Happy August lovely people! If you’re anything like me and find comfort in reading the same books over and over again, forver chasing the high of reading your favourite book for the first time then this list is for you! I’ve compiled some of the best new titles and some older ones that will have you enamoured this summer.
By Gemma Mathers
Blue Sisters
by Coco Mellors
Coco Mellors, renouned author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein, stuns in with this contemporary exploration of what it means to be family and how grief strains the ties to those we love most.
Avery, Bonnie and Lucky can’t seem to bridge the differences that have torn them apart, or navigate the grief that keeps them in their respective corners of the world. But when the loss of their home draws them all back to the place everything fell apart, the Blue sisters are forced to confront their past.
Coco Mellors is quickly making a name for herself in the contemporary world, and with her flawed characters and exceptional understanding of human life – we can see why.
The End of Summer
by Charlotte Philby
For the readers who love a daring family thriller I present: The End of Summer by Charlotte Philby.
What if your mother isn’t who you think she is? The moment Judy McVee’s phone rings she knows the past has caught up to her. When Francesca is apprehended in her London home by journalists making wild accusations about her mother it sets off a series of events that unravels decades of lies forcing Francesca to question everything she thought she knew about her mother. Charlotte Philby sets this novel across three destinations, travel from Cape Cod to London to New York in this new literary thriller!
Heartless Hunter
by Kristen Ciccarelli
In the aftermath of a devastating revolution to be a witch is a death sentence. Their power diminished and their magic waning, the witches are forced into hiding and Rune with them. Vapid socialite by day, Rune takes to the streets at night as the witch vigilante Crimson Moth – determined to rescue her kind from being purged.
When a rescue goes wrong, Rune finds herself inexplicably thrown into the path of a the handsome Gideon Sharpe – an unforgiving witch hunter. Gideon might just be the thing Rune needs to save her people. Gideon hates everything about superficial socialite Rune, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune’s ships to free her witches, he inserts himself into her life. But what happens when this vapid, shallow socialite is more than she seems? But what if she’s the villain he’s desperate to destroy?
Better Than the Movies
by Lynn Painter
If there’s one thing sunshine calls for it’s a perfect romance novel.
Lynn Painter’s Better Than the Movies is exactly as the name suggests. Liz Buxbaum has been in love with Michael for a long time – though Michael never looked twice in her direction before he moved away. Now he’s back and Liz is willing to do anything to grab his attention, even if it means befriending her annoying next door neighbour Wes. As Liz and Wes work together to get Michael’s attention, Liz is shocked to realise she likes being around Wes and that maybe everything she thought she knew about love was wrong.
Better Than the Movies encapsulates everything I love about rom-coms. All I want for the summer is an easy going book with characters you’re going to fall in love with and Lynn Painter delivers with this New York Times Bestseller!
Fire and Blood
by George R.R. Martin
Fans of Game of Thrones will be no stranger to it’s prequel Fire and Blood, and for fans of House of Dragon currently streaming on HBO they’ll know these characters very well. Set centuries before the start of Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin cites the fall of House Targaryen in this history of Westeros.
In a world where dragon riders rule and the game of thrones is really beginning, House Targayen begins to tear itself apart; dragons fighting dragons and brothers fighting brothers. Brought to life in this enigmatic prequel, Fire and Blood answers questions about Game of Thrones history that fans have wondered for years. Tying together threads woven through the original series