|summary=Zak's day is full of surprises. First his mate bumps into him when he's setting an arcade record at his favourite game, then he sees said mate plummet to his death in front of him. ''Then'' he adopts the friend's killers, who want to get their hands on him. '''Then''' he gets rescued - by a girl, who is a member of a secret agency - what on earth is happening?!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444005456</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Ivo Stourton
|title=The Book Lover's Tale
|rating=4
|genre=General Fiction
|summary=Matt will admit that his writing career failed, and so he had to join his wife in interior design, where he can use his love of books to arrange - at a cost - the contents, design and most importantly the colours, of upper class people's home libraries for them. He'll concede that it's a good way to get into the houses, and beds, of rich women, such as his latest flame, Claudia. But why is this, his confession, talking of murder?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0552773875</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Fiona Roberton
|title=The Perfect Present
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=We first met Henry in [[Wanted: The Perfect Pet by Fiona Roberton|Wanted: The Perfect Pet]] (a story I still love!) when he went in search of a dog but found, in the end, that a small duck named Spot was actually everything he needed in a pet. This time the two friends are looking forward to Henry's birthday. Spot has found Henry what he thinks is the perfect present: a fishing rod that Henry has been gazing at in a shop window for quite some time. Henry tries to guess what Spot has bought him, and Spot is so excited about seeing Henry's face when he opens it. When morning comes the pair rush down to see all the presents. Henry is saving Spot's present for last however, just as he is about to open it Henry's grandparents arrive with a box. They place it in front of Henry and inside it is a dog! Henry is so excited he forgets to open Spot's gift and rushes outside to play with the dog. Poor Spot! Will this change their friendship forever?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444908944</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Gordon Weiss
|title=The Cage
|rating=4
|genre=History
|summary=The history of Ceylon, and latterly Sri Lanka has at its centre an undeniable contradiction. A nation which espoused and proclaimed peaceful Buddhism was caught in one of the bloodiest conflicts in the recent past, a conflict peppered with suicide bombings, mass killings, rapes, torture and imprisonment, and more than a hint of genocide. Gordon Weiss was intimately involved as a journalist and as the United Nations Spokesman in Sri Lanka for two years of the almost 40 years conflict, and has produced a detailed account of the background and eventual denouement of this conflict.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>009954847X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Roddy Doyle
|title=Bullfighting
|rating=5
|genre=Short Stories
|summary=I've often wondered what goes through an author's mind the next time they sit down to write after winning a major literary prize. Does it put undue pressure on an author, thinking that they will have to write something equally as good or better next time around? Some writers can wilt under the pressure and future offerings are derided by critics as 'not as good as (insert title here)'. But some thrive under the weight of expectation and continue to write wonderful stories. 1993 Booker Prize winner [[Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle|Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha]] falls firmly into this latter category.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>009955562X</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Shirley Conran
|title=Lace
|rating=3.5
|genre=Women's Fiction
|summary=Lili might be young but she's a superstar and she's used to getting what she wants. She's just summoned Judy, Kate, Maxine and Pagan to her suite in Manhattan's most exclusive hotel. They might be at the top of ''their'' professions - Fashion, PR and interior design but it's Lili who holds the whip hand here. She has a simple request:
''Which one of you bitches is my mother?''
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857863908</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Alison Bruce
|title=The Silence
|rating=4
|genre=Crime
|summary=It seemed to begin when Joey McCarthy was stabbed to death in a pub car park. He'd arrived in his posh (if not quite new) car and lost his life in a random attack of violence. Charlotte Stone's mother died not long afterwards. There wasn't really anything suspicious about this (although her children thought that their father hadn't really done enough to help) and soon after two teenage friends committed suicide. Then DC Gary Goodhew found the body of another suicide victim and it brought to mind another investigation which had a profound effect on him - and a connection was made between him and Charlotte Stone.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849012032</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Deborah Harkness
|title=Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy 2)
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=''Shadow of Night'' moves on from where [[A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness|A Discovery of Witches]] finishes. Matthew Claremont (vampire, intellectual and, even after centuries of life, still looking a pretty decent 37 years old) and Diana Bishop (historian and witch with a pedigree stretching back to the Salem witch trials) are married and have time-walked to 1591 to look for Ashmole 782, the ancient book that Diana let slip through her fingers in 2010. They also need to find Diana a tutor to help her control the powers that she's chosen to ignore for a lifetime. There aren't just supernatural items on the agenda though; Diana thought she knew all there was to know about her new spouse but there are secrets to be discovered, his connection to the historic 'School of the Night' being one of the less dangerous. Oh, and another thing, they discover that the 16th century isn't, perhaps, the best time to visit if you're a witch, especially if you need to advertise for a tutor. (I think we could have told them that if they'd asked!)
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0755384733</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Tonya Hurley
|title=The Blessed
|rating=3.5
|genre=Teens
|summary=Three girls all find themselves in the emergency room at Perpetual Help Hospital on Halloween. Agnes - the hopeless romantic -- has just tried to take her own life. Cecilia -- the runaway rocker -- found drowned, face down in a puddle. Finally, Lucy -- spoilt rich party girl -- overdose. These three girls have never met each other before, and have nothing in common, until they all meet the mysterious Sebastian. He brings the girls together, and gives each of them what they have been searching for. But in the fight for his heart, will they lose something more important?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444904752</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Andy Briggs
|title=Tarzan: The Jungle Warrior
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Rokoff, the world’s most notorious hunter is in Africa, to snatch a baby gorilla from its family. When he does so, it’s left to Tarzan to chase across several countries to rescue the youngster, Karnath. But there may be danger closer to hand – can all of the wild man's friends be trusted?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>057127353X</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Anthony McGowan
|title=Leopard Adventure
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=For older readers, the name Willard Price will bring to mind classic wild-life adventures in exotic locations. The heroes were two brothers, Hal and Roger Hunt, and now, 125 years after the birth of the man who created them, we meet their children. Young cousins Amazon and Frazer are destined, like their fathers, to travel the world, rescue endangered animals and battle against the adult greed and thoughtlessness which threatens fragile eco-systems. The settings, the issues and the gadgets are completely up-to-date: what remain from the old stories are the excitement and the danger.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141339454</amazonuk>
}}