Published By: PicadorPages: 224Released On: 10/04/2025Translated By: Louise Heal Kawai Nanami sees nothing wrong with a library and cat combination. But a talking cat is a whole other story. Thirteen-year-old Nanami Kosaki loves reading. The local library is a home from home and books have become her best friends. When Nanami notices books disappearing fromContinue reading “The Cat Who Saved the Library – Sosuke Natsukawa”
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The Maid’s Secret – Nita Prose
Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 384Released On: 10/04/2025 Molly the maid is no stranger to secrets… She sees everything behind closed doors at the Regency Grand hotel: wiping away the dust and grime of guests passing through. But one secret lies much closer to home. An old trinket – a faux Fabergé egg – is revealed to be aContinue reading “The Maid’s Secret – Nita Prose”
The Midnight King – Tariq Ashkanani
Published By: ViperPages: 352Released On: 10/04/2025 ‘This is a work of fiction. This is not a confession.’ Lucas Cole is a bestselling writer. He is also a father, a widower, and a beloved celebrity in his small town. He is an unassuming man - tall, thin and quietly friendly. Lucas Cole is also a serialContinue reading “The Midnight King – Tariq Ashkanani”
Deep Dark – Zohra Nabi
Published By: Simon & Schuster ChildrenPages: 352Released On: 27/03/2025Reading Age: 9+ The dark was deep; it opened like a cavernous mouth and swallowed the boy whole.Cassia Thorne leads a double life. By day, she sells ballads at Bartholomew Fair. By night she spends her evenings locked up in Fleet Prison. Cassia has plans of escapingContinue reading “Deep Dark – Zohra Nabi”
The Prince Without Sorrow – Maithree Wijesekara
Published By: HarperVoyagerPages: 384Released On: 27/03/2025 Welcome to the Ran Empire. Where winged serpents fly through the skies. Giant leopards prowl the earth. And witches burn blue as they die. A prince born into violence. Prince Ashoka is considered an outcast for opposing his father Emperor Adil Maurya’s brutal destruction of the Mayakari witches. AContinue reading “The Prince Without Sorrow – Maithree Wijesekara”
Michael Rosen’s Pocket Shakespeare – Michael Rosen
Published By: Walker BooksPages: 192Released On: 03/04/2025Reading Age: 9-12Illustrated By: Chris Riddell Thanks to NetGalley and Walker Books for the advanced copy of this title in return for an honest review. Why have I – a 31 year old woman with no children of her own – read a book aimed at 9-12 year olds,Continue reading “Michael Rosen’s Pocket Shakespeare – Michael Rosen”
Death at the White Hart – Chris Chibnall
Published By: Michael JosephPages: 368Released On: 27/03/2025 When Nicola Bridge moves back to Dorset after years as a CID detective in the big city, the last thing she expects is for the picturesque village of Fleetcombe to become a grisly crime scene. Jim Tiernan, landlord of the White Hart pub, has been found dead, theContinue reading “Death at the White Hart – Chris Chibnall”
The Time Traveling Healer – Jim Bates
Pages: 128Released On: 26/01/2025 When he fails to help curb the worldwide pandemic in the 21st Century, time-traveling healer Torak loses confidence in himself. When his boss Master Healer Robbikan sends him back in time to help with a plague that is sweeping the land of Anon, Torak vows to do better with this secondContinue reading “The Time Traveling Healer – Jim Bates”
The New Neighbours – Claire Douglas
Published By: PenguinPages: 400Released On: 13/03/2025 Do you trust the couple next door?When Lena overhears a conversation between her next-door-neighbours she thinks she must have misheard. After all, the Morgans are a kind, retired couple who have moved to a suburban street in Bristol where nothing ever happens. But it sounded like they were planningContinue reading “The New Neighbours – Claire Douglas”
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Hello! I’m Laura and I live in a village in Leicestershire with my husband, our two children and our cat. I’ve previously lived in London and New York and sometimes miss big cities (but mostly don’t). I help run the Bookload on Facebook alongside writing novels. I love reading, games, chocolate and watching reality TV,Continue reading “Laura Pearson”
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