Published By: Andersen PressPages: 288Released On: 01/01/2026Reading Age: 9-12 Nathan never understood what was ‘fun’ about secrets, probably because he’s always had to keep a very big one. Although he appears to be a typical twelve-year-old (with parents, homework and a best friend, Victor), Nathan learned at an early age that his family is fromContinue reading “The Experiment – Rebecca Stead”
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Godstorm – Solitaire Townsend
Published By: Bedford Square Pages: 352Released On: 15/01/2026 A Female Gladiator’s Vow. A Stolen Child. A Storm to End Empires In a petrol-fuelled Roman Empire which never fell, Arrow, a gladiatrix turned governess must rescue the child she has loved as her own, a girl who could tear down the world. When Livy is abductedContinue reading “Godstorm – Solitaire Townsend”
The Burning Library – Gillian Macmillan
Published By: BaskervillePages: 320Released On: 29/01/2026 On a freezing, windswept day in the Scottish Hebrides, Eleanor Bruton’s body is discovered on the shore. To her family Eleanor was an ordinary middle-aged woman, with a skill for flower arrangements and plumping kneeler cushions at church. Little did they know she was harbouring a dark and all-consumingContinue reading “The Burning Library – Gillian Macmillan”
This Gilded Abyss – Rebecca Thorne
Published By: TorPages: 352Released On: 20/11/2025 Death waits beneath the waves as two estranged lovers face their demons… Sergeant Nix Marr left her dark past buried beneath the sea. Then Kessandra, the people’s favourite princess (and Nix’s much-loathed ex), recruits Nix for a covert mission. Their goal – to investigate a massacre in the under-waterContinue reading “This Gilded Abyss – Rebecca Thorne”
I, Medusa – Ayana Gray
Published By: ZaffrePages: 400Released On: 20/11/2025 Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else’s story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents-both gods, albeit minor ones-she dreams of leaving her family’s island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddessContinue reading “I, Medusa – Ayana Gray”
The Midnight Book Club – Emily W. Andersen
Pages: 372Released On: 03/11/2025 If you could rewrite the story of your own life, would you be brave enough to take a chance at true love? When writer Aurelia Lyndham inherits a London bookshop from her beloved aunt, she assumes the whispers she hears late at night are nothing more than her imagination—or a talkativeContinue reading “The Midnight Book Club – Emily W. Andersen”
The Shapeshifter’s Daughter – Sally Magnusson
Published By: John MurrayPages: 272Released On: 06/11/2025 Before she was a hideous monster, the queen of the underworld was simply Hel. But cast as a girl out of lofty Asgard, realm of the gods, by Odin the Allfather, Hel’s fate as the terrible goddess of death is sealed. Half beauty, half crone, she has reigned forContinue reading “The Shapeshifter’s Daughter – Sally Magnusson”
The White Octopus Hotel – Alexandra Bell
Published By: Del ReyPages: 400Released On: 28/10/2025 ‘Have you travelled a long way?’ she asked carefully. A smile twitched at the corner of his mouth. ‘Well, yes,” he said slowly. ‘Yes, you could say that. But it was worth the wait.’ When reclusive art appraiser Eve Shaw shakes the hand of a silver-haired gentleman inContinue reading “The White Octopus Hotel – Alexandra Bell”
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”
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”
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