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The reaper by Jackson P. Brown

This urban supernatural fantasy intrigues from the start. The world building is innovative and the characters well drawn. The dynamic between Amy, a human empath, and Gerald, the Grim Reaper (here an assassin- brilliant!), engages and promises much. Some pacing and plot moves were a little off, and the introduction of multiple character P.O.V. towards the end felt clunky. But otherwise an entertaining, enjoyable debut.

Hardback | RRP £16.99

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Books of the week

Snarky sharky

Delightful story

Reviewed on 6th June 2025

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Shrapnel boys

A real page-turner

Reviewed on 4th June 2025

Silly fun title perfect for a summer read

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There's a shark in my pants

Silly fun title perfect for a summer read

Reviewed on 28th May 2025

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What's that noise?

Ridiculous and delightful

Reviewed on 26th May 2025

A rollercoaster of emotions - brilliant!

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We are your children

A rollercoaster of emotions - brilliant!

Reviewed on 21st May 2025

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Choose your own epic adventure with Bear Grylls!

The great pollination investigation and how we get food from flowers

Flowers make the world SO lovely! But WHY are they so bright and beautiful? And HOW ON EARTH do they make food?

There is a world within me. No one can sum me up in small words.

Nautical celebrates the ingenuity of boats, ships and submarines past, present and future.

With the help of a ladybird a group of farm animals stop two thieves from stealing the farmer's prize cow

A vibrant journey through different landscapes written in rhyme.

Potted biographies of 52 inspirational LGBT role models.

A newly-hatched dinosaur tries to work out what she'll be like when she grows up but decides that time will eventually show her.

Weird and wonderful ways to save the planet

A look at lots of different ways that scientists are researching in order to respond to the challenges of climate change.

Teenagers are left with super powers when an untested chemical is fired at them by police when they attend a peaceful BLM protest in their home city.

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Celebrated children's author and illustrator Annie Blunt has had a dreadful year. Her husband was killed in a tragic accident, then one of her children's books ignited a major scandal. Desperate for a fresh start, she moves with her young son Charlie to a charming small town in upstate New York where they can begin to heal.

In the spring of 1990, we return to Champton, where the characters we've come to love are all aflutter as a glamorous Hollywood movie takes over Champton House as its set location.

Paul Hollywood, the best baker in the business, is back with Celebrate: showstopping bakes to mark the special moments in your life. Having been a judge on Bake Off for over a decade and a professional baker for even longer, Paul knows the joy of baking and how it can be one of celebratory fun.

From the former prime minister of New Zealand, then the world's youngest female head of government and just the second to give birth in office, comes a deeply personal memoir chronicling her extraordinary rise and offering inspiration to a new generation of leaders.

Slough House is the outpost where disgraced spies are banished to see out the rest of their derailed careers. Known as the 'slow horses' these misfits have committed crimes of drugs and drunkenness, lechery and failure, politics and betrayal while on duty.

Des Powell left school with no qualifications and little in the way of formal education. At nineteen he signed up to join the Parachute Regiment.

Professor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld is not just any German professor - he is the author of that great work of scholarship, Portuguese Irregular Verbs.

Cordelia Jago has lost everything. Her mother, her father, her career, her husband and her best friend, her trust. All she has left is a legacy she never expected - and would never have wanted.

Welcome to Lowbridge. Where secrets hide behind every door...

Johnny Klein, fallen '80s pop icon, thinks life is finally on the up. He's basking in the luxury of the French Riviera - hoping his worst days are behind him.

Bestsellers 1st June

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Be amazed by these ten thrilling adventures, featuring the bravest, strongest and silliest superheroes the world has ever seen, alongside more secret lairs, disguises and surprises than you will believe possible!

Relax and unwind with this adorable colouring book - it's time to get cozy!

Prequel story to the original trilogy, following Haymitch Abernathy's own experiences as a tribute participating in the Hunger Games

A breath of fresh air!

Ever wondered what donuts get up to when they're not being eaten?

The majorly awkward BFF dramas of Lottie Brooks

Lottie soon finds having a new boyfriend and a new dog means she has little time for anyone else, leaving her best friends pretty upset.

