‘Witch- hunting never went away, it just operates under many different names.’ When Rizu, only child of a wealthy family in Delhi, has a falling out with the mean girls in school, she is accused of being a witch. How will she make what happened right? How can she get justice? Having run away to join a vigilante group, an ember burns in her, eventually catching light, with dangerous consequences.
Poison Tides is beautifully choreographed. It has a rhythm and flow that echoes the journeys of its principle characters. In this sequel to Blood Flowers, the story is told in individual chapters from the perspective of the three protagonists; Bear, Felix and Meya, where they give a topographical sense of the places that they inhabit.
This final instalment in the Paper Dragons trilogy offers a satisfying conclusion to Zhi Ging’s quest. With the realm in peril from the greed-fueled ambitions of C’yo B’Ahon Ami, Zhi Ging and her friends must race to stop her from advancing self-serving plans and endangering others. At the same time, Zhi Ging must try to complete her transformation into a full Cyo B’Ahon, succeeding in challenges set by her teachers in Hok Woh.
Welcome to the town of Walsham where everyone has a superpower – everything from being able to fly, to farting colours!
From Aitana Bonmati to Zinedine Zidane, this book covers football from A-Z and is an absolute must-read for any young football fan. Packed full of fun and interesting facts, this book can almost be used as a calendar, with one football fact every day for the whole year. On top of the daily facts, there is a quiz at the end of every month – perfect for putting your newfound knowledge to the test!
Heading into her second year of university, protagonist Mary-Elizabeth certainly has her plate full. Between lectures, writing an advice column for the on-campus magazine and occasional gigs as a DJ, there isn’t room for much else – except her mega crush on magazine editor Felix that is! Despite her friend’s warnings about his reputation, Mary-Elizabeth has her sights set on a casual fling with Felix. She is confident and self-assured Mary-Elizabeth Baxter, she can handle anything, right?
Full of plot twists, We Three Witches is set in 1930s York and tells the villain origin story of Viola Samphire. Viola is seventeen, part of a coven of four witches, and respected as a practitioner of divination using knucklebones. But her life is turned upside down after a catastrophic fire kills one of the coven members, Edie. The trauma leaves Viola able to see the dead, meaning she can still speak to and touch Edie and all the other Earthbound souls that roam around York.
This reimagined story of the myth of Bluebeard is not for the faint hearted. The House Saphir is not only a ghost story, but a romantic fantasy (romantasy) tale. Every box on the romantasy checklist has been ticked; there is a bestiary, magic, rituals to the gods, and a haunted mansion. On top of that, we have a murder and family secrets to uncover on the way.
Ghost is the story of three girls across time, and the supernatural entity that connects them. Aine, a Celt taken as a Roman slave, Sarah, an 18th century healer, and Marie, a present day art school drop-out with a gift for seeing through the veil that couldn’t be taught by any college.
This book is an invitation to celebrate the life of an incredible woman. Born enslaved in 1822, snatched from her mother five years later and hired out, Harriet Tubman faced illness, injury and hardship that could have erased her from the world. But with love, faith and hardship, facing immense adversity during one of the worst moments in US history, she emerged as a true force of nature. Her story is told here in poetry.
