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One Love – Matt Cain

Published By: Headline ReviewPages: 464Released On: 18/01/2024 2002 Danny arrives at Manchester University determined not to hide from the world any longer. This is the year his life will begin.He locks eyes with a handsome stranger across the hall at the Fresher’s Fair. It starts with a wink and soon Danny and Guy are bestContinue reading “One Love – Matt Cain”

The Actor – Chris MacDonald

Published By: Michael JosephPages: 400Released On: 18/01/2024 At long last, Adam Sealey has an Oscar within reach. Working with his controversial former mentor, Jonathan, he’s given the performance of a lifetime, and he almost believes it might be worth the cost.Because Adam subscribes to “the method”. It’s the secret that the world’s greatest actors swearContinue reading “The Actor – Chris MacDonald”

Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock – Maud Woolf

Published By: Angry RobotPages: 400Released On: 09/01/2024 Set in a world of the near future, the celebrity elite have access to a technology that allows them to make perfect copies of themselves, known as Portraits. These Portraits exist to fulfil all the various duties that come as the price of fame. Our protagonist is theContinue reading “Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock – Maud Woolf”

Andy Ruffell

Although Andy had always wanted to be a writer, he didn’t have a serious go at it until he was 45. Being a writer was the only childhood dream that hadn’t been snuffed out by the realities of adult life. He was scared of trying to write a book and failing because that would haveContinue reading “Andy Ruffell”

Stitch – Pádraig Kenny

Published By: Walker BooksPages: 208Released On: 04/01/2024Reading Age: 8-11 Stitch is not a monster – he’s a creation. He and his friend Henry Oaf were brought to life by the genius Professor Hardacre, and have spent all their days in a castle deep in the woods, far from humankind. But when the Professor dies andContinue reading “Stitch – Pádraig Kenny”

The Mystery Guest – Nita Prose

Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 416Released On: 18/01/2024 Molly Gray wears her Head Maid badge proudly for every shift at the Regency Grand Hotel, plumping pillows, sweeping up the guests’ secrets, silently restoring rooms to a state of perfection. But when a renowned guest – a famous mystery writer – drops very dead in the grand teaContinue reading “The Mystery Guest – Nita Prose”

2023 Debuts

Whilst there are a number of authors I go back to time and again, there’s something rather wonderful about discovering an author’s first piece of work and falling in love with it – which I have done several times this year. All in all, I read 52 debuts released in 2023, and there are 30Continue reading “2023 Debuts”

Have a Holly-Jolly Book-mas

It comes as no surprise when I say there’s nothing better than curling up with a good book. Especially a Christmas book. Especially at Christmas time. Especially in the evening, with the fire on, the snow falling outside, a glass of wine, and a mince pie or two…..sorry where was I? Ah yes, where IContinue reading “Have a Holly-Jolly Book-mas”

Diane Billas

I’m Diane Billas, a pansexual YA author that lives in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro area with my husband and baby son. I’ve been writing books ever since I was six years old. I can remember looking in the mirror when I was in sixth grade, promising myself that when I’d grow up, I’d be aContinue reading “Diane Billas”

All Ora: The Boiling Point – Sotto Voce

Released On: 29/11/2023 Escaping the clutch of Ora, Luke is aware that their freedom is short-lived. They are on the run; the superior Ora still needs him, and it’d stop at nothing. Can he flare against the unbeatable foe? Are they alone in their fight? Do they have a chance against the superior humans andContinue reading “All Ora: The Boiling Point – Sotto Voce”