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 =='''11 JULY30 MAY'''=={{Frontpage<!-- Chiang -->|isbn=B0CYV674G2|-title=Swanton Morley (John Tanner)| styleauthor="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|David Blake[[image:1529014484.jpg|linkrating=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1529014484/ref=nosim?tag3.5|genre=thebookbag-21]] Crime| stylesummary="verticalIt seemed like an open-align: top; textand-align: left;"|===[[Exhalation by Ted Chiang]]=== [[image:5starshut case. A man, covered in mud and blood - and carrying a knife, comes into the police station shouting that he hasn't killed the man.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Science Fiction|Science Fiction]]A body at the bottom of a freshly dug grave at Swanton Morley church - he's been stabbed to death. DCI John Tanner is just back from his honeymoon, [[:Category:Short Stories|Short Stories]] Over which coincided with the past twenty-eight years Ted Chiang has published fifteen science fiction short storiesbirth of his daughter Samantha. You would think he'd be grateful for an easy answer but the words 'perverse' and 'John Tanner' were made for each other. These magnificent stories have won twentyHe's sleep-seven major science fiction awards so if you are a science fiction fan it is likely that you have already come across some deprived to the point of the falling asleep at work by Ted Chiang. I cannot speak highly enough of this collection of short stories, they are so wide ranging in their themes and so beautifully written, Chiang has written an absolute masterpiece of a collectionbut he's determined to keep going - probably because he can't get any sleep at home. If you come across Chiang's work before, take this opportunity to do so now. Trust me; your imagination will be grateful. [[Exhalation by Ted Chiang|Full Review]] |}{|class-"wikitable" cellpadding="15"}==''' 15 JULY4 JUNE'''=={{Frontpage<!-- James -->|author=Stuart Douglas|title=Lowe and Le Breton Mysteries -Death at the Dress Rehearsal| stylerating="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"3.5|genre=Crime[[image:1781128952.jpg|linksummary=http://wwwDuring location filming for his 1970's sitcom 'Floggit and Leggit', leading man Edward Lowe stumbles across the dead body of a woman on the edge of a reservoir.amazon.co.uk/dp/1781128952/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The Starlight Watchmaker by Lauren James]]=== [[image:4star The police seem happy to assign it as an accidental death, but something about the whole thing bothers Lowe, and he enlists the help of a fellow actor, John Le Breton to help him investigate matters further. They travel across the country during their days off filming, uncovering more possible murders and, seemingly, a link to death during the Second World War.jpg| But is there really a link=Category:{{{ratingbetween the deaths? And will they manage to uncover who is responsible before more people lose their lives?|isbn=1803368209}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Dyslexia Friendly=='''6 JUNE'''=={{Frontpage|Dyslexia Friendly]], [[:Category:Teensauthor=Saima Mir|Teens]]title=Vengeance|rating=3.5|genre=ThrillersThis is a dyslexia-friendly, science fiction novella for young adults. It tells |summary= I was instantly intrigued by the tale premise of Hugo, this novel – an unwanted and rather lonely android, who makes organised crime syndicate in the north of England run by a living for himself mending time-travel watchesMuslim woman. When one of his clients demands The fact that his broken watch be mended, Hugo realises there is it was the second in a mystery to be solved, and is only too ready to help. An exciting journey of discovery unfolds, which takes Hugo out of his drab attic workroom and series I hadn't read didn't stop me – I've jumped midway into a scary adventure with some amazing new friends, exploring regions of the planet never few series before known to exist(on page and screen) and it needn't be a hindrance if it's good enough. [[The Starlight Watchmaker by Lauren JamesAnd that wasn't a problem here. Vengeance swiftly brings you up to speed, and I never felt lost.|Full Review]]isbn=0861541561 |}}{{Frontpage|classauthor=Kieran Larwood and Joe Todd-"wikitable" cellpaddingStanton|title="15"Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial|rating=='''18 JULY'''== <!-- Evan Winter -->4|-genre=Confident Readers| stylesummary="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:0356512940.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0356512940/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbagMeet Kit. Like most of the people in his world, it seems, he is an avid fan of Dungeon Running – the sport where a team of warrior, mage and healer enter specially prepared, century-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The Rage old, magical mazes, and race to the exit, perhaps bothering with the treasure or the big bad and the points they grant you along the way. Unfortunately for Kit, the only thing he's seen of Dragons by Evan Winter]]=== [[image:5starthe latest race on the inn TV equivalent is that one team has been retired, eaten, and a new trio of questors is needed.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Fantasy|Fantasy]] Every so often, Possibly very unfortunately indeed for Kit, he has taken to the goading from the token bully of his world and stumbled into declaring he'll enter as a readerteam. What chance does this friendless, a book comes along muscle-free-zone have in actually managing that is utter , and complete perfection. This book is one of those. Utter and complete perfection. Winter has created an absolute masterpiece of a novel, set how could he possibly hope to succeed?