Observational, gently humorous & wholly engrossing
Author: Felicity Sandral
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The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley
Terry Pratchett meets Ali Hazelwood in this cheeky British adult romantasy
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Book 2: better & funnier than Book 1
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Enjoyable action sci-fi featuring a delightfully antisocial cyborg
Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio & Paulina Ganucheau
Gen Z does Clueless in this cute & clever graphic novel
Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
The Witcher meets Interview with a Vampire in this dark fantasy pageturner
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
BookTok favourite is well written, haunting & compelling
Aisle Nine by Ian X. Cho
Promising dystopian satire but a bit rough around the edges
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Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood
Addictive rom-com page-turner with a boy’s POV
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