In Norway, there's a tradition of dropping kids of about 12 in the woods and allowing them to navigate and make their own way back to camp. They're blindfolded so they don't know where exactly they are and they have no modern conveniences. No phones. No GPS. It's a rite of passage for a lot …
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Loner by Georgina Young
The title of this book is kind of a pun, because the main character is a nineteen year old girl called Lona, and she is an introvert who has dropped out of studying for a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She doesn't really know why she's dropped out and, amusingly, she's in the habit of sneaking …
Sisters by Michelle Frances
Abby is the successful sister. Ellie is the vulnerable, pretty sister. Everyone knows that Ellie is their mothers favorite, but Abby has figured out something about her sisters childhood illness that might blow the family apart. I liked the cover of this book and I have read Michelle Frances The Girlfriend, which was far fetched, …
The Hidden Girls by Rebecca Whitney
Set in North West London, Ruth is woken by a scream one night, and later thinks she sees something, on her quiet cul-de-sac. But no one will believe her and she's not sure that she can believe herself, because after the birth of her baby, she experienced post partum psychosis. Her delusions were strong enough …
The Children of Red Peak by Craig DiLouie
After Emily's suicide, her childhood friends meet again at her funeral for the first time in 15 years, and it brings up a lot of unresolved trauma. They were the only survivor's of a mysterious death cult that was based at Read Peak. What really happened there that day? And should they go back and …
Owl And The Lost Boy by Amy Wilson
Owl seems like a normal girl, going to school and hanging out with her best friend Mallory, but she's actually the daughter of a mortal and Jack Frost. When Summer seems literally endless and Owl can't get to the world of the fae, she teams up with her old friend Mallory to figure out what's …
The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett
Queen Elizabeth wakes at Windsor Castle to find that there's been a murder. A Russian entertainer who was amusing her guests the night before has been found dead, under unsavory circumstances. While the people around her think it was an assassination by someone from his own country, the plucky Queen sets out to solve the …
The Innocent Dead (Rhona MacLeod #15) by Lin Anderson
Karen is struggling following the recent death of her husband, and might be starting to remember something about the events of years ago, but can she trust her mind not to play tricks on her? Meanwhile, two swimmers find the body of a girl left in the peat bog. The preserved remains could be the …
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I Want To Be Where The Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom
Curl up with a good book and some homemade pumpkin bread. Rachel Bloom is the creator of the TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and this book is a collection of writings on what normal is. Or rather, the fact that everyone thinks that they or their life is weird, and that out there somewhere is Normal. …
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The Darkest Evening (Vera Stanhope Mystery #9) by Ann Cleeves
The Darkest Evening is the ninth and latest from Ann Cleeves series featuring detective Vera Stanhope. Vera is driving back from the office when she goes off course in a snowstorm, and comes across a car left with it's door open and an unattended baby inside. As there is no one nearby, she takes the …
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