|isbn=1839945184}}{{Frontpage|author=Jenny Valentine|title=Us in the fantasy land of Uhmlaba the reader is instantly thrown into war, a battle for survival for the Omehi people. Fleeing Before and After|rating=5|genre=Teens|summary=Elk and Mab are best friends, or more than that even, their homeland, they have to fight to remain on the only scrap of land they can reachfriendship is a once in a lifetime connection. The culture of the Omehi people is rich and deep They meet as children one day on a trip out but not perfect, not sanctimonious. They have villains, unfortunately they have faultsdon't get each other's contact details at the time. But then chance brings them back together, and they are the invaders after allinseparable. Something has happened though, but Winter creates a realistic something terrible and honest portrayal of a people desperate to survivetragic, and now they must work through their grief, to save themselves and their culture for future generationsfriendship, together. [[The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter|Full Review]]isbn=1471196585|}{|class-"wikitable" cellpadding="15"}=='''1 AUGUST 13 JUNE'''=={{Frontpage<!-- Fegan -->|isbn=1635866847|-title=The Lavender Companion| styleauthor="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|Jessica Dunham and Terry Barlin Vesci[[image:1925810097.jpg|linkrating=http://www4.amazon.co.uk/dp/1925810097/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] 5| stylegenre="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"Lifestyle| summary===[[DonIt's strange, the things that make you ''immediately''t Drink feel that this is the Pink by B C R Fegan]]=== [book for you. Before I started reading ''The Lavender Companion'', I visited the author's [imagehttps:4star//www.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]] Madeline is very fond pinelavenderfarm.com/ website] and there's a picture of a slice of Grandfather Gilderberrychocolate cake on the homepage. He I don's always busy in his workshop, creating crazy potions, t eat cakes and he always has a smile on his facedesserts - but I wanted that cake viscerally. Madeline's dad thinks he (There's a bit bonkers and Madeline's mum thinks recipe in the same but gives him a pass because hebook, which I's old. But Madeline? She thinks Grandfather Gilberberry is just great. Particularly on her birthday when he unfailingly arrives m avoiding with a selection of potions some difficulty!!) Then I started reading the book and allows her I was told to choose one as make a giftmess of it. And he always says Notes in the same thingmargins are sanctioned. You get to fold down the corners of pages. You suspect that smears of butter would not be a problem. [[Don I ''loved''t Drink the Pink by B C R Fegan|Full Review]]this book already.|}{|class-"wikitable" cellpadding="15"}=='''8 AUGUST4 JULY'''=={{Frontpage<!-- Shackle -->|author=Max Boucherat|-title=The Last Life of Lori Mills| stylerating="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"4.5|genre=Confident Readers[[image:1473225213.jpg|linksummary=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1473225213/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="verticalWe meet Lori on the first evening she's got the house to herself – no neighbour to pop in, babysitter poorly, mother at work, just an avidly rule-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[We Are The Dead by Mike Shackle]]=== [[image:4breaking eleven year old, on her lonesome. What could possibly go wrong? Snuggled in a blanket fort, she has one main intention, and that is to log on to Voxminer, the world-building, critter-collecting game that is a hit in Lori's world.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Fantasy|Fantasy]] Mike Shackle has written a really interesting and unusual story in But first Lori has a tiny inkling that this stormy night doesn''We Are The Dead''; t find herself entirely on her own, and then she finds something even more spooky. For the tag line for the novel is 'No More Heroes' server she and that is what makes this story so differenther bestie and nobody else should be able to enter shows signs of tampering. There are villains galore but no specific heroes; rather the story is scattered with characters doing their own small part to survive, to fight back When malevolent eyes spark up on her phone screen, and to find vengeance, in a world that her safe place in the game has been utterly torn apart. The plot does not hang on any one characterdoctored – well, no one where is important, anyone can die and many do, but, like ants working together, each small character achieves their own part of a much larger plot that is rich and complex and keeps the reader glued to the story. [[We Are The Dead by Mike Shackle|Full Review]]a girl to turn?|isbn=0008666482}}<!-- Coleman -->{{Frontpage|-author=Jenny Lecoat| styletitle="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"Beyond Summerland|rating=4[[image:1785032461.jpg|linkgenre=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1785032461/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  General Fiction| stylesummary="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The Girl at Jean lives on Jersey with her mother where they are celebrating the end of the Window by Rowan Coleman]]=== [[image:5staroccupation.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:General Fiction|General Fiction]], [[:Category:Paranormal|Paranormal]] Trudy Heaton is going home During the war, Jean's father was arrested for listening to a house where banned radio and soldiers took him away one night, leaving Jean and her roots burrow back through the centuries and to a mother she hasn't spoken to waiting for years for sixteen yearsnews of him. Home, her refuge, Ponden HallAs the British finally free the Channel islands from the Nazis, where she can heal herself and try to come to terms with the traumatic loss of her husband. She needs to build bridges with her mother and convince her grieving son war is finally over, their hopes rise that his father is deadthey will finally learn what became of him. Where better than But will the house full of light and shadowtruth come as a relief, that nurtured her throughout her childhoodor will it raise further questions around what else happened during the war? [[The Girl at Who was the informer who told the Nazis about the Window by Rowan Coleman|Full Review]]|}radio? And what other secrets have been kept throughout the occupation?{|class-"wikitable" cellpaddingisbn="15"=='''29 AUGUST'''== <!