Summer Reads

The ninth thrilling instalment of the bestselling Outlander series finds Jamie and Claire engulfed by the American War of Independence whilst Brianna and Roger are forced to question the wisdom of their time travelling adventures. The author of the...

An expansive epic spanning the turbulent decades of Korea's fight for independence, perfect for fans of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko Beasts take many shapes... In 1917, deep in the snowy mountains of occupied Korea, an impoverished local hunter on the brink of...

(Available after May 21, 2021) 'My Sweet Girl is like nothing else I've read. Set in San Francisco and Sri Lanka, this is a story about friendship, lies, and guilt. A stunning and original must-read' -- Samantha Downing, Sunday Timesbestselling author...

Arriving in her Louisiana hometown La Cachette, renowned for its psychics, seventeen-year-old Grey discovers her childhood best friend has gone missing in this irresistibly haunting, atmospheric YA mystery, suffused with dark mythology and folklore...

The sequel to the acclaimed fantasy Raybearerfinds Tarisai, Empress Redemptor, assailed from all quarters as she struggles to keep control of her tempestuous reign in another stunningly realised West African-inspired epic. The hotly anticipated epic...

Effortlessly blending the gritty social realism of South London’s streets with brilliantly judged fantastical flourishes, Fadugba’s assured debut centres on a boy who can see glimpses of the future and a girl desperately seeking answers about her...

The pioneering YA thriller author of Girl, Missingreturns with another scalpel-sharp page-turner centred on a disaffected teenage girl and the dangerous world opened up by her father's dark secrets.   A lonely girl, a missing father and a trail of...

Incorporating themes of religion, the care system and domestic violence into a compelling YA thriller, This is My Truth fizzes with suspense as a prank blogger threatens to reveal Amani's terrible family secret. Your friend or your secret - which one...

A scorching and intense YA thriller with a cast of fascinating characters, Lies Like Wildfire sees a group of friends become responsible for a terrible, deadly accident, with the burning secrets they vow to keep threatening to turn the rest of their...

The former Children’s Book Prize category winner returns with a story of fractured family and friendships tested by fate and circumstance that is poignant and utterly gripping.   From the multi-award-winning author of Orangeboy, comes a YA road-trip...

A fantasy adventure powered by a kick-ass wild-west heroine and a collection of magical objects known as Oddities. "A thrillingly original fusion of adventure, magic, and epic alternative history." - Jonathan Stroud"Written with insouciant charm .....

The edge-of-your-seat YA thriller you've been lookingfor ...'What a debut. So tense - and it didn't lead where I thought it was going.' SUE WALLMAN, author of YOUR TURN TO DIE'Frankenstein meets Heathers. Bonnie and Clyde for the digital age, Every Line...

Based on an astonishing true story of bravery and rebellion, Reinhardt recounts the dangerous exploits of a group of teenage anti-Nazis in Hitler’s Germany and how they fought to bring down a horrific regime. When sixteen-year-old Daniel befriends...

Humorous and heartbreaking debut novel with the fresh, funny, honest voice of a 14-year-old Geordie lad recounting the trials and tribulations of family life and finding first love. Nominated for the 2019 Carnegie Medal. Danny's mam has a new boyfriend...

With echoes of Noughts and Crosses and The Power, Kettle’s brilliantly imagined dystopia plays clever tricks with gender and authority roles as a teenage boy finds himself caught up in an elaborate assassination plot. They say we're dangerous. But...

The trust no-one tension of One of Us is Lying meets legendary scam Fyre Festival. A high-energy, wildly entertaining, read-in-one-sitting YA thriller to get obsessed with. Plum Winter has always come in second to her sister, the unbelievably cool,...

(Available after 3-20 days)Versace. The very name conjures up images of outrageous glamour and bold sexuality, opulence and daring. All of course true, but only half the story. Versace is also the legacy of a great creative genius from a poor, backward...

(Available after 3-20 days)An action-packed comedy about a fake family that includes a spy, an assassin and a telepath!Master spy Twilight is unparalleled when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions for the betterment of the world. But when...

(Available after 3-20 days)An action-packed comedy about a fake family that includes a spy, an assassin and a telepath!Master spy Twilight is unparalleled when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions for the betterment of the world. But when...

(Available after October 21, 2021)"The glorious love child of Otessa Moshfegh and Sally Rooney." Six days ago, Dorothy had a miscarriage. At the novel's opening, she is examining the "thick, curdled knots of string" that are still coming out of her body...