Published by Coronet Synopsis: Ruth lives in the heart of the city. Working, drinking, falling in love: the rhythm of her vivid and complicated life there is set against a background hum of darkening news reports from which she deliberately turns away.As a new relationship becomes increasingly claustrophobic, and the discussions of impending political crisis … Continue reading The Stranding by Kate Sawyer
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The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird
Published by Borough Press (HarperCollins UK) Synopsis:Set in a world where a virus stalks our male population, The End of Men is an electrifying and unforgettable debut from a remarkable new talent that asks: what would our world truly look like without men?Only men are affected by the virus; only women have the power to … Continue reading The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird
One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence (Impossible Times #1)
Published by 47North Synopsis: In January 1986, fifteen-year-old boy-genius Nick Hayes discovers he’s dying. And it isn’t even the strangest thing to happen to him that week. Nick and his Dungeons & Dragons-playing friends are used to living in their imaginations. But when a new girl, Mia, joins the group and reality becomes weirder than … Continue reading One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence (Impossible Times #1)
The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
Synopsis: Set in a dangerous near future world, The Book of M tells the captivating story of a group of ordinary people caught in an extraordinary catastrophe who risk everything to save the ones they love. It is a sweeping debut that illuminates the power that memories have not only on the heart, but on … Continue reading The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
Under My Skin by Zoë Markham
Synopsis: Inside we are all monsters… Chloe was once a normal girl. Until the night of the car crash that nearly claimed her life. Now Chloe’s mother is dead, her father is a shell of the man he used to be and the secrets that had so carefully kept their family together are falling apart. … Continue reading Under My Skin by Zoë Markham
Review: Hyper by John A. Autero
Synopsis: “Evil doesn’t have a problem finding the middle of nowhere.” People are being savagely murdered on Decontamination Depot 315 and Charlie Kennedy needs to figure out who's doing it. Is it the most logical choice, the prisoner visiting the depot who happens to be a convicted multi-murderer? Or is it the goody-two-shoes from Kansas … Continue reading Review: Hyper by John A. Autero