-- Whitlock -->|-| style=''width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;''|[[image:1782692177.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1782692177/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style=''vertical-align: top; text-align: left;''|===[[The Collective by Lindsey Whitlock]]=== [[image:3.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Teens|Teens]] ''Illinois Territory, Collective Homesteads of America.'' It's certainly an unusual place. Some people live in sunken houses, buried into hillsides to disguise how large their property is at times of austerity, among other reasons. Others are called Foresters, for they live and work in trees – forever playing and resting in trees as children, but farming in amongst them and living between them too. These two sides hate each other – so perhaps this is less of an unusual place than at first sight. Our drama kicks off when the small area the Foresters live in is placed under compulsory purchase – the residents are given a pitiful amount to clear out, before they get manfully cleared out. It's probably the Hills that are behind this, what's more. Our hero, Elwyn, has just left the trees for the Hills, to live with an uncle and learn their ways – he's just of age to decide things for himself, and he has decided to see how the other half lives. This has, of course, opened himself up to no end of prejudicial judgement. But what's this – as soon as he reaches the Hills he sees a third way of living, in a lovely colonial-style mansion, where everything sparkles and shines with crystalline light. What does it mean that he feels destiny-bound to this even posher, newer and more hopeful life? [[The Collective by Lindsey Whitlock|Full Review]] |} {|class-"wikitable" cellpadding="15" =='''1 SEPTEMBER'''== <!-- Ellory -->|-| style=''width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;''|[[image:1542007232.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1542007232/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style=''vertical-align: top; text-align: left;''|===[[The Rabbit Girls by Anna Ellory]]=== [[image:3star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:General Fiction|General Fiction]], [[:Category:Historical Fiction|Historical Fiction]] Berlin, 1989. Miriam is in the middle of a city freshly united, with the Wall newly broken down and people able to cross at liberty for the first time in decades. She is in the middle of such euphoria, but cannot feel it, for she has not left her father's apartment in weeks, nursing him as he lies dying. One standard bed-bath, however, is very different, when he gasps the name ''Frieda'' that she does not recognise – and she sees for the first time ever a tattoo for his camp inmate identity under his watch. One bombshell outside, then, and two inside. And inside her father, Henryk, what is going on, as he has a first person narrative alternating with her story? What will we find happened, as he remembers back to the real Frieda, a young woman that shook him to the core when he was her literature professor? That's right, more bombshells… [[The Rabbit Girls by Anna Ellory|Full Review]] |} {|class-"wikitable" cellpadding="15"=='''5 SEPTEMBER'''== <!-- McGee -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:0241365953.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241365953/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[American Royals by Katharine McGee]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:General Fiction|General Fiction]] Two and a half centuries ago, America won the Revolutionary War and General George Washington was offered the crown. Today, the House of Washington still sit on the thrown with Princess Beatrice next in line. Beatrice's whole life has been building up to her ruling the United States and the time for her reign is imminent. [[American Royals by Katharine McGee|Full Review]] <!-- Moyer -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:178747920X.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/178747920X/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Brightfall by Jaime Lee Moyer]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Fantasy|Fantasy]], [[:Category:Historical Fiction|Historical Fiction]] Robin Hood is gone – denouncing both his former life and his love Marian, and retreating to a monastery – although no-one knows quite what led him to abandon all that he had built. Marion's life since has been relatively quiet - but when her friends start dying, Marion is tasked by Father Tuck to break the curse surrounding them and to save their lives. Setting off with a soldier, a Fey Lord and a sullen Robin Hood, she becomes tangled in a maze of betrayals, complicated relationships, and a vicious struggle for the throne…[[Brightfall by Jaime Lee Moyer|Full Review]] |} {|class-"wikitable" cellpadding="15" =='''31 OCTOBER'''==<!-- Peter F Hamilton -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:1447281357.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1447281357/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Salvation Lost by Peter F Hamilton]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Science Fiction]] In the twenty-third century, humanity is enjoying a comparative utopia. Yet life on Earth is about to change, forever. Feriton Kane's investigative team has discovered the worst threat ever to face mankind – and we've almost no time to fight back. The supposedly benign Olyix plan to harvest humanity, in order to carry us to their god at the end of the universe. And as their agents conclude schemes down on earth, vast warships converge above to gather this cargo. Some factions push for humanity to flee, to live in hiding amongst the stars – although only a chosen few would make it out in time. But others refuse to break before the storm. As disaster looms, animosities must be set aside to focus on just one goal: wiping this enemy from the face of creation. Even if it means preparing for a future this generation will never see. [[Salvation Lost by Peter F Hamilton|Full Review]]1846976537}}

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