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• Dark Parties by Sara Grant
  ...ng in the Protectosphere doesn't mean that Neva is being protected. Maybe, the Protectosphere's job is to keep things in, rather than things out. ...y've all taken a vow of chastity – to not have sex until they're sure that the future generation they create won't be like theirs.
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• Now is Good by Jenny Downham
  ...reaking, agonising, Before I Die tells the story of the final few weeks in the life of a terminally ill adolescent. It's frank and open, dealing with ever ...l of everything she wants to experience before the dying of the light. And the first thing on it is casual sex.
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• My Salinger Year by Joanna Rakoff
  ...literary agency which handled J D Salinger. The writing is brilliant and the book is compulsive reading. You have to read it. ...rather than computers - but its main client was J D Salinger. Rakoff knew the name - obviously - but she had never read one of his books.
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• Before I Die by Jenny Downham
  ...reaking, agonising, Before I Die tells the story of the final few weeks in the life of a terminally ill adolescent. It's frank and open, dealing with ever ...l of everything she wants to experience before the dying of the light. And the first thing on it is casual sex.
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• The Boy Book by Emily Lockhart
  |title=The Boy Book ...you realise you've not yet got dressed or washed your face or done any of the other things you would normally do straight after breakfast if you hadn't i
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• Got You Back by Jane Fallon
  ...ds a text message from a strange woman. Katie has no reason to believe her boyfriend, James, is cheating until someone claiming to be his wife gets in touch… ...ack'' was a Richard and Judy Summer read of 2007. Right, now you know who the author is and how brilliant her CV looks, let's get down to brass tacks.
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• Crossing the Line by Gillian Philip
  |title=Crossing the Line |summary=Gritty and tense with dollops of deadpan humour, this story of the aftermath of a fatal stabbing comes highly recommended.
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• Bad Faith by Gillian Philip
  ...ion, and is a rattlingly good read. Gillian Philip was kind enough to be [[The Interview: Bookbag talks to Gillian Philip|interviewed by Bookbag]]. She ha ...he militias are just as violent, but they're slowly becoming absorbed into the security forces, and provided you're orthodox, you can get along.
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• Under a Cornish Sky by Liz Fenwick
  ...a glorious estate set in the picturesque Cornish countryside, not far from the sea. ..., and so the two must forge an uneasy alliance if Boscawen is to remain in the Tregan family.
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• Bedlam by Ally Kennen
  ...ely. Her mother's beloved dog Tyson runs off as soon as Lexi lets him into the garden. And even that's overshadowed when her GHD hair straighteners break ...mpses. And there's the all-too-real menace presented by Owen, the horrible boyfriend.
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• Outstanding by Kathryn Flett
  ...lligent women's fiction which looks at such varied topics as revenge porn, the case for special needs to be addressed in schools and adoption by same sex ...) choose Ivy House for their son and daughter. There's another bonus too: the Sorensens run a hedge fund and Eve's seventeen-year-old daughter Zoe is kee
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• A Lovely Way to Burn (Plague Times Trilogy 1) by Louise Welsh
  ...to solve it? This is Louise Welsh's great premise, grippingly told - and the trilogy is only just beginning. ...cross the world. When Stevie's boyfriend dies it's easy to put it down to the pandemic but Stevie has a hunch and she won't stop till she's followed it,
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• The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld
  |title=The Last Days ...s will see it slightly differently to the newbies. Recommended for fans of the genre.
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• Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt
  ...er grandmother did. Will she find the answer to her modern-day problems in the past? ...n in Sean Griswold's Head were one of my favourite recent couples. For me, the love interest in this book wasn't quite as engaging as Sean was, although I
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• I Heart New York by Lindsey Kelk
  ...Angela Clark has decided to flee her cheating boyfriend and is headed for The City That Never Sleeps. ''I Heart New York'' is a perfect beach read for t ...cked off your Louboutins, hitched up your bridesmaids dress and headed for the nearest airport too!
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• White Crow by Marcus Sedgwick
  |summary=If you don't mind the slow start and loads of confusing philosophizing, there are some thrills an ...d horrible experiments on human corpses. He wanted to learn something from the dead. But what was it? And what does Ferelith really want from Rebecca?
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• Boys for Beginners by Lil Chase
  ...e, this is the debut novel of an author going straight on the One To Watch list. ...oing to be a big jump from ''being'' one of the guys to ''bagging'' one of the guys.
