Kringle’s Emporium – Jemma Hatt

Published By: BooksGoSocialPages: 186Released On: 28/09/2025Reading Age: 8-12Illustrated By: Andrew Smith When Laney and Ben stumble through the door of Kringle’s Emporium, they step into a world of hidden wonders. But the emporium is more than a shop of curiosities. It is Kris Kringle’s travelling hiding place, and the magic of Christmas is in danger.Continue reading “Kringle’s Emporium – Jemma Hatt”

The Infirmary – Carly Reagon

Published By: SpherePages: 384Released On: 09/10/2025 Obsession is a sickness, for which there is no cure. Suffolk, 1840.Charles Keller needs to escape London, so he leaps when he is offered a position as surgeon at a country infirmary for the poor. But St Cross is not as he expected, and he soon finds himself reflectingContinue reading “The Infirmary – Carly Reagon”

The Porcelain Menagerie – Jillian Forsberg

Published By: History Through FictionPages: 258Released On: 21/10/2025 In a world where ambition is as fragile as porcelain, two lives are shaped by a king’s dangerous obsessions. In 18th-century Dresden, the dangerous whims of King Augustus the Strong shape the court and the lives of those held captive, both people and animals. Johann Kändler, aContinue reading “The Porcelain Menagerie – Jillian Forsberg”

Costumes for Time Travellers – A. R. Capetta

Published By: WalkerPages: 224Released On: 09/10/2025 Anyone who has hiked through time knows the town of Pocket. It’s the place time travellers first reach after they stumble away from their hometime, passing through on their way to any other when. To Calisto, Pocket is home. They love their grandmother’s shop, which is filled with clothes fromContinue reading “Costumes for Time Travellers – A. R. Capetta”

The Ordeals – Rachel Greenlaw

Published By: HQPages: 384Released On: 07/10/2025 Old Magic. New power. A contest to die for. Sophia DeWinter has been bound to her cruel uncle, the Collector since he exacted a blood bond from her as a child. When she learns of Killmarth, an elite academy for magic wielders outside of the Collector’s control, she grabsContinue reading “The Ordeals – Rachel Greenlaw”

Magic at the Grand Dragonfly Theatre – Brandie June

Published By: IBPAPages: 304Released On: 07/10/2025 Welcome to the Grand Dragonfly Theatre. Violet Ashmore is an aspiring playwright who lives in her sister’s shadow. While Iris performs onstage, Violet hides forbidden magic. Should anyone discover the powers she’s hidden her whole life, she would be conscripted to fight in the same war that stole awayContinue reading “Magic at the Grand Dragonfly Theatre – Brandie June”

The Ex I Buried – Natali Simmonds

Published By: BookouturePages: 312Released On: 29/09/2025 The invitation to my ex-boyfriend’s funeral came out of the blue. I take a deep breath, my hand on the door to the church, fingers trembling. I haven’t seen Jacob in ten years – not since an anonymous lie about me tore the two of us apart… I’ve stayed as farContinue reading “The Ex I Buried – Natali Simmonds”

I Shop, Therefore I Am – Mary Portas

Published By: CanongatePages: 336Released On: 02/10/2025 It’s the 1990s: Britpop is dominating the charts, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell stare out from the cover of every glossy magazine and British fashion is ripe for reinvention. Leading the charge is a twenty-something Mary Portas who has been brought in to revitalise the department store Harvey Nichols,Continue reading “I Shop, Therefore I Am – Mary Portas”

Soyangri Book Kitchen – Kim Yee Hye

Published By: Harvill SeckerPages: 288Released On: 02/10/2025 In a quaint village, nestled outside the bustling heart of Seoul, lies a book-lovers paradise. With its wafts of delicious food and book-filled shelves Soyangri Book Kitchen is dotingly managed by its plucky proprietor Yoojin. Her aim? To create a sanctuary, for weary souls like her own. ButContinue reading “Soyangri Book Kitchen – Kim Yee Hye”

Cinder House – Freya Marske

Published By: TorPages: 144Released On: 09/10/2025 You think you know Cinderella’s story: the ball, the magical shoes, the handsome prince. You’re halfway right, and all-the-way wrong. Ella is a haunting. Murdered at sixteen, her furious ghost is trapped in her father’s house, invisible to everyone except her stepmother and stepsisters. Even when she discovers howContinue reading “Cinder House – Freya Marske”