2023-09-23 05:42
In this engaging and moving middle grade novel, Saadia Faruqi writes about a contemporary Pakistani American girl whose passion for journalism starts a conversation about her grandmother… Read More
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2023-05-19 14:51
Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked… Read More
2023-05-02 18:18
With the taut psychological drama of The Silent Patient and the propulsive storytelling of The Club , a chilling debut thriller about a London-based interpreter with dark secrets—and t… Read More
2023-05-01 14:14
Seventeen-year-old Josephine Jagger is a talented writer with special abilities she doesn’t fully understand. Over the years she has developed methods to cope with the voices she hears… Read More
2023-03-30 05:59
They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. Instead of glittering summers on th… Read More
2023-03-14 18:54
When Christa joins a tour group heading deep into the snowy expanse of the Rocky Mountains, she’s hopeful this will be her chance to put the ghosts of her past to rest. But when a bitt… Read More
2023-02-06 14:46
A BOOKSHOP. A TRUE CRIME CASE. A DEADLY FRIENDSHIP.
THE UNMISSABLE DEBUT THRILLER.
Roach – bookseller, loner and true crime obsessive – is not interested in making friends. She… Read More
2023-02-01 08:25
Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, she’s survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchan… Read More
2023-01-20 04:25
Payal is a girl on the verge–of living a life she’s always dreamt of, becoming a rising star in fashion, and…of marriage?!
When her parents insist she marry fellow Londone… Read More
2023-01-18 06:46
Anna Xu moving out of her parent’s home and into the dorms across town as she starts freshman year at the local, prestigious Brookings University. But her parents and their struggling… Read More
2022-12-20 09:27
To beat them, she’ll have to join them…
On a locked ward in the world’s highest-security prison hospital for the criminally insane, a nurse has been murdered and her n… Read More
2022-12-07 16:45
The first book in an epic fantasy series for fans of Sabaa Tahir, Hafsah Faizal and Elizabeth Lim, set in an Arabian-inspired land. Raised to protect her nation from the monsters lurking… Read More
2022-12-02 11:39
Eight hours.
Six friends.
One sniper . . .
Eighteen year old Red and her friends are on a road trip in an RV, heading to the beach for Spring Break. It’s a long drive but spirits are h… Read More
2022-11-21 02:16
He wanted to discover who he was, but is he prepared for his destiny? Are any of them?
After the events of the unbinding, Jordan finds himself alone in Hell’s clutches with a new ruler… Read More
2022-10-30 17:19
On the trip of a lifetime, Adam and Zayneb must find their way back to each other in this surprising and romantic sequel to the “bighearted, wildly charming” (Becky Albertalli,&n&hell…Read More
2022-10-26 09:08
Too much imagination can be a dangerous thing
It’s the year 2035 and fiction has been banned by the government for five years. Writing novels is a crime. Reading fairytales to children… Read More
2022-10-06 08:43
True crime can leave a false trail.
Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favourite teacher. The case was never solved, but she’s sure th… Read More
2022-10-03 20:51
She’s meant to be catching flights, not catching feelings…
Molly and Andrew are just trying to get home to Ireland for the holidays, when a freak snowstorm grounds their flight… Read More
2022-10-02 10:58
There’s a dead man in my apartment. Only me and my ex have a key. But neither of us would have done this. We have too much to lose…
I wake on the sofa, my head throbbing. How di… Read More
2022-09-04 15:04
Avery’s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about.
To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks livi… Read More
2022-08-20 11:49
Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Inheritance Games perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson… Read More
2022-08-10 18:39
Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Aver… Read More
2022-08-02 18:20
A new page-turning thriller from USA Today bestselling author David Bell.
When a girl disappears, who do you suspect?
When 17-year-old Hunter Gifford wakes in the hospital on the night of ho… Read More
2022-07-13 12:36
When a secret society has you in their sights, it can lead to power, privilege… or death.
It’s been two weeks since Polly St. James went missing. The police, the headmistress of… Read More
2022-07-05 08:26
A magical and pacy middle-grade debut following a young girl’s adventure from real-world Pakistan into the world of the jinn.
Nura has worked all her life in the mica mines, earning ju… Read More
2022-06-23 20:06
Who’s naughty and nice at Riverwood Mall? In this hilarious holiday rom-com, two rivals get together to save their families’ livelihoods, and Christmas, too!
Chloe Kwon can&rsquo&hell…Read More
2022-06-21 17:31
A chef’s journey to success leads to discovering the perfect recipe for love in this delicious romantic comedy.
Sadie is a rising star in the trendy Seattle restaurant scene. Her dream… Read More
2022-06-01 19:18
Lahore, Pakistan. Then.
Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and ope… Read More
2022-05-30 18:25
Lia Setiawan has never really fit in. When she wins a full ride to the prestigious Draycott Academy on a track scholarship, she’s determined to make it work even though she’s nev… Read More
2022-05-27 19:17
A clean teen romance comedy about figuring out where you belong when all the constants in your life begin to change.It’s the last year of highschool, and everything has changed . .&nbs&hell…Read More
2022-05-25 19:34
Freya Scott is getting married. Her wedding to Matthew, her long-term boyfriend, is the first of eight in her calendar this year, and as someone who prides herself on being meticulously orga… Read More
2022-05-24 17:58
A birthday to remember. But would they rather forget…?
Ralph is turning 45, and the only gift he wants this year is his ex-wife.
Gemma, his trophy girlfriend, is trying to ignore this… Read More
2022-05-20 14:08
Amina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. She is happy just hanging out with her best friend, Soojin. Except now that she’s in middle school everything feels different. Soojin… Read More
2022-05-18 19:48
A family with a secret.
A past about to catch up with them.
Hanna has barely spoken to her family since the tragedy that rocked their lives fourteen years ago. The tragedy for which they hel… Read More
2022-05-15 19:54
The brand-new addictive thriller that fans of Karen M. McManus and Holly Jackson will be DYING to read.
The ROCK she fell from . . .The PAPER she clutched . . .The KILLERS she thought were f… Read More
2022-05-12 19:15
Meddy Chan has been to countless weddings, but she never imagined how her own would turn out. Now the day has arrived, and she can’t wait to marry her college sweetheart, Nathan. Inste… Read More
2022-05-11 06:08
A reality star and a cupcake-baking football player pretend to be a couple in order to save his bakery in this sweet and sexy romance from Jamie Wesley, Fake It Till You Bake It.
Jada T… Read More
2022-02-28 19:32
Let it burn.
One day Cerys walks out of her comfortable life, never to return. Standing on a hillside at night with no phone, no possessions, watching her car set alight, she believes this i… Read More
2022-02-27 14:31
Charming, hilarious, and emotional, Starry-Eyed Love is Helena Hunting at her very best!
Having just broken up with her boyfriend, London Spark is not in the mood to be hit on. Esp… Read More
2021-12-31 13:52
Hey, Bookworms! I hope you all are safe.
One more year almost flew away. I thought 2020 was bad but 2021 was equally worst. If your sucks then it doesn’t matter what year it is
READ… Read More
2021-12-30 19:38
Aidan holds the winning Powerball numbers.
Is today the best day of his life… or the worst?
Aidan Marlowe is the superstitious type—he’s been playing the same lottery numb… Read More
2021-12-28 11:09
Piper’s fall was no accident. Did someone want her dead? It’s up to her sister to discover the truth in this shocking new thriller with an unreliable narrator, from the acclaimed… Read More
2021-12-21 19:25
For fans of Caraval and The Night Circus, this decadent and darkly enchanting YA fantasy, set against the backdrop of a Belle Époque-inspired hotel, follows seventeen-year-old Jani as… Read More
2021-12-16 19:38
Eleven-year-old Rodney is starting sixth grade in a new school, in a new home in a new state. The new school is really old and smells like someone ate a couple of pounds of glue and then bar… Read More
2021-12-13 00:17
The hilarious tale of a family coming to terms with its ghosts – literally.Greta Woebegone did not believe in ghosts because she was a sensible young girl and sensible young girls tend… Read More
2021-12-12 02:23
Hey, Bookworms! I hope you all are safe.
I took a much needed break from social media, I really should do it more. I read a bunch of books with out worrying about posting the reviews. Being… Read More
2021-12-09 22:44
Ivy, Mateo, and Cal used to be close. Now all they have in common is Carlton High and the beginning of a very bad day.
Type A Ivy lost a student council election to the class clown, and now… Read More
2021-12-08 18:40
A Queen raised in the shadows, and a Fraud Prince who needs her help.
The sole heir to the kingdom is destined to sleep for a hundred years. To hide this liability, the queen left her curse… Read More
2021-12-08 12:02
Evette Harding’s world of maternal bliss is perfect except for one thing: there’s something wrong with her husband.
John is a lawyer and loving husband by day. However, ever sinc… Read More
2021-11-07 19:50
Survivor meets Lord of the Flies in this fast-paced reality-TV style mystery about twenty teens dropped on a deserted island to compete for a cash prize…but the hidden… Read More
2021-11-05 17:27
From the acclaimed author of Sherlock Holmes & The Christmas Demon another beautifully presented seasonal mystery.
1889. The First Terror.
At a boys’ prep school in the Kent marshe… Read More
2021-11-01 16:50
Hey, Bookworms! I hope you all are safe.
Ahhhh. This month just flew away and I still can’t believe it. Anyways, traveled a lot, didn’t read much, couldn’t take new photos… Read More
2021-10-28 19:36
Maggie is a ginger-haired, twelve-year-old orphan who has been passed from one foster family to the next all her life. She never knows where she’ll end up so she’s become suspici… Read More
2021-10-28 19:33
Ben Harper, true crime journalist, is about to unravel his most shocking story yet . . . his own.
The day his older brother was murdered was the day Ben Harper’s life changed forever… Read More
2021-10-26 19:03
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words where you answer three fixed questions.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
I’ve been reading this one… Read More
2021-10-21 19:22
Six teens murdered. A suspect behind bars. A desperate father. In a case this shadowy, the truth is easy to hide.
Six teenagers dead. Finally, the killer behind bars. But are the games just… Read More
2021-10-10 19:57
A frothy, effervescent romantic comedy from the author of Ten Rules for Faking It, Sophie Sullivan’s How to Love Your Neighbor delivers another read that will have you d… Read More
2021-10-09 15:43
With the birth of the first Paragon to be born after a century, the pursuit of getting the Crown of Fire had been set into motion. On the one hand, Tau and Zola want to use her to open the g… Read More
2021-10-04 14:37
Hey, Bookworms! I hope you all are safe.
This month literally flew away. As far as I can remember, it is the first time when I didn’t post regularly on my blog in last 4 years. So yes… Read More
2021-09-26 19:10
After Kiran Noorani’s mom died, Kiran vowed to keep her dad and sister, Amira, close. Then out of the blue, Amira announces that she’s dating someone and might move cross-country… Read More
2021-09-23 19:43
Friends Nina, Bel and Rachel share everything with one another.
Or do they?
After every parents’ evening, they look forward to a catch-up at the local pub, swapping friendly gossip.
Bu… Read More
2021-09-19 19:49
Think you know the person you married? Think again…
Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be jus… Read More
2021-09-17 19:42
He thought he was prepared to go to war with the Devil, but what if Satan’s not his true enemy?
Ever since the Devil donned a powerful amulet that allows him to walk the Earth, he has… Read More
2021-09-16 19:11
Thanks to Tbr and Beyond Tours and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to host this tour
BOOK LINKSGoodreads | Amazon | B&N | Bookdepository |&nbs&helli…Read More
2021-09-12 18:42
Six friends.
One college reunion.
One unsolved murder.
A college reunion turns dark and deadly in this chilling and propulsive suspense novel about six friends, one unsolved murder, and the… Read More
2021-09-08 10:41
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words where you answer three fixed questions.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH REA… Read More
2021-09-05 19:41
A powerful curse was cast upon Edinretha by the last words of a dying witch “From this day on; no female will be born in Edinretha. The ones alive shall die, and you will have no Parag… Read More
2021-09-02 19:32
Hey, Bookworms! I hope you all are safe.
Life is been so hectic recently. Trying to juggle so many things and trying to read somewhere in between :D. I am surprised that I was able to read s… Read More
2021-08-26 19:22
Nancy Luo is shocked when her former best friend, Jamie Ruan, top ranked junior at Sinclair Prep, goes missing, and then is found dead. Nancy is even more shocked when word starts to spread… Read More
2021-08-25 16:04
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words where you answer three fixed questions.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH REA… Read More
2021-08-19 19:29
Evangeline Fox was raised in her beloved father’s curiosity shop, where she grew up on legends about immortals, like the tragic Prince of Hearts. She knows his powers are mythic, his k… Read More
2021-08-18 15:06
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words where you answer three fixed questions.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH REA… Read More
2021-08-15 19:10
Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the way her last investigation ended. Soon she’ll be leaving for Cambridge University but then another case finds her . . . and this time it’s all ab… Read More
2021-08-12 19:04
Seven friends. One killer. You can run, but you can’t hide…The winter hike is meant to bring their nature group together.Emily, the sister who never lets her hearing loss hold… Read More
2021-08-11 10:28
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words where you answer three fixed questions.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH REA… Read More
2021-08-08 19:47
This funny and empowering story weaves together three classic fairytales into one new adventure with an unusual structural twist: Rumaysa is a Muslim girl who lets her hijab down from a tall… Read More
2021-08-02 19:56
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words where you answer three fixed questions.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH REA… Read More
2021-08-01 19:44
Hey, Bookworms! I hope you all are safe.
Covid is getting worse again at my side. This month was hella busy. Felt like I was living on the roads. It was also my birthday month but nothing sp… Read More
2021-07-29 19:21
Teddy Crutcher has won Teacher of the Year at the esteemed Belmont Academy, home to the best and brightest.
He says his wife couldn’t be more proud—though no one has seen her in… Read More
2021-07-28 15:04
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words where you answer three fixed questions.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
Nothing right now.
WHAT DID YOU R… Read More
2021-07-25 19:32
We live in a close-knit community. Thirty houses surrounding a square of garden that is perfect for our kids. We congregate here on major holidays, each family bringing a plate and sharing f… Read More
2021-07-24 19:10
Perfect for fans of These Violent Delights and The Wrath and the Dawn, this scintillating debut retells “The Lady or the Tiger?” against a Pakistan-inspi… Read More
2021-07-18 19:43
Running from her past, Rachel answers an advert to be a live-in assistant to glamorous and eccentric author Dorothy Winters. But behind the closed doors of Dorothy’s house, she quickly… Read More
2021-07-15 19:53
In this thrilling new novel for fans of Megan Miranda, a wife finds herself racing for answers when the decision to rent out her family vacation home takes a deadly turn.
Newlyweds Lina and… Read More
2021-07-11 19:53
A charmingly eccentric hotel maid discovers a guest murdered in his bed. Solving the mystery will turn her once orderly world upside down in this utterly original debut.
Molly Gray is not l… Read More
2021-07-08 19:46
A reserved Bangladeshi teenager has twenty-eight days to make the biggest decision of her life after agreeing to fake date her school’s resident bad boy.
How do you make one month last… Read More
2021-07-04 19:31
Dive into the epic world of international bestselling author Leigh Bardugo with this beautifully illustrated replica of The Lives of Saints, the Istorii Sankt’ya, featuring… Read More
2021-07-01 19:36
Hey, Bookworms! I hope you all are safe.
This month was kinda busy. Still trying to have an adult life and struggling miserably. So books are the only thing that are keeping me sane. Let&rsq&hell…Read More
2021-06-29 19:07
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words where you answer three fixed questions.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH REA… Read More
2021-06-27 19:43
The Todes are back, and they’re taking on Hollywood . . .
When Hollywood wants to do a remake of the film that made Tode Hall famous, India and Egbert are delighted. They envisage a su… Read More
2021-06-24 19:09
For all fans of Jenny Han, Holly Bourne and The Kissing Booth comes the must-have teen read from bestselling fiction author, Jenny Oliver!
Summer term and the heat is rising &helli&hell…Read More
2021-06-20 19:09
A page-turning new YA thriller for the social media age, perfect for fans of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and One Of Us Is Lying.
Ten years ago, Jess’s mother was… Read More
2021-06-17 19:24
Everyone knows Lily Atwood–and that may be her biggest problem. The beloved television reporter has it all–fame, fortune, Emmys, an adorable seven-year-old daughter, and the hash… Read More
2021-06-16 13:05
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words where you answer three fixed questions.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH REA… Read More
2021-06-13 19:39
Pablo is a hardworking, upstanding police officer, proud of his long marriage and lovely family. Through decades of quiet dedication and single-minded devotion he has achieved the successes… Read More
2021-06-10 19:59
Everyone knows the Ivies: the most coveted universities in the United States. Far more important are the Ivies. The Ivies at Claflin Academy, that is. Five girls with the same mission:… Read More
2021-06-08 19:22
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words where you answer three fixed questions.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
Nothing right now. Kind of runnin… Read More
2021-06-04 10:45
England, 1873. Clara Blackstone has just been released after one year in a private asylum for the insane. Clara has two goals: to reunite with her husband, Henry, and to never—ever&mda&hell…Read More
2021-06-01 19:19
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words where you answer three fixed questions.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH REA… Read More
2021-05-30 19:08
Hey, Bookworms! I hope you all are safe.
I am trying to windup my MS and also started job hunting. Trying to do some freelancing too. In short I am trying to get into Adult life. But I did m… Read More
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