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• The Escape by Adam Thirlwell
  |title=The Escape ...olic farce of a story, but it's not a novel that engages the reader due to the lack of sympathetic characters.
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• The Average Life of the Average Person by Tadg Farrington
  |title=The Average Life of the Average Person |summary=Some of the most interesting and unusual facts in the world, and then some, wrapped up in some delicious writing. A great gift fo
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• A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  ...depth. Bookbag didn't enjoy this any more than it enjoyed its predecessor, The Kite Runner. Its weighty setting belies what is in actuality, a pleasant bu ...t like ''A Thousand Splendid Suns'' very much either. Sorry. It's not that the book is bad, it's just that everyone says it's wonderful, and it isn't.
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• Sweetpea by C J Skuse
  ...fact a serial killer. She's harmless though... as long as you stay off her list. ...language - but within Rhiannon's perspective I think this works. She sees the world in such an unfeeling way, it makes sense that she calls a spade a spa
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• Mother of the Year by Karen Ross
  |title=Mother of the Year |summary=One of the funniest books I've read this year, this is feel good fiction for mums and
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• Bad Boy by Peter Robinson
  |summary=The 19th DCI Banks story see Banks' daughter held hostage by the ultimate bad boy. A good read. ...nnocent man might still be alive and Banks' daughter Tracy might not be on the run with a wanted man.
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• Welcome To Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop Of Dreams by Jenny Colgan
  ..., country mud and peanut brittle, this is another winning read from one of the most versatile and reliable queens of British chick-lit. '''Overall Winner: Romantic Novel of the Year 2013'''
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• Over My Dead Body by Hazel McHaffie
  ...ntentious issues of medical ethics in works of fiction, does the same with the matter of organ donation in this book. ..., the situation of this mother quite successfully conveys just how complex the ethics of organ donation are.
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• Keeper by Jessica Moor
  ...exceptional debut reveals an author who is now firmly on my 'must follow' list. A cracking story about domestic violence which I finished all too quickly ...d there be for her death? The police are convinced that it's suicide, but the women who knew her believe otherwise.
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• Adorkable by Sarra Manning
  |summary=I found the instant romance between the two main characters a bit too quick, but this is still an interesting read '''Shortlisted for Romantic Novelists Association Award 2013: The Young Adult Romantic Novel'''
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• Bitter Edge (D I Kelly Porter) by Rachel Lynch
  |summary=It's the fourth book in the series but reads well as a standalone and is a recommended read. ...has paedophilia on his computer, but the downloading eerily coincides with the girl's visit to his flat. What is going on, but - most importantly - where
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• Don't Do That! by Tony Ross
  ...dults often do know best. Children will also love this tale as it features the delightful habit of nose picking! ...of the hazardous implements he is holding at various times. So can any of the sensible grown ups help Nellie or is she facing a future with a permanent f
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• It Happened In Venice by Molly Hopkins
  |summary=Tour guide Evie is back, juggling demanding clients and a demanding boyfriend as she divides her time between home in London and tours in Europe. It's no ...r pleasure, not work. She’s back with Rob, her boyfriend who also works on the tour circuit. She’s just about forgiven him for cheating on her and this
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• If I Stay by Gayle Forman
  ...e to be in love. Mia has two loves in her life – her first love music, and boyfriend Adam. Half of Mia wants more than anything to go to Juilliard, a prestigiou ...y. She can't feel or do anything, just watch as her body is transported to the hospital, put on a ventilator and operated on. Then she watches as her fami
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• Three Jumpers by Michael Marr
  ...ed an ad in the paper proclaiming he was a writer, he thought he might get the odd request to write a speech or two. Maybe, if he was very lucky, a compan ...ust one disappointment after another. He realises that he has no impact on the world whatsoever and decides to commit suicide. In a last ditch attempt to
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• Wedding Season by Katie Fforde
  ...he chief bridesmaid decides that she's rather go off to Paris with her new boyfriend than attend her best friend's wedding. It's an even more difficult job whe ...makes the most wonderful wedding cakes. All's not happy at home though. Boyfriend Roger hardly qualifies as New Man and you long for something nasty to happe
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• Pretty Face by Mary Hogan
  ...tried to get a handle on her eating habits. But with the destination being the Pizza, Pasta and Gelato soaked Italy, this won't be as easy as she imagines ...od elite and to spend her summer in somewhere a little less low key, where the folk are a little less high maintenance and appearance-obsessed. She's off
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• Infinity (Pocket Money Puffins) by Sarah Dessen
  ...It's not a good start, and it doesn't get much better but the previews of the author's full length works are worth a look. Infinity's heroine does not have a name but since ''the heroine'' sounds rather fusty or formal, and entirely unfitting for a 30 pa
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• A Cupboard Full of Coats by Yvvette Edwards
  ''He just knocked, that was all, knocked and the front door and waited, like the fourteen years since I'd killed my mother hadn't happened...'' ...d offers sustenance, not comfort. In fact, Jinx feels most at home amongst the dead people she works with as a funeral home cosmetologist.
