Published By: HodderscapePages: 336Released On: 05/11/2024 Fleeing a troubled past, immigrant fortune teller Tao roams the dusty countryside with only her mule for company, telling small fortunes, for small prices. Big fortunes come with big consequences . . . which she knows from bitter experience. It’s a lonely life, until she encounters an ex-mercenary andContinue reading “The Teller of Small Fortunes – Julie Leong”
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Januaries – Olivie Blake
Published By: TorPages: 400Released On: 17/10/2024 Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, the spirit tethered to a magical bridge rapidly approaches burnout – and craves her freedom. Elsewhere, Congress enacts a complex auditing system designed to un-waste your youth. We also follow a banished fairy, as she answers a Craigslist ad.Continue reading “Januaries – Olivie Blake”
The Kiss of the Nightingale – Adi Denner
Published By: Renegade BooksPages: 400Released On: 10/10/2024 1890, Lutèce: In this city, Talents are everything: precious gems that gift unrivalled skills to their owners. The most coveted, Elite Talents, are claimed by the aristocracy, passed through generations by blood magic. Cleodora dreamed of inheriting her father’s Tailoring Talent, but when he died, the magic diedContinue reading “The Kiss of the Nightingale – Adi Denner”
A Song to Drown Rivers – Ann Liang
Published By: TorPages: 336Released On: 03/10/2024 Her beauty hides a deadly purpose. Xishi’s beauty is seen as a blessing to the villagers of Yue – convinced that the best fate for a girl is to marry well and support her family. When Xishi draws the attention of the famous young military advisor Fanli, he presentsContinue reading “A Song to Drown Rivers – Ann Liang”
The Twelve – Liz Hyder
Published By: Pushkin Children’sPages: 256Released On: 10/10/2024Illustrated By: Tom de Freston It’s supposed to be a treat for Kit, a winter holiday by the coast with her sister Libby and their mum. But as the solstice moon rises high in the sky, Kit and Libby are drawn to a mysterious white tower, only to faceContinue reading “The Twelve – Liz Hyder”
Bright Midnights – LS Delorme
Pages: 307Released On: 29/09/2023 Most high school students find life challenging, but 17-year old Amelie has a lot more to contend with than typical teenage angst. Ever since she turned 11, others have been irresistibly drawn to her—with tragic consequences. Her only escape is at night when she flies to different times and places throughContinue reading “Bright Midnights – LS Delorme”
The Lantern of Lost Memories – Sanaka Hiiragi
Published By: PicadorPages: 224Released On: 22/08/2024Translated By: Jesse Kirkwood One photograph, one treasured memory, one chance to go back . . . In a cosy photography studio in the mountains between this world and the next, someone is waking up as if from a dream. A kind man will hand them a hot cup ofContinue reading “The Lantern of Lost Memories – Sanaka Hiiragi”
The Spellshop – Sarah Beth Durst
Published By: TorPages: 384Released On: 11/07/2024 Every home needs a little magic . . . Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people, and as librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she hasn’t had to. She and her assistant, Caz, a sentient spider plant, have spent most of the last eleven years sequestered amongContinue reading “The Spellshop – Sarah Beth Durst”
A Short Walk Through a Wide World – Douglas Westerbeke
Published By: Jonathan CapePages: 400Released On: 04/07/2024 If you could never stay, where would you go? Paris, 1885: Aubry Tourvel, a spoiled and stubborn nine-year-old girl, comes across a wooden puzzle ball on her walk home from school. She tosses it over the fence, only to find it in her satchel that evening. Days later, atContinue reading “A Short Walk Through a Wide World – Douglas Westerbeke”
The Love Of My Afterlife – Kirsty Greenwood
Published By: PenguinPages: 400Released On: 20/06/2024 If she wasn’t dead already, Delphie would be dying of embarrassment. She’s entered the afterlife wearing the sort of pyjamas you don’t want anyone to see and finds herself face-to-face with the most handsome man she’s ever encountered. And he’s smiling at her. As they start to chat, everything else becomes background noiseContinue reading “The Love Of My Afterlife – Kirsty Greenwood”
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