Seventeen-year-old Farrah Turner is one of two Black girls in her country club community, and the only one with Black parents. Her best friend, Cherish Whitman, adopted by a white, wealthy family, is something Farrah likes to call WGS--White Girl Spoiled. With Brianne and Jerry Whitman as parents, Cherish is given the kind of adoration … Continue reading Cherish Farrah, by Bethany C. Morrow
The Girl Upstairs, by Georgina Lees
π§ Audiobook review π§ How well do you know your neighbour?Would you trust them with your life? I heard Emily before I saw her. The harsh smack of heels against cheap wooden floorboards. The loud phone calls. The incessant music. I knew Emily before I met her. Discarded receipts in our communal hallway. Sticky leftovers … Continue reading The Girl Upstairs, by Georgina Lees
The Couple on Maple Drive, by Sam Carrington
π§ Audiobook review π§ When Isla is mugged and left unconscious after leaving a party at a colleague's house, her boyfriend, Zach moves in with her to help. When Zach and seemingly everybody around her including her neighbours starts acting suspicious, she approaches the presenters of her favourite podcast, Christie's Crime Addicts to help her … Continue reading The Couple on Maple Drive, by Sam Carrington
The New Wife, by Sue Watson
π§ Audiobook Review π§ Sam is marrying his childhood sweetheart, Lauren. Having been close friends with her new daughter in law's family since the two were in nursery school together, Georgie couldn't be happier for the young couple. Everything feels perfect as her son and his wife begin married life together in their new cottage … Continue reading The New Wife, by Sue Watson
Mushroom Botanical Art, by Toshimitsu Fukiharu
The best-selling book of Mushroom has came back in a luxury English edition!This book is a collection of mushroom and fungi paintings by European and Japanese naturalists in 18th to 19th century. The paintings each show the plant in its habitat and have been executed in a straightforward natural history illustration style with meticulous attention … Continue reading Mushroom Botanical Art, by Toshimitsu Fukiharu
If It Makes You Happy, by Claire Kann
π§ Audiobook Review π§ High school finally behind her, Winnie is all set to attend college in the fall. But first she's spending her summer days working at her grannyβs diner and begins spending her midnights with Dallasβthe boy she loves to hate and hates that she likes. Winnie lives in Misty Haven, a small … Continue reading If It Makes You Happy, by Claire Kann
Girls of Fate and Fury, by Natasha Ngan
Girls of Paper and Fire #3 'Don't struggle, Lei-zhi. It's time to take you back to the Hidden Palace. You're going home.' The jaw-dropping conclusion to Girls of Storm and Shadow left the fates of Lei and Wren hanging in the balance. There's one thing Lei knows - she can never return to the Hidden … Continue reading Girls of Fate and Fury, by Natasha Ngan
How To Be A Rockstar, by Shaun Ryder
π§ Audiobook Review π§ How To Be A Rockstar is like listening to an old friend tell you a very sweary story of their life and I enjoyed every second of it. Shaun shares a lot of background on his rise to fame with the Happy Mondays and Black Grape, he gives his version of … Continue reading How To Be A Rockstar, by Shaun Ryder
The Killer in the Snow, by Alex Pine
Book #2 π§ Audiobook review π§ A family is found murdered in their old farmhouse at Christmas time. As if that's not sinister enough, the crime undeniably echoes that of a similar scene that took place 20 years earlier in the exact same spot. DI James Walker doesn't see how the two can be connectedβ¦or … Continue reading The Killer in the Snow, by Alex Pine
Gilded, by Marrisa Meyer
Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller's daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue. Or so everyone believes. When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a … Continue reading Gilded, by Marrisa Meyer