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• All You Need is Love by Carole Matthews
  ...witty outing from your friendly, neighbourhood regular-in-the-best-seller-list, Carole Matthews. ...computer course, laid on for those with the greatest need and interest, by the local authority.
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• Livin' La Vida Lola by Lisa Clark
  ...Lola love is everything her fans would hope it to be. You can also read [[The Interview: Bookbag talks to Lisa Clark|Bookbag's interview with Lisa Clark] ...m. She wants a 'thing' - she wants something cool that makes her her. When the going gets tough, there's only one thing to do: think pink.
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• Bloody Women by Helen Fitzgerald
  ...novel was a kind of black comedy and written with wit and humour, despite the theme of murder and violence. .... This is shocking, but the humour comes through and Cat is very likeable. The reader wants to follow her story and discover more about what has happened.
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• The Dead Girls Detective Agency by Suzy Cox
  |title=The Dead Girls Detective Agency |sort=Dead Girls Detective Agency, The
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• Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase
  ...s different ways of coping. A ''bad thing'' is due to happen at the end of the summer holidays, but is anyone powerful enough to stop it? ...n't get a quarter of the things done. Every holiday, the Alton family swap the hustle and bustle of London life for this secluded Cornish retreat, a place
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• Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell
  ...didn't come back. The police weren't interested as the closer they looked the more it was obvious that there was an intention to disappear. Gretta turne ...r - and when she got the call from her brother she was trying to deal with the children's beloved cat who'd been badly injured. She was also estranged fr
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• I Can't Tell You Why by Elaine Robertson North
  ...t's in it for Dani? No, there's no need to answer that. Dani understands the situation all too well and tells him so. ...the rows over his infidelities for years, but now Dani can't really trust the men in her life.
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• All at Sea: One Man. One Bathtub. One Very Bad Idea: Conquering the Channel in a Piece of Plumbing by Tim Fitzhigham
  |title= All at Sea: One Man. One Bathtub. One Very Bad Idea: Conquering the Channel in a Piece of Plumbing ...ish Channel. Great depth and strong telling make this better than many of the genre.
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• One by Sarah Crossan
  ...s, written in blank verse. The story is absorbing and deeply affecting and the style, far from being high-falutin', seeps into your reading in a truly mem '''WINNER of the 2016 CILIP Carnegie Medal'''
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• How not to Disappear by Clare Furniss
  ...who is trying to decide what to do about her pregnancy, and an old lady in the early stages of dementia who is fighting to keep her memories. Lots to like '''Longlisted for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal'''
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• The Motherhood Walk of Fame by Shari Low
  |title=The Motherhood Walk of Fame ...to pitch her work to studio bigwigs, but family troubles and a gorgeous ex boyfriend turned movie star soon start to scupper her plans.
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• The Wedding Murders by Sarah Linley
  |title=The Wedding Murders ...former member of the rock band was marrying Vicky and Libby suspected that the wedding wasn't ''quite'' as high-profile as had been suggested as there was
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• Dead Flowers (Dr Sian Love) by Nicola Monaghan
  ...ned, so she knows what's going to happen when she finds two dead bodies in the cellar of her new home, a former pub in Nottingham. What she didn't realis ...an and the woman, wrapped in each other's arms? Having spent ten years on the Murder Squad, ending up as a DCI she knows what's going to happen next, but
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• The One We Fell In Love With by Paige Toon
  |title=The One We Fell In Love With ...ion, made only more complex by the fact that the girls know each other. In the past they've shared a room, and a womb. Hello, triplets.
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