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By Shaun Usher. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Letters of Note - New York City is an interesting and reflective collection that brings together historical letters connected to one of the world’s most iconic cities. Through a series of personal accounts, the book attempts to capture the many different ways people have experienced New
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By Elle Cosimano. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ "We had found Sawyer, but he wasn’t in the bathroom. Sawyer Mackenzie was dead on the bedroom floor." Staged by Elle Cosimano is a playful and entertaining short mystery that blends humour with a classic whodunnit setup. Light, quick, and easy to read, it
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By Anna Pattle. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Ascension of Greenville by Anna Pattle is a short but intriguing novella that explores cult dynamics, fear, and the ways belief systems can be used to control entire communities. Set in Greenville, Utah, the story centres around the Septosect, a religious cult led by the authoritative
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By Derek Owusu. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Make sure you off your light. Last night I had to come and close it for you. You know it’s only me paying electricity, if you like try and pay." Losing the Plot by Derek Owusu is an unusual and deeply introspective book that
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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 Deborah Harkness. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5. “No act of creation has ever been painless,” she continued. “Miracles should leave a mark, so that we can remember how precious they are.” Marcus Whitmore was made a vampire in the eighteenth century. Over two hundred years later, he finds himself in love with Phoebe
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By Anne Michaels ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 “We don’t scorn the feeling of falling in love—why do we question other instincts, just as powerful, intangible, unprovable? Premonitions, a sensed presence, intuitions.” Held begins in 1917 with John lying on a battlefield in northern France, dazed and broken, his thoughts wandering between
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By Laurie Gilmore. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 “You’re a big dog person, I take it.’ ‘They’re better than people in every way.” The Christmas Tree Farm is a cosy and spicy romance set in the charming town of Dream Harbor. Kira North has always disliked Christmas, which makes it all the
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By Mariana Travacio. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Set in drought-stricken Argentina, All That Dies in April follows Lina, a woman who has long dreamt of leaving her tiny mountain village. Her son left years ago in search of work, and now, with food scarce and life becoming impossible, she decides to follow, despite her
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By Michael Amherst. Set in a small English village in the shadow of an ancient abbey, The Boyhood of Cain follows Daniel, a highly intelligent boy who is largely misunderstood by his family. Inside him burns a quiet longing, for love, for certainty, for recognition. His father is a man