Five Word Summary Icky, evocative, thrilling, explicit, epic. For Blurb The fae abandoned this world to us. And the ones with power rule. Gold. Gold floors, gold walls, gold furniture, gold clothes. In Highbell, in the castle built into the frozen mountains, everything is made of gold. Even me. King Midas rescued me. Dug me…
Five Word Summary Lavish, villainous, epic, tense, satisfying. For Blurb Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov…
Five Word Summary Suspenseful, quest story, brutal, dark, climatic. For Blurb A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both. Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she…
Five Word Summary Delightful, amusing, heart-warming, cosy, wholesome. For Blurb After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of…
Five Word Summary Evocative, powerful, vivid, confronting, complex. For Blurb Oxford, 1836. The city of dreaming spires. It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world. And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows. Orphaned in Canton and…
Five Word Summary Atmospheric, suspenseful, claustrophobic, twisted, enigmatic. For Blurb From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List comes a new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide… Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than…
Five Word Summary Hilarious, jocular, enchanting, enthralling, perceptive. For Blurb A Land of Darkness drowns in despair.It’s called My Office. When I’m not typing manifests, I churn out fantasy books no-one reads.Less Young Adult, more MAD: Middle Aged Disappointment.So, when I’m gifted a magic book for Secret Santa, I can’t believe my luck. One miserable…
Five Word Summary Epic, gripping, scintillating, illuminating, calamitous. For Blurb Bow Before Your Queen Or Bleed Before Her… She’s been the victim and the survivor… Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she’s found with Prince Casteel. She wants to revel in her happiness but first they must free his brother and find hers….
Five Word Summary Bohemian, grainy, lively, jaunty, touching. For Blurb This is not the fairytale you remember. But it’s one you won’t forget. A forbidden romance.A deadly plague.Earth’s fate hinges on one girl . . . CINDER, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg. She’s reviled by her stepmother and blamed for…
Five Word Summary Ruminative, rousing, magnetic, tender, enigmatic. For Blurb A Betrayal… Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden….