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Exhalation by Ted Chiang

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Exhalation by Ted Chiang is a compilation of short stories exploring sci-fi elements and what the future could become because of them. All nine stories contain a unique narrative that will take you on a journey filled with introspection and intrigue. This novel is a series of stories with concepts …

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Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson | A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #2

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The true crime documentary detailing the solving of Andie Bell’s murder wraps up Pip’s detective days in a neat little bow. She is done solving mysteries making a promise to herself to stop investigating crimes; Pip is no longer a detective. A promise Pip must break when Jamie Reynolds, the …

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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson | A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #1

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Pippa Fitz lives in a town consumed by the disappearance of Andie five years ago. All assume her boyfriend, Sal Singh, murdered her but Pippa is not so sure. Using her Capstone project to her advantage, Pippa decides to explore the case and immediately is pulled into a web of …

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House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

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The Hollow sisters haven’t always been oddities. It was only after they reappeared from their month-long disappearance with black eyes and white hair that they earned that title. Iris, the youngest of the three siblings, has spent most of her life since then avoiding the strangeness that lingers wherever she …

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The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly

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Told through three time periods, The Last Garden in England details a story of one garden and the impact it has on five women. It’s 2021, Emma is a professional garden restorer hired to bring life back into the neglected Highbury House gardens designed in 1907 by her idol, Venetia Smith. 1907, Venetia …

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The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes | The Inheritances Games #1

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Avery’s mundane life turns upside down when Tobias Hawthorne leaves her his legacy. A legacy worth over a billion dollars and all she has to do to receive it, is live in the Hawthorne House for a year. A house filled with puzzles, riddles, and the elusive Hawthorne family. The …

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One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus | One of Us Is Lying #2

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Since Simon died, many apps and people have tried fruitlessly to replicate his gossip column. The problem is, Simon had the facts, the copycats don’t – until now. Except, this time it isn’t an app filled with truths people don’t want exposed, it’s a sick game of truth or dare. …

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One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus | One of Us Is Lying #1

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Bronwyn is the brains. Addy is the beauty. Nate is the criminal. Cooper is the athlete. Simon is the outcast. Five individuals all stuck together in detention with nothing in common, a typical afternoon at Bayview High except only four leave detention alive. Despite his role as outcast, Simon is …

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A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet

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A Children’s Bible is the story of twelve mature children forced to vacation at a lakeside mansion with their parents. Parents that prefer to pass their time with drugs, sex, and alcohol leaving their children to fend for themselves whilst battling with heightened emotions of neglect and suffocation simultaneously. When a …

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The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

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In Garner County girls have magic. Powerful magic that can be used to drive others crazy, make men lust-filled, create chaos where it is not wanted. This magic is why girls during their 16th year are banished from the county to dispel their magic in a safe space ensuring that …

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The Project by Courtney Summers

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Lo’s sister joined the Unity Project years ago. The organisation is loved by thousands for its charitable work and enigmatic leader, Lev Warren but there is more to it than meets the eye. Lo would know, the Project took her sister and she would do anything in her power to …

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We Hear Voices by Evie Green

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Rachel’s son has recovered from JX5, a virus most don’t survive. The miraculous recovery of her son Billy has her crying in relief and when he begins to mention an imaginary friend, Delfy, she thinks nothing of it. Her son is alive and that’s all that matters. Billy begins to …