#Calm by @sjbakerauthor.bsky.social feels so real, that I'm not entirely sure that it's fiction... 😱 Enforced Drugs ✔️ Resistors ✔️ Unreliable Authority ✔️ Disappeared People ✔️ Escape ✔️ Heart in Mouth Action ✔️ Wowsers, this has it ALL! Thanks @troikabooks.bsky.social @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

#HowToSpeakAndBeHeard by #SamHutchinson and #VickyBarker is a simple exploration of how we communicate; including how we use words, body language and delivery to express ideas and persuade others. Perfect for P7 transition. Thanks @bsmallpublishing.bsky.social and @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

@whatonearth.bsky.social have delivered a fascinating history #AmericaAsItHappened in news headlines inspired by @washingtonpost.com Reporting the day after an event is clever, with timelines for context and 'notes from the future' to explain what happened next 👍 @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

OOH long awaited #WeAreDragon by @alastairc.com is a cracking finale in the #IAmRaven series Corrupt AI ✔️ Brainwashed People ✔️ Feisty Heroes ✔️ A Flight of Dragons ✔️ Swarms of Wild Ants ✔️ = a ton of adventure Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social

#TheFinalSix by #AkinariAsakura are candidates for a prestigious job. Surviving a gruelling recruitment, the final task is to nominate the winner. But, at least one of the six is a liar, a manipulator and will stop of nothing to get their dream job... Superbly dark 😟 Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social

#AHistoryOfScottishWitches by #MaryWCraig - Fascinating Horrendous Illuminating. Discover what could have caused 3837 Scots to be accused of witchcraft - politics? religion? superstition? What made Scotland so susceptible to the Devil? Thanks @penandswordbooks.bsky.social and @netgalley.bsky.social

#ToTheDeath by @melliver.bsky.social is a gory #BattleRoyale for fans of survival fiction with a slice of reality TV Island ✔️ Zombies ✔️ Cash Prize ✔️ Survival ✔️ Marginalised Islanders ✔️ Fight to the Death ✔️ Corrupt Broadcasters ✔️ = Screams, Betrayal, Death and an excellent read!

Oh My Stars #PiperAtTheGatesOfDust by @patricknessbooks.bsky.social is an epic addition to the #ChaosWalking series, set a generation later. New threats, a cure for The Noise and old grudges combine in this emotional, gripping-the-page-with-tension, rollercoaster. Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social

❤️ #BookPost Recent additions to my TBR pile include #AmericaAsItHappened by @whatonearth.bsky.social and #HowToSpeakAndBeHeard by #SamHutchinson Great to be getting some non-fiction ❤️ Thanks to @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

I listened to #SixStrikes by @antoniagrave.bsky.social - the narration has the perfect 'matter of fact' tone for Maddie - unrepentant serial killer/ saviour as she hunts down the 'Manchester Maniac' Loved every bit of it. Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social

#Swanfall by #SophieKirtley connects majestic migrating swans, a young lad & a mysterious local legend. Expect some danger, anxiety, kidnap, quicksand & vanishing footprints in the snow... A lovely & exciting read 🦢🦢🦢 Thanks @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

Winter was a great time to cosy up with #TheHouseWithChickenLegsRunsAway by #SophieAnderson The sequel is perfect as a magical adventure story or for gently supporting teens experiencing death, grief and moving on. Thanks for the proof copy #UsbornePublishingLtd @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social ❤️

#GoneForGood by #SarahCrossan is an unputdownable mystery. Sent to a brutal camp where rebellious & troubled teens are rehabilitated, Connie becomes obsessed with Belle, who recently vanished. Did she escape? Is she dead? Who is lying? Thanks @simonandschuster.bsky.social and @netgalley.bsky.social

Happy #LGBT+HistoryWeek 🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

Hurrah for #BookPost ❤️ #EscapeFromTheChildSnatchers by @sufiyaahmed.bsky.social Is anyone else thinking #ChittyChittyBangBang goes to Sea? Love the cover, I'm intrigued! Thank you @andersenpress.bsky.social and @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

#IceDancer by @alexcotter.bsky.social is much darker than it looks. Dina ❤️s to skate, a link to Sasha, her sister who died. Like the ice she skates on, she's barely keeping things together, but a visit to her aunt changes everything. Thanks @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social

#FuneralsAreForTheLiving by #SamiEllis was a powerful and disturbing read. Death, community, dark magic & a racist cult are brought together in this YA Horror. Junie has more than a fight for survival on her hands and her kidnappers have had more than a little practice... @netgalley.bsky.social

WHOOP! Not one, not two but three delightful #BookPost parcels have arrived. How amazing do these look 👀😍❤️ #Calm #TerraElectraTheGuarduansOfTheNorth #Swanfall Thank you @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @troikabooks.bsky.social and @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social Now, which to read first? 🤔

