A family moves from London to the historical Speedwell House in Devon. There, they start to receive threatening calls from a woman who says that she's Justine's (the mother) sister, nevertheless Justine doesn't know who this woman is. It's clear that the woman is … [Read more...]
Lauren Mansy – The Memory Thief.
In Julietta's world memories are very important, they can be stolen, bought, sold or used for torture and murder. Not everyone is Gifted. The ones who are, manipulate memories by touching other people and there are some "Sifters" who can manipulate memories by … [Read more...]
Tessa Gratton – Strange Grace.
There's a village that made a deal with the devil who lived in the forest next to it (Devil's Forest). The deal consists in sacrificing the best young man of the village every Slaughter Moon for receiving in return prosperity and good health for everyone else in the … [Read more...]
Frank Herbert – Dune.
This book is about the fight between House Atreides and House Harkonnen for the control of planet Arrakis (Dune). A desert planet that is the unique producer of "spice", an addictive substance that is highly prized in the market. The story begins when Duke Leto … [Read more...]
Robin Forsythe – The Spirit Murder Mystery.
Sir John Thurlow disappears after a seance in his mansion, Old Hall Farm. His niece, Eileen, was in charge of the seance and she was the last to see him. She says that they heard a mysterious organ music during the seance. She thinks it was spirit's doing and that … [Read more...]
Christine Féret-Fleury – The Girl Who Reads on the Métro.
Juliette loves literature. She always takes a book with her. Everyday, on the way to her job she watches other passengers as they read and she wonders about their stories and the books they read. There's a girl who always cries when she reads the page 247, a men with … [Read more...]
Erin Bow – The Scorpion Rules (Prisoners of Peace #1).
The world is ruled by an AI named Talis. It took charge of the world after having to intervene in human wars. It decided that each world leader had to give his/her child (one) as a hostage who would be killed if the leader went to war. These children were known as the … [Read more...]
Margaret Rogerson – Sorcery of Thorns.
Elisabeth Scrivener has grown in Summershall, one of the Great Libraries in Austermeer. She's an apprentice librarian and she wants to become a warden, but for that she needs more training and knowledge. The Great Libraries are the home of the grimoires, living and … [Read more...]
