New books

Divine Justice by Joanne Hichens

The Captain's Daughter by Leah Fleming
Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht
When God was a Rabbit Sarah Winman
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
Snake by Tracey Farren
Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs
Forbidden by Ted Dekker
The Affair  by Lee Child
The Kashmir Shawl by Rosie Thomas
The Retribution by Val McDermid
And Furthermore by Judi Dench
Alice Bliss by Laura Harrington
Perlmann's Silence by Pascal Mercier
The Dove Keepers by Alice Hoffman
Kill Me If You Can by James Patterson
Gallows Hill by Margie Orford
Trackers by Deon Meyer
Passion by Lauren Kate
The Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Dark Poppies Demise by Sally Partridge
Ultraviolet by R. J. Anderson
The Drowning Pond by Catherine Forde
Deadlands by Lily Hearne
Naked by Kevin Brooks
Virals by Kathy Reichs
Cold Hands, Warm Heart by Jill Wolfson
Switched by Amanda Hocking
The Insider  by Ava McCarthy

  

New book: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender

On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein, a girl at the periphery of schoolyard games and her distracted parents' attention, bites into her mother's homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother's emotions in the slice. She discovers this gift to her horror, for her mother - her cheerful, can-do mother - tastes of despair and desperation. Suddenly, and for the rest of her life, food becomes perilous. Anything can be revealed at any meal. Rose's gift forces her to confront the secret knowledge all families keep hidden - truths about her mother's life outside the home, her father's strange detachment and her brother's clash with the world. Yet as Rose grows up, she realises there are some secrets that even her taste buds cannot discern. "The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake" is a luminous tale about the heartbreak of loving those whom you know too much about. It is profound and funny, wise and sad, and Aimee Bender's dazzling prose illuminates the strangeness of everyday life.

Found here.

New book: Wicked Lovely, by Melissa Marr

Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries.

Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty—especially if they learn of her Sight—and wishes she were as blind to their presence as other teens.

Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries.

Now faeries are stalking her. One of them, Keenan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring, is trying to talk to her, asking questions Aislinn is afraid to answer.

Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention.

But it's too late. Keenan is the Summer King who has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost—regardless of her plans or desires.

Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working anymore, and everything is on the line: her freedom; her best friend, Seth; her life; everything.

Faerie intrigue, mortal love, and the clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in Melissa Marr's stunning 21st century faery tale.

Found here.

Twilight, by Dr. Seuss

*spoiler alert*


Jake likes a girl. Her name is Bella. 
Bella likes a different fella.

See this vamp? This is Ed. 
Ed is pale. Ed is dead.

Ed saved Bella from a van. 
Ed must be a special man.

Ed won't kill boys. He won't kill girls. 
Ed gets fed on deer and squirrels.

This is James. He's a tracker. 
He's a sort of vamp attacker.

James hunts Bella for a thrill. 
Will Ed kill him? Yes, he will.

But James gave her a little bite. 
Will she be a vamp? She might!

Edward fixes Bella's cut. 
She won't be a vampire. 
But...

She becomes one. Read some more. 
She's a vampire in book 4.


Originally found here.

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