📖 Power of School Libraries – Quote of the Week A reminder that school libraries are where curiosity is nurtured, voices are heard, and learners truly belong. Libraries matter. Librarians matter. #PowerOfSchoolLibraries #SchoolLibraries #ReadingCommunities @cilip.bsky.social

#KeepYourFriendsClose by #CynthiaMurray is a cracking murder mystery set in an elite boarding school. Expect betrayal, complicated relationships and questionable adults amid the growing body count! 🔪🔪🔪🩸 Thanks for the ARC @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

WHOOP! ❤️ #BookPost Thanks to @nosycrow.bsky.social and #UsbornePublishingLtd for #IceDancer and #TheHouseWithChickenLegsRunsAway Looking forward to some magical escapism over the holidays 🐓🏠 🏃‍♀️ ❄️🩰

#TheNotSoGreatEscape by #EmmaGreen is an action-packed road trip; funny and enchanting despite the darker themes of grief, anxiety and neglect. One crazy alpaca steals the show, getting them into all kinds of trouble! Thanks #Usborne and @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social for the ARC 😆

#TheChristmasMagpie by @markedwardsauthor.bsky.social was a total thrill to read. New Home? Christmas? Are you ready for... The Residents Association List of Do's and Don'ts ✔️ Nasty Gifts on the doorstep ✔️ Prison Breakout ✔️ Murder and Mayhem ✔️ Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social great fun!

#BelsnickelAWinterHorror by #JamesYates is a visceral, gory horror. Remote cabin holidaymakers in the Scottish Highlands are slaughtered by a savage winter spirit bent on restoring the world's imbalance on his terms. Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social this was a brilliant, short and brutal read

Can there really be #APlaceCalledPerfect ?🤔 #HelenaDuggan has the answer! Delightfully, there are strange things afoot and creepy things in jars... 🤐 Violet has just arrived and she does not like what she sees 👁️‍🗨️ Brilliant creepy fun 😍 Thanks @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

#AllThatWeSeeOrSeem by @kyliu99.bsky.social is a fascinatingly complex tech murder mystery. Vivid Communal Dreaming ✔️ Enrapt Fans ✔️ Missing Superstar ✔️ AI Hackers ✔️ Enraged Villain ✔️ Desperate Goons ✔️ Thanks for the wild ride @netgalley.bsky.social

WOW! #LikeAGirl by @rebeccawestcott.bsky.social is brutally honest - social media + teenagers + school + girly cliques = bullying, peer pressure, punishments and betrayal. Utterly realistic and powerful story about standing up to bullies. ❤️ @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social @scholasticuk.bsky.social

Ready for something Scottish, funny😂, scary👻 and with a fantastic ending💭? It's a dark and gorgeous book 😍 #MatOShanter by #SimonLamb and beautifully illustrated by #RossMacRae is a modern retelling of #RobertBurns #TamOShanter Thanks @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social & @scallywagpress.bsky.social

#TheDawnOfAdonis by @philearle.bsky.social is a dramatic, adventure set in London, 1911. Brutal Gang Boss ✔️ Animal Trafficking ✔️ Family Loyalties ✔️ Desperate Actions ✔️ Doing The Right Thing ✔️ ➡️Absolutely Cracking 🦍😍 Thanks @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social & @andersenpress.bsky.social

#TheDevouringLight by @katelliswrites.bsky.social is a creepy mystery perfect for dark nights and cosy chairs. Urban Legends✔️ Missing YouTuber ✔️ Abandoned House✔️ Music Superstars✔️ Sabotage✔️ Paranoia✔️ ...and a growing body count✔️✔️✔️ Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social

I did a happy dance when I saw #QuiteUglyOneEvening on #NetGalley it's been sooooooo long but Jack is back! @brookmyre.bsky.social this was such a fun read. Expect chaos, death, cult icons, a dysfunctional family and one man on a mission. Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social

#TheLastDeathOfTheYear Another superb Poirot story from @sophiehannah.bsky.social Invited to a Greek island commune for New Year, it doesn't take long before Poirot and Catchpoole are wrapped up in a mysterious death, or two... in this perfectly seasonal cosy crime. Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social

#Wyrdwood A creepy, atmospheric story set in a secluded island village. Think #Lovecraft #Gaiman #Priestley ❤️💀 Prepare for dead bodies, old legends and sinister happenings. You will not want to put this down. @curtisjobling.bsky.social @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social

Hurrah #LiviaInRome by @brunadeluca.bsky.social was just what my rainy Scottish September Weekend needed. Transported to sunny Rome & a 'will they, won't they' romance ❤️ family secrets & great friends. Get cosy and enjoy! Thanks @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social & @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

❤️ #BookPost Thanks @littletigeruk.bsky.social @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social #SadGirlHours by @annazoequirke.bsky.social looks fantastic, can't wait to see how #SAD is woven into the story ❤️

#BlackDolls by #RachelFaturoti & #FloWoolley Jada needs band, soooo badly. She forms an all Black girl group & tries bossing everyone about in order to win a band competition = carnage! Great illustrations & feisty girls! ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social @hachettechildrens.bsky.social

#KickFlipVol1 by #LPLapinski & #LoganHanning Graphic Novel ✔️ Questioning Identity ✔️ Romance ❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 Friends ✔️ Elliot stresses about defining their identity, a girl at school and a boy at the skater park... Perfect for questioning teens @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social @hachettechildrens.bsky.social

😂😂😂 this was a hoot! #SleuthsOnTheLoose by @gtkarber.bsky.social & @chrisgrab.bsky.social will perk up anyone's weekend! Fast Paced Adventure? ✔️ Kidnapped teacher? ✔️ Mystery to solve? ✔️ Bully to vanquish? ✔️ Sinister School Shenanigans? ✔️ Totally Fantastic 😄 Thanks @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

Loved this adventure story from #AlexandraSheppard 😍 #AlyssaAndTheEnchantedForest sends us to a magical forest in Jamaica. Accidently transporting her friends there, Alyssa must repeat the spell to take them home, however the forest has other ideas... Pure Magic 🤩 Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social

#TheBodyInTheKitchenGarden by #PaulaSutton was a fun cosy murder mystery, perfect for dark nights and coorie corners. ❤️ Daphne, her style, kindness and curiosity ❤️ a plot that keeps you guessing and gives you plenty of chances to work it out for yourself 😆 Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social

Straight from hearing RRs memoir I was hoping to keep that music vibe going. If you want a character with a passion for music, an absentee musician parent and a parent that hates music, who is now having a mid-life crisis, then this is the one for you! #HotWax by #MLRIO @netgalley.bsky.social

A fascinating memoir from #RitchieRamone covering his upbringing and friendships, the bands he played in and, of course, his time before, after and playing with #TheRamones Brilliant to listen to the audiobook, narrated by Ritchie himself. Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social for the listen

❤️ Romance and a second chance at life are well balanced against the realities of being on an organ waiting list. Sydney's curiosity and guilt lead her to her donors' hot best friend Clayton... ❤️ Thanks @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social and @oneworldbooks.bsky.social #EveryBorrowedBeat #ErinStewart

#BookPost ❤️ Feel like my weekend is starting early! 😄Adventures, Romance, Italy and Magic - but which to read first? 🤔 Thanks #ChickenHouse @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social and @faberbooks.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️ #LiviaInRome by @brunadeluca.bsky.social #AlyssaAndTheEnchantedForest by #AlexandraSheppard

#TheHive by #AnnaFebruary was perfectly chilling for a hot day 📖 😎 🐝 Engaging & Meaty Isolated Community ✔️ Dystopia ✔️ Mysterious Murders ✔️ Threat of Execution✔️ Family ✔️ Charming Detective ✔️ Unfair Society ✔️ Hint of Romance ✔️ Worker, Soldier, Queen ✔️ So, So Many Secrets... ✔️ Rooting for Feldspar ❤️

Listened to the audiobook of #TheImmortalLifeOfHenriettaLacks by #RebeccaSkloot on the @libbyapp.com from my local library. What a story... thanks to @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social for suggesting it. An incredibly powerful story of a Black woman, her family and her medical abuse. Read.Think.Debate.

#StoneAndSky by @benaaronovitch.bsky.social ticks all my boxes Weird Murder ✔️ Mythological Characters ✔️ Supernatural Shenanigans ✔️ Complex Relationships ✔️ Foxes ✔️ Lovecraftian✔️ Sacrifice✔️ Strange Beasties✔️ Ferengi ref ✔️ Now the team are in Scotland - even better! Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social

#SongsForGhosts by @clarakiyoko.bsky.social has so much happening; love, death, family, ghosts, identity, history, regret and remembrance. It's beautiful, thoughtful, complex and will stay with you for a long time. Thanks to @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

#TheDeathOfShame by @ambroseparry.bsky.social is another triumph in the Sarah and Raven series. A missing young girl leads to an investigation of vice, corruption and blackmail in 1850s Edinburgh. Gritty, revealing and uncompromising. Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social

@chickenhousebooks.bsky.social thank you so much for a copy of #TheHive by #AnnaFebruary to review ❤️#BookPost Going to keep one eye on the bees in my garden while reading in this wonderful Scottish sunshine and a wee chilled glass of wine... @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social thanks to you too 😉