GREAT BOOKS

We’ve gathered together the best stories to keep you going all summer long PICK OFTHE MONTH

The Shelf

By Helly Acton

(Zaffre, Hardback, eBook and Audio, £12.99)

This debut is a refreshingly funny take on one woman’s journey to self-acceptance.

Ever yone in Amy’s life seems to be getting married or having babies, so when her boyfriend surprises her with a holiday to a myster y destination it could only mean one thing, right? He’s going to pop the question! But in a gruesome twist, he dumps her and she ends up on the set of reality show, The Shelf, where women compete in awful tasks in hope of being crowned The Keeper. Amy is forced to examine her self-wor th, relationships, and what she really wants out of life – and realises that life “on the shelf” may not be as bad as she first thought!

Precious You

By Helen Monks Takhar (HQ, HB, £12.99. Out July 23. Also available as Ebook and Audio)

This debut revenge thriller follows the relationship between Katherine and her intern, Lily. Neither of the women are quite what they seem. Packed with toxic rivalr y, obsession, deceit, and explosive twists!