After being dunked in tomato juice, the stink is gone but the scarlet red colour remains. Now exiled, he must struggle to save the citizens who shunned him.

Dog Man confronts the dastardly Piggy and his latest plot to sabotage the Supa Buddies and the city

Paedyn Gray has a life-altering choice to make and whatever she decides will determine her fate – and the fate of those around her – forever.

#10

Follows the forbidden romance between a powerful prince and an ordinary girl as they try to survive their kingdom's gruelling laws pitting them against each other.

#11

Explores the origin of the beloved Dog Man characters s as they join forces to stop the Space Cuties from destroying the city.

#12

It's time for a dance in Acorn Wood! But Hare needs a new dress first . . . Lift the flaps to join in the excitement as Hare tries on lots of different outfits, then heads to Acorn Hall for a party with her friends.

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Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn't just help you craft, it's essential to one's survival!

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Join Stitch and his friends for a spectacular colouring adventure!

#15

A caterpillar eats its way through a variety of foods before transforming into a butterfly.

#16

Bluey and Bingo order Daddy Robot to tidy the playroom.

#17

Follows Ruth Mary, the tooth fairy, who encounters more than she expected while collecting teeth from jungle animals, including an encounter with a not-so-friendly crocodile.

#18

Greg is stressed out after discovering his school might be closed and he will be separated from his best friend, Rowley.

#19

Monkey and the gang are on a hunt to find Bunny, after he mysteriously disappeared.

#20

Dog Man finds himself the target of a new supervillain and Petey gets a visit from his own father who abandoned him as a kitten.

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She's the quintessential sunshine girl. He's the lovable class clown. But storm clouds are rolling in, and this Tommen boy is about to get serious.

A cunning killer. A race around the world.

When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to 'kill thirteen innocents and one guilty' in 'an act of atonement for the needless death of an innocent man', Detective Izzy Jaynes has no idea what to think.

WARNING - this book includes: heavy crimes, car journeys, dreadfulness, large fruits, romance, planning applications, and a lot of pie.

Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common.

John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh's most deadly criminals behind bars.

There's no place like home...

The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story, and translated by Polly Barton.

We're all so busy, caught up in life's moments, big and small . . .

#10

A lifelong friendship

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"Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I'll soon learn that the Winchesters' secrets are far more dangerous than my own . . .

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Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out her life.

#13

Bring nature into your home with the uplifting true story of the couple who lost everything and embarked on a journey of salvation across the windswept South West coastline.

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In one of the most luxurious cities on earth...

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A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL.

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In the ruins of Nineveh, that ancient city of Mesopotamia, there lies hidden in the sand fragments of a long-forgotten poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh.

#17

Reacher had no idea where he was. No idea how he had got there. But someone must have brought him. And shackled him. And whoever had done those things was going to rue the day. That was for damn sure.

#18

Linda and Levi will never meet. But they're going to change each other's lives.

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Venice, 1486.

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The uplifting true story of the couple who lost everything and embarked on a journey of salvation across the windswept South West coastline.

#21

'I was immensely grateful that despite the gruesome way my husband died, he'd done it with his clothes on.'

#22

Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College, where everyone has an agenda, and every night could be your last . . .

#23

Imprisoned for killing a faerie, a young huntress must find a way of escape before she falls in love with her guard

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He's fire and brimstone. I'm shattered ice ...I'll gladly burn beneath him until the world comes crumbling down. As an assassin for the rebellion, Raeve's job is to complete orders and never get caught. When a rival bounty hunter shatters her world, Raeve finds herself captured by the Guild of Nobles - a group of powerful fae.

#25

As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can't risk losing this job - not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . . .

#26

They don't make footballers - and football autobiographies - like this anymore. The brutally honest, riotously entertaining story of the much-loved Everton legend and iconic Premier League bad boy.

#27

A once-in-a-century volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii.

#28

The Women is a novel of epic love and devastating loss. And it is a story of a memorable heroine, and her deep friendships, whose idealism and courage under fire will define an era.

#29

A family completely disappear from their dinghy in the middle of a lake. A man detained in a casino holding cell vanishes.

#30

All she has do is make it through the night shift...

#31

Sometimes a gift can feel more like a curse.

#32

SECRETS. SACRIFICE. SURVIVAL.

#