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Find Me After
Name: Clair Bossons
04 July 2024;Genre: Science Fiction
Find Me After begins with a trigger warning; it explores the fragility of life and was inspired by the author's own life experience with epilepsy. I found the book highly thought-provoking, it is a real page turner and as always with a good book, I read it in a short space of...
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The Last Thing You'll Hear
Name: Rachel Bolton
04 July 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
The Last Thing You'll Hear is a compulsive read - I was gripped from the start. The story tells of two musical sisters, 17-year-old Wren and her older and more beautiful and talented sister, Lark . Both are musical and both get invited to sing at a new music festival which is...
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Hide and Seek with the Baby Animals
Name: Lizi Backhouse
04 July 2024;Genre: Baby & Toddler Books
Play hide and seek with the noisy baby animals.in this interactive, lift the flap book. This book is a great read for babies to toddlers; it's brightly coloured and engaging with hardy felt flaps that will stand the test of time! The text is great as it introduces higher level vocabular...
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Slowcoach: A feel-good teen summer romance
Name: Morgan Harkin
04 July 2024;Genre: Romance & Relationships
For 16 year old Ruby, the summer has finally come and GCSEs are over. It's time for her to hang out with her best friends in the park, doing a bit of roller skating and having loads of fun. As a body-confident teen, she's loving the summer. However, after an argument with her brother,...
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The Houdini Inheritance
Name: Louisa Farrow
02 July 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Houdini Inheritance is a thrill-tingler of a read! Emma Carroll captures all the fun of the rackety world of variety entertainment a hundred years ago. With a rambunctious cast of characters and brimming with surprises, the narrative has all the energy of a vaudeville show...
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Amir and the Jinn Princess
Name: Hayley Summerfield
02 July 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Amir and the Jinn Princess by M. T. Khan is a beautiful, enchanting story that takes the reader into the secret realm of the jinn. Everything in Amir's life is planned out. He is the third child of a wealthy businessman in Pakistan. Although he has the best of everythin...
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The Reappearance of Rachel Price
Name: Nel Age 13
02 July 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Such a good book, read within 3 days but it usually takes me 1-2 months to read others. There are so many good plot twists and amazing descriptions. The book has me questioning every part of it and had my jaw drop so many times. Definitely kept me up on my feet - the best Holly Jackson book ev...
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Poison In Their Hearts: the breathtaking conclusion to the Castles in their Bones trilogy
Name: Linda Brown
01 July 2024;Genre: Fantasy
What a breathtaking conclusion to this wonderful trilogy. Poison In Their Hearts is full of magic, politics, slow burning romance, action and much, much more. Three princesses, who were promised for marriage since birth and raised to bring down kingdoms through seductio...
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The Fun We Had
Name: Lauren Maidman
01 July 2024;Genre: Bereavement
The Fun We Had is a beautiful picture book looking back over the time a Nana and little girl have together. Each season, the little girl returns to her Nana's house to visit and they re-visit a memory together. From camping to den making, shell searching to making paper boats,...
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I Am Rebel
Name: Jacqueline Harris
01 July 2024;Genre: Adventure
Tom is Rebel's dog. Rebel would do anything for Tom. Living happily on a farm, Rebel has no desire to do anything else. But one day soldiers come to the house and everything changes. Rebel must leave the farm and find Tom, because Tom is his boy and he loves him. Set in an indeterminate...
