★★★★ ½ "...I don't want to go. America is too far off. Not only that, from what we've seen on your television, 'tis a wild and barbaric place." Angus the brownie has lived in the wild and magical lands of Scotland his entire life. But not anymore. I am long bound to the clan McGonagall.… Continue reading Diary of a Mad Brownie – Bruce Coville

"You cannot take them!" Troy said as his small limbs flailed out... Young prince Troy has a nightmare one night - one of which he can never forget. Everything was changing. He sensed it. His nightmare features his parents - and their potential loss profoundly scares him. He wants comfort but cannot find it, he wants love but… Continue reading Before the Legend – J.U. Scribe

★★★★ Victory is only sweet when we sweat. For fans of Just Ask the Universe and The Universe-ity, comes an all-new advice book about living your best life and achieving your goals. They want to get from point A to point B in the easiest way possible. There is nothing wrong with this. One thing I absolutely love about a… Continue reading Keep Calm and Ask On: A No-Nonsense Guide To Fulfilling Your Dreams – Michael Samuels

★★★★★ In North Korea the only laws that truly matter, and for which extreme penalties are imposed if they are broken, touch on loyalty to the Kim dynasty.Stunning. Absolutely stunning.  Hyeonseo Lee grew up as a loyal and happy citizen of North Korea - the greatest country on earth. Lee grew up believing that her leaders were gods - that they… Continue reading The Girl with Seven Names – Hyeonseo Lee & David John

★★★ ½ "I know you guys got rule, but could you check up on it? Maybe see if something got missed?" Howard County has just been hit with one of the coldest snaps on record - but the cases keep coming. Detective Lieutenant Rick Peller is asked to look into a cold case - Jayvon Fletch disappeared from… Continue reading Ice on the Bay – Dale E. Lehman & Kathleen Lehman

★★★★ “Break the chains, my love.” Darrow has lived his entire life underground.  He lives, breaths and works thousands of meters below the surface as part of the "Reds" (lowest caste of his society) whose task is to teraform Mars for the generations to come. Despite the cold, the dark and the damp, he is happy. His society is… Continue reading Red Rising – Pierce Brown

Stop complaining. Stop being so wishy-washy. You want power? Take it. Roxy - a quasi-vegan, dog-loving perpetually broke artist - has hit yet another stumbling block (could it actually be rock bottom??). She's quickly running out of money and desperately needs someone to rent her spare bedroom. ...it's important for you know once and for all that… Continue reading The Roxy Letters – Mary Pauline Lowry

★★★★ The dead were not silent, if you knew how to listen. Dr Anna Savard and Dr Sophie Savard are best friends and each other's closest cousins. Sophie just came back from a harrowing journey - one that forever changed her. ...the trip to Europe as a bride was hazy in her memory, but she would never… Continue reading Where the Light Enters – Sara Donati