Thursday, 18th June
My Ex and Other Monsters by Molly Morris
Indie Reynolds has given up on romance, and perfected the art of cool, calm and uninterested. When a casual family curse means that everyone you fall in love with turns into a literal monster, shutting down that part of your brain becomes kind of a necessity.
That’s why Indie makes sure that any relationship she has stays positively un-serious. And it’s why she can’t risk falling for her new colleague Max, even if he does have endless charm and a perfect jawline.
But when sparks start flying between them, Indie realises that feelings don’t always do what they’re told. Can she find a way to break her curse and finally let someone get close to her, or is her love life doomed for ever?
One of the Family by Mark Edwards
Hardback, Penguin Michael Joseph UK
Patrick couldn’t believe his luck when Holly fell for him. She’s wickedly funny, beautiful, and with an intimidatingly successful father, Charles.
So when she invites him to Charles’ mansion for a New Year’s break in Scotland, all he’s hoping is that they’ll accept him as one of the family.
But everything feels a little off. Whispers in hallways. Rumours of a body that got found nearby the previous year. And something very strange about Charles’ new girlfriend.
Every family has secrets, and Patrick tells himself all he needs to do is survive the next few days.
But then the first body is found, and Patrick realises that all he needs to do is survive the next few days…
Our Wicked Gifts by Kathryn Foxfield
How much would you sacrifice for love? What would you trade for power? How far would you go for family?
The Winter family are worth billions. But only they know their success is built upon a sinister deal with the devil – each Winter possesses a unique supernatural gift to ensure their power and influence, but in exchange for their souls…
Nineteen-year-old black sheep of the family Cicely’s gift is for uncovering secrets, which doesn’t make her very popular. But, when her family are threatened, and her uncle is found dead, they need her for the first time. When the clues point to Soren, a boy the family banished years ago, Cicely must choose between loyalty to her family and her growing feelings for the person who is trying to destroy them.
Tell Your Friends by Lauren Wilson
For reluctant online sensation Crystal, university is her chance to escape the clutches of her controlling vlogger family. She finally has evidence to destroy her mother’s picture-perfect online image. What she needs now is someone she can trust to help her expose the truth and burn it all down.
Crystal opens up to Alyssa, a fellow journalism student, and the two begin to form a friendship. But Alyssa is a secret superfan of Crystal’s family’s vlog – with an agenda of her own. Alyssa isn’t ready to say goodbye to her perfect surrogate family just yet … and she’ll do anything to be welcomed into the fold.
