Take a chance on me
To save the world, sometimes you have to learn to trust.
One of us is next
Author: Karen M. Mcmanus Publisher: delacorte Press, murder mystery
IN this sequel to the well-received One Of Us Is Lying (2017) – which is currently being turned into a TV mini series – author Karen Mcmanus returns to the same American secondary school, Bayview High, but features a cast of “next generation” characters. Leukaemia survivor Maeve, the younger sister of Bronwyn, one of the protagonists in One Of Us Is Lying, and Eli Kleinfelter, the crusading lawyer also from the previous book, feature in this new mystery, along with Phoebe and Knox, Maeve’s ex.
After the death of gossiper-in-chief Simon in the previous book, someone else pops up threatening to reveal life-destroying secrets in a “Truth or Dare” game for mobile phones. When one of the dares results in a dead student, the small town is in an uproar again and Maeve, Phobe, Knox and
Eli are in the centre of the storm. Who else is going to die this time?
The God Game
Author: danny Tobey Publisher: st Martin’s Press, cyber thriller
CHARLIE and his friends are on a mission: they have entered the God Game, a video game controlled by a mysterious artificial intelligence (AI). In this world, reality meshes with the virtual world, a neverending game of carrot and stick.
It is all fun and games at first: the game rewards players with expensive stuff, cash and a whole lot of laughs. But when it starts taking over their lives, when packages start showing up on their doorsteps, when shadowy figures attack them in both their waking hours and in sleep – what are they to do? Dying in a virtual world doesn’t mean dying in the real world ... or does it?
Tweet Cute
Author: emma Lord Publisher: Wednesday books, contemporary romance
PEPPER is capable, very capable. She is swim team captain and a perfectionist in every single aspect of her life. Unbeknownst to many, she is also in charge of Big League Burger’s national social media account too – anything to help the family’s fast food business, right?
But when Big League steals Jack’s family recipe for grilled cheese, Pepper is in hot water. Jack is determined to take down Big League, one tweet at a time. And Pepper’s not going to back down.
Spellhacker
Author: MK england Publisher: Harpercollins Children books, fantasy
ONCE upon a time, magic in Kyrkarta was a freely available natural resource. Called maz and as plentiful as the very air, people helped themselves to it whenever required. Then an earthquake struck and a magical plague was released. Thousands died until a corporation stepped in to clean up – and now maz is a tightly controlled substance that costs a lot.
Where there’s a controlled substance, there’s a black market, and orphaned teenager Diz and her friends make a pretty penny by illegally siphoning off maz from the Maz Management Corporation.
But they might have bitten off more than they can chew when they discover a new strain of maz that comes with a conspiracy as old as time.
All The Stars And Teeth (#1)
Author: adalyn Grace Publisher: Imprint, fantasy
AS princess of an island kingdom, Amora has been training her entire life to be the Master of Souls. She must prove her mastery of this dangerous magic in order to secure her place on the throne.
But when something goes horribly wrong during a very public demonstration, she finds herself desperately reaching out to mysterious pirate Bastian for help.
But there is no such thing as a free lunch, of course, and while he is perfectly capable of lending a helping hand, Bastian is not going to do it until he gets something in return – and what he wants is his stolen magic. To get it back, Amora has to embark on a quest that will put the future of the kingdom in grave danger if she isn’t careful.