Non-Fiction
By Laura Coffey. Enchanted Islands by Laura Coffey is a reflective and beautifully written book that blends travel writing with elements of Greek mythology and personal grief. What begins as a simple trip soon transforms into something much deeper. Following heartbreak and her father’s illness, Laura Coffey sets out
Fiction
By Sarah Wang. New Skin is chaotic, unsettling, darkly funny, and completely impossible to predict. At its core, the book follows Linli Feng, who is pulled back into her mother Fanny’s life after years of distance when another cosmetic procedure goes disastrously wrong. What initially sounds like a story
Fiction
By Victoria West. Never Alone is a dark, addictive psychological thriller that slowly pulls you into a tense and deeply unsettling game of manipulation, perception, and survival. At the centre of the story is Ella Ademonde, a successful crime podcaster and socialite who appears to have built the perfect life.
Fiction
By Tessa Bailey. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “His entire life, he’d told himself you don’t need it. That he didn’t require nice things. But Chloe . . . she was the first nice thing he couldn’t live without.” Dream Girl Drama is everything I love about a sports romance, full of tension, humour,
Fiction
By Kate Weston. Coterie of Liars by Kate Weston is a gripping, twist filled book that delivers drama, mystery, and sharp humour in equal measure. Set around one final summer party at the infamous D’olobelle mansion, the story follows Evie and her friendship group, known as the coterie. As
Fiction
By Tessa Bailey. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I think we'll be better as friends" "Guess you need to be proven wrong”. The Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey is the second instalment in the Big Shots series and after finishing it, I can safely say I am completely hooked on
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By Kit Fan. Goodbye Chinatown is a vivid, heartfelt and quietly powerful story about identity, belonging and the search for home in a world that keeps shifting beneath your feet. Kit Fan brings together food, family and the politics of place to craft a book that feels both intimate and
Non-Fiction
By Mona Chollet. How to Resist Guilt: On What’s Holding Women Back, translated by Emily Boyce, is a thoughtful and compelling book that explores the roots of guilt and the ways it disproportionately shapes women’s lives. We talk a lot about guilt, but not nearly enough about where
Fiction
By Louise Hegarty. Getting the Electric by Louise Hegarty is a strange, inventive, and cleverly structured collection of short stories that plays with narrative form in ways that feel fresh and unpredictable. Each chapter presents a completely different story, yet what makes the book particularly compelling is the way each
Fiction
By Tessa Bailey. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I just…have this pretty intense need to make sure everyone knows you’re very fucking important. Okay? Could you kindly just go along with it?” Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey is a funny, heartfelt, and wonderfully addictive sports romance that completely surprised me in the best
Fiction
By Matt Haig. The Midnight Train is a magical, reflective, and deeply emotional book that asks a simple but haunting question. When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you choose to stop? No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you back into it.
Theatre
Leeds Grand Theatre This week, I attended the Press Night performance of The Shawshank Redemption at Leeds Grand Theatre and it delivered a gripping and emotionally charged evening of theatre that stayed with the audience long after the final scene. Thank you so much to Kelly and the team for