|summary= A Catholic convert and a homosexual, a socialite party goer yet deeply lonely, a secretive spy and a public man of letters, Scott Moncrieff was an enigma. His translation of Proust’s ''A La Recherché du Temps Perdu'' was highly praised, and Moncrieff was also celebrated as a decorated hero of World War One. Here, his great-great niece Jean Findlay skilfully retells the life of an intriguing man – and one whom I was utterly charmed by.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099507080</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Ed McBain
|title=So Nude, So Dead
|rating=4.5
|genre=Crime
|summary=What's in a name? A lot if you decide to call your book ''So Nude, So Dead''. This is a title to conjure with, what on Earth is it about? As this is a ''Hard Case'' title it is likely to be hardboiled and not adverse to a little violence and titillation. However, consider that the book was once call ''The Evil Sleep!'' and has since been renamed; is this more a case of the title selling the book rather than accurately portraying its content?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781166064</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Chris Colfer
|title=The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=The last [[The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer|Land of Stories]] book left readers on a cliffhanger with a shock revelation about the identity of the antagonist, the villainous 'Masked Man'. Since then, fans, myself included, have been waiting desperately for the next book in the series in order to see how our twin heroes Alex and Conner deal with this surprising twist in the tale. The waiting is over; the new book is here and ready to transport us once again to the magical Land of Stories...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0316339385</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author= Chris Weitz
|title= The Young World
|rating= 3.5
|genre= Teens
|summary= After a mysterious sickness wipes out the rest of the population, the young survivors band together in small tribes, desperately trying to rebuild their society of old. In New York City, Jefferson, reluctant leader of the tribe from Washington Square, hears of a potential cure for The Sickness. So, he and a squad of heavily armed teens set out across New York in search of this cure. Along the way they must avoid gangs and cults, and brave the perils of the subway – all in the pursuit of mankind's future.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0349001936</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author= Sebastien de Castell
|title= Traitor's Blade
|rating= 5
|genre= Fantasy
|summary= Falcio del Mond and his companions Kest and Brasti used to be Greatcoats; travelling Magister's upholding King's Law. Then they stood and watched as their King was killed by the Dukes who took control of the kingdom, and their company of 144 supposedly brave men and women are scattered throughout the land and reviled as traitors. The three are working as hired security while hoping to fulfil their last promise to the King, until one of their clients is killed and they're framed for his murder. Running for their lives, they're caught in a conspiracy which could have dark consequences for the entire land.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184866379X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author= John Gardner
|title= Grendel
|rating= 5
|genre= Fantasy
|summary= The first impression we get of Grendel in the epic poem ''Beowulf'' is not a good one. Life is fine for the townspeople of Heorot, the anonymous poet tells, 'until finally one, a fiend out of hell, began to work his evil in the world.' Grendel, there can be no doubt, is a monster, a beast, a marauder, a demon, a villain.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1473212014</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Jenn Bennett
|title=Night Owls
|rating=5
|genre=Teens
|summary= Beatrix is a serious girl; small and slight, considered and studious with a quiet determination to follow her dream of becoming a medical illustrator. Pretty and petite, too quirky for jocks and not quirky enough for hipsters, Beatrix knows that Jack is all the kinds of boys she should avoid. Loose-limbed and slim with a slash of unruly hair that works for him in all those adolescent bad boy ways; Jack is leanly muscled and has cheekbones you can hang from and when Beatrix meets Jack, purely by chance on San Francisco's Night Owl Bus Transit, her world is turned upside down.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471125300</amazonuk>
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