Matt Pine’s life is anything but normal. His older brother was convicted of murder in his teens and fast forward to his college years, Matt has just been informed his immediate family has been found dead in Mexico. The news of the tragedy spreads fast and Matt is thrust into …
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
From the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Silent Patient comes a new thriller revolving around the death of young maidens and Mariana’s determination to prove Edward Fosca as the killer. The novel combines Greek mythology, murder, and obsession to create a novel you cannot tear yourself from. Fosca is …
The Outsiders by SE Hilton
The Outsiders by SE Hilton is a timeless novel hundreds have read. It is set over a two week period exploring the life of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with society. For Ponyboy, there are two types of people: greasers and socs. One with power and money and the other …
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Hidden in a London back alley lays an apothecary. The owner has transformed her shop into one of secrecy, a place women can go to find a solution for the men who harmed them. When Nella discovers her newest customer to be a twelve-year-old named Eliza, a surprising friendship develops …
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Jacob Finch Bonner is a man who struggles maintaining his self-respect. He currently teaches at a third-rate MFA program and the shine of being a promising young novelist has finally worn off. Jacob hasn’t written or published anything worth reading in years and when an egotistical student named Evan Parker …
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
Nana and Satoru are on a road trip. Nana, the cat, does not know where they are going but as long as he’s beside his beloved owner Satoru in their cozy silver van, Nana is content. Together, they travel through Japan meeting Satoru’s old friends. Nana can’t figure out why …
The Girl in His Shadow by Audrey Blake
After losing her parents to a devastating pandemic, Nora Beady is taken in by Dr. Horace Croft causing her upbringing to be anything but typical. Whilst other young women busied themselves with needlework, Nora learned how to suture and dissect. Skills that as a woman in the 1800s could get …
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Klara is an Artificial Friend. She watches from within the store those that come to browse, she is an AF highly optimised for observation and one who hopes one day to be chosen. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro explores the world of science fiction and the question, what does …
The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
Great Britain is hurting. U-boats are cut-off, cities are being destroyed, the Nazi’s are leading the war and yet, life continues. The BBC programming is still hosting the Kitchen Front, a cookery program that has shifted its focus on teaching how to cook with wartime rations and limited ingredients. As …
A Cloud of Outrageous Blue by Vesper Stamper
Without warning, Edyth is sent to live in a priory. A decision that causes her to lose everything she holds dear. Edyth must come to terms with her new life and the gifts she discovers within the priory. When a boy reappears from her past and the Great Plague creeps …
The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
Their grandmother is an enigma. The only thing Aubrey, Milly, and Jonah Story know about her is that she disinherited their parents before they were born. It is why when a letter arrives asking them to spend the summer on her island, they are confused and hesitant to visit. Spurred …
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
1940, three different women answer the Bletchley Park call. Osla, a debutante fluent in German puts her mind to the test decoding secrets. Mab, a self-made woman searches for a solid man while she works the machines. Beth, drawn into the fight by Osla and Mab is one of the …