she finds her friend isn't there to meet her, and not only do her housemates not know where she is, but they seem to know something they're not saying... Taking place over 24 hours, Case finds hidden journal pages and strange …
Continue reading Clever Creatures Of The Night by Samantha Mabry
Ridley Kane is a spy for the CIA who is tasked with entering areas secretly that no one else can and doing whatever is necessary to eliminate targets. There are parts of the world that are the most dangerous, and one of those is the area where Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet, where violence is …
In this debut novel from a Venezuelan author, fantasy and the history and folklore of South America are woven to together to create a story that creates an ambitious story world, and explores colonialism, revolution, magic and identity. In this story, our main characters are Reina and Eva, who are both black sheep in their …
Continue reading The Sun And The Void by Gabriela Romero Lacruz
This book from Gabrielle Moss explores the huge selling phenomenon that was book series for kids and teens in the 80's and 90's. Books like RL Stine's Goosebumps, The Babysitters Club and The Saddle Club were hugely popular, long running series with little gimmicks that sold like hot cakes, targeting a previously untapped market, essentially …
From the bestselling author of In The Time Of The Butterflies and How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, comes The Cemetery of Untold Stories. In this novel, author Alma decides to create a cemetery for the stories she will never finish in her lifetime, after she inherits a plot of land in her native …
Continue reading The Cemetery Of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez
Many of us grew up on VC Andrews books, reading them when we were probably a little too young, and being shocked by the dark, winding and, well, problematic contents. With the recent release of a biography on the mysterious and reclusive author, I decided to take a little dive into her books and her …
Continue reading Flowers In The Attic: VC Andrews and her books
Three people remain broken and inextricably linked by a tragedy in the past that threatens to rise to the surface. Cale has changed his name and sells real estate in Hawaii, drinking to forget the past. His brother Ambrose remains in their childhood home, trying to be a good father, but always guarding their dark …
The tag line for this book is "How do to more of what matters to you" and it's focus is on the idea that the secret to productivity is joy and not discipline. The author is YouTuber Dr Ali Abdaal, who is a medical doctor, entrepreneur and productivity expert, and the book reflects his journey …
In future New Zealand, wealthy immigrants are creating chaos as they flee climate change, generally driving up food prices, illegally buying land and creating a huge divide between the have and have nots. In this environment, Alice, a 30 year old just one IQ point short of genius and who is generally an underachieving in …
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