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WE CHRISTELLE DABOS TRANSLATED BY HILDEGARDE SERLE ***** Everyone has an Instinct. And everything is perfect. In a world ruled by “We” each person has a role, a direction, a mission assigned by their Instinct. No choice. No deviation. No freedom. But when some students disappear into silence, Claire, who has always felt out of place, and Goliath, determined to become a Saint before time runs out, find themselves questioning everything. As they follow forbidden trails, escape

THE SECRETS WE HIDE KARIN SLAUGHTER ***** Welcome to North Falls—a small town with big secrets. The house at 1601 Iris Drive looks like any other in the quiet, residential street. But rumours are rife about the Vickery family – a couple in the midst of a volatile separation and a daughter with secrets of her own. Then one afternoon gunshots ring out. Allison Vickery is found murdered in her own kitchen, her teenage daughter bleeding and left for dead. Her husband suspiciously

SHADES OF FOREVER CHRIS KLUWE ***** In a heretofore calm pocket of a postapocalyptic world, a few survivors find they are not alone as they face a new reality rife with cosmic horrors. In an isolated village at the edge of a forest, the last of humanity ekes out a spirited existence on an Earth that was ravaged by cataclysm generations ago. Here, Sky Memoriam prepares to assume the role of memory keeper, sole relator of the long-forgotten histories of the Old World. But Sky i

YESTERYEAR CARO CLAIRE BURKE ***** 'My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive…' Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle – and has the social media accounts to prove it. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is artfully cluttered, her husband is a handsome cowboy, her homemade sourdough boules are each more beautiful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers and industrial-grade ovens behind the scenes? What Natalie’s followers don’t

YOUR BEHAVIOUR WILL BE MONITORED JUSTIN FEINSTEIN ***** Megacorporation UniView is poised to cement their reputation as “the most trusted name in AI.” After pioneering self-driving and HR bots, UniView is now barreling toward an audacious new launch. That is, if they can pull it off in time. Enter Noah. A down-and-out copywriter reeling from a midlife crisis, he isn’t the typical hire for a groundbreaking tech company full of brilliant engineers and run by a cutthroat CEO. Bu

WOLF WORM T. KINGFISHER ***** The year is 1899 and Sonia Wilson is a scientific illustrator without work, prospects or hope. When the reclusive Dr. Halder offers her a position illustrating his vast collection of insects, Sonia jumps at the chance to move to his North Carolina manor house and put her talents to use. But soon enough she finds that there are darker things at work in the Carolina woods. What happened to her predecessor, Halder’s wife? Why are animals acting so s

IT ENDS HERE HEIDI PERKS ***** You are one of five strangers whose day will start with the worst phone call imaginable.Your loved one is in danger. They are part of a group trapped in a café in a sleepy marina town. The young barista on the early shift The bestselling novelist looking for a writing spot The husband on his way back from a work trip The influencer mum whose picture-perfect life isn’t the whole truth The woman starting her birthday with a quiet coffee As the hou

MOTHERFAKER ANNA BROOK-MITCHELL ***** HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR A YEAR OFF WORK? Meet Barri Brown. Respected teacher. Upstanding citizen of Guernsey. Down for a bit of law-breaking . . . Barri is preparing for a year’s paid maternity leave but there’s a catch: She isn’t pregnant. With seven foam bumps, a wardrobe full of smock dresses and a great pregnancy heist planned, all Barri has to do is blag it until she can disappear for good, without getting caught and being sent to p

WARNING SIGNS TRACY SIERRA ***** Be sure to check out my review for Tracy Sierra's other novel: Nightwatching , which was a Kindig Gem of 2024! You can look for danger. And danger can look for you. There’s something out there in the darkness. By morning, bones lie in the snow, picked clean. Zach knows the moods of the mountains – his mother taught him before she was gone. His father and the other men on the ski weekend think they know better though. Drinking and boasting, the

BEST OFFER WINS MARISA KASHINO ***** How far would you go to get the perfect home? There was a time when Margo thought she knew. But that was before a soul-destroying eighteen months of house-hunting hell. Now she’s not sure. Her life, her marriage, her family, her career are dangerously out of control and all she needs is a new home to get them all back on track. So when the ideal house comes up, desperate measures are called for. A little online stalking. Some sneaky survei

KINDIG GEMS OF 2025 PART 1 2025 has been a great year for new book releases! I have found some GEMS this year, so lets explore them together: THE GARDEN NICK NEWMAN In a place and time unknown, two elderly sisters live in a walled garden, secluded from the outside world. For as long as they can remember, Evelyn and Lily have only had each other. What was before the garden, they have forgotten; what lies beyond it, they do not know. Each day is spent in languid service to thei

I, MEDUSA AYANA GRAY ***** Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else's story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents-both gods, albeit minor ones-she dreams of leaving her family's island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to train as an esteemed priestess in her temple, Meddy leaps at the chance to see the world beyond her home. In Athens' colourful market streets and th

SLOW GODS CLAIRE NORTH ***** My name is Mawukana na-Vdnaze, and I am a very poor copy of myself. In telling my story, there are certain...

THE MURDER AT WORLD'S END ROSS MONTGOMERY ***** Secrets, murder and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo - an under-butler and a...

HEMO SAPIENS EMILY WEEDON ***** These women are out for blood. Detective Luke Stockton is preparing for his first child with his wife,...

THE SCALD CROW GRACE DALY ***** Brigid—that’s the Irish Breej, not “Bridge-id,” though it’s not like she’d correct you—has had a rough go...

SEASON OF FEAR EMILY COOPER ***** BLOOD SPILLS FROM VEINS, SKIN STARTS TO CRACK, IGNORE THE FOREST; TURN BACK, TURN BACK . . . In the...

THE TORTURED KINGDOM BRYAN ASHER BLOG TOUR The Write Reads have very kindly asked me to participate in their blog tour for The Tortured...

EXILES MASON COILE ***** You can read my previous review of William by Mason Coile here . 2030. The human crew sent to prepare the first...

PLAY NICE RACHEL HARRISON ***** Clio Louise Barnes leads a picture-perfect life as a stylist and influencer, but beneath the glossy...