The story gives voice to some difficult themes and while it does offer them space, it never makes them the focus of the plot or the characters, never turning them into a caricature and instead fleshing them out past their troubles.

The story itself felt passionate about nature, the planet and the ocean, and all of that came across through the characters. It moved me greatly and I couldn’t stop thinking about it, long after I’d put it down.

This book took me by surprise in the best way. I feel in love with each character and the themes were beautifully woven together.

I couldn’t tell where it was going to go; the ending was spectacularly hair raising, my teeth on edge.

With a Rooney-esque penchant for frustrating communication styles, you'll like this book if you enjoy wanting to shake characters through the pages. Be prepared to unravel along with them.

Fast-paced and exciting, this book grabbed me from the first chapter. With a split narrative that explores the messy past between Juliette and Dominic, we as the readers join the dangerous world of Formula 1 driving.

Set in Osaka, we follow the story of Anna as she ventures into a new lift teaching at a Japanese school in Osaka. Old wounds from a vanished mother rise to the surface as she searches for her missing friend, Loll.

But not everything is smooth sailing. Care turns into heartbreak as external forces meddle and spew venom, striving to keep them apart. Will the forces win out or will their love overcome their differences?

Beautifully crafted through a dual narrative as we unravel both the murder at sea and the history of DI Rachel Harlow.

If you’re looking for a book that will make you laugh out loud and fall in love with the main character, this is it.

If you love a twisting, atmospheric thriller packed with secrets, lies, and characters you'll quickly become invested in, then this is one for your summer TBR.

Mr Sidhu’s Post Office is the ultimate heart-warming novel, centring around Mr Sidhu, or David, as he's known to those in the community, who runs the local post office.

It’s a portrait of American motherhood and survival and an unflinching exploration of the consequences of overturning Roe Vs Wade

A genre-defying debut that bends sci-fi into a literary immigrant story that speaks to our modern ideas of identity in a unique and thought-provoking way.

I love stories that explore working class community dynamics, especially those told from the perspective of children.

Family and heartbreak stretch through the eternity of this story as one man finds himself jumping through time.

A captivating study of human relationships and the impact of social media on people jumping to conclusions. Every step closer to the truth turned my stomach into a mess of knots as I worried for Odette and her safety.

So when a stalker starts threatening the stability of everything she has fought for and drags secrets to light that should have always remained hidden, what can Elle do?

Slow and careful, this story unravels around us, whispering the secrets it holds. With every page we learn more about Shannon and Victoria, the friendship that holds them together and the world they dream about.

She lets no one close to her, fighting hard to never allow herself to feel that loss again until Aleksandr walks into her life with his awful zodiac birth chart.