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By Stephanie Meyer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Sometimes you have to learn to love what's good for you.” Re-reading New Moon after so many years was an emotional experience in a completely different way to Twilight. This book marked a shift in the series, and returning to it now reminded me just
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By Lily Meyer. The End of Romance is a thoughtful, tender, and quietly powerful book that examines love, selfhood, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive heartbreak. It is reflective rather than dramatic, emotionally rich without being overwhelming, and deeply honest about the ways people protect themselves
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By Emma Jane Unsworth. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 “You're fifteen, aren't you? Yeah, so I know what I'm talking about.” Slags by Emma Jane Unsworth opens with a deliberately provocative definition of the word it reclaims, setting the tone for a book that is sharp, funny, uncomfortable
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By Stephanie Meyer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him-and I didn’t know how potent that part might be-that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.” Re reading Twilight
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By Will Dean. Adrift by Will Dean is a high tension psychological thriller that slowly tightens its grip until it becomes almost unbearable. Dark, claustrophobic, and emotionally devastating, this is a book that demands your full attention. Peggy and Drew, both aspiring writers, move onto an isolated canal boat with
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By Jennie Godfrey The Barbecue at No. 9 by Jennie Godfrey is one of those books that quietly pulls you in and then, before you realise it, you are completely absorbed in the lives of its characters. Set during the summer of 1985, with the country buzzing in anticipation of
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By Patmeena Sabit. Zorah Sharaf could do no wrong. Zorah Sharaf brought shame upon her family. The truth depends entirely on who you ask, and that tension sits at the very heart of Good People. The Sharaf family appear to embody success. Having escaped the horrors of war in Afghanistan,
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By Eleanor Shearer. Fireflies in Winter is a beautifully written and deeply moving historical book that explores freedom, belonging and love against the harsh backdrop of 1796 Nova Scotia. From the first few pages, it is clear that the author has crafted something both powerful and tender, a story that
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By Elizabeth Fremantle. A fiery feminist retelling of Beatrice Cenci’s tragic, silenced life. Renaissance Rome, 1599. A noblewoman waits in her prison cell at the Corte Savella, accused of the brutal murder of her father. Her name is Beatrice Cenci and history has either vilified her or turned her
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By Daisy Goodwin. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Diva is a richly drawn and emotionally absorbing book that explores the life of Maria Callas, focusing on her relationship with Aristotle Onassis and the personal cost of loving so fiercely while living in the public eye. The book opens in 1968, with Maria reeling from the
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By Catherine Newman. There is something deeply comforting about returning to characters who already feel like people you know, and Wreckdelivers exactly that. Coming back to Rocky and her family felt like slipping into a familiar rhythm, one filled with humour, tenderness, anxiety, and the quiet weight of everyday life.
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By Jennifer Niven. Meet the Newmans is a warm, witty and quietly heartbreaking book that pulls back the curtain on perfection and reveals the cost of living a life performed for others. Set in 1964, it captures a moment of cultural change where the world is shifting faster than some