NBS recommends riveting reads

KING’S CAGE By Victoria Aveyard P435

In this breathless third instalment to Victoria Aveyard’s bestselling Red Queen series, allegiances are tested on every side. Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother’s web in an attempt to maintain control over his country—and his prisoner. And Cal, the exiled prince with his own claim on Mare’s heart, will stop at nothing to bring her back.

NORSE MYTHOLOGY By Neil Gaiman P825

In Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Lokison of a giant blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. The work culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and rebirth of a new time and people.

A DOG’S PURPOSE (MOVIE TIE-IN) By W. Bruce Cameron P419

A Dog’s Purpose is not only the emotional and hilarious story of a dog’s many lives, but also a dog’s-eye commentary on human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man’s best friend. This moving and beautifully crafted story teaches us that love never dies, that our true friends are always with us, and that every creature on earth is born with a purpose.

LOVE AND GRAVITY By Samantha Sotto P599

In this unforgettable novel for fans of One Day and The Time Traveler’s Wife, a young Isaac Newton falls in love with Andrea Louviere, a girl living in modernday San Francisco, defying the laws of physics to forge a seemingly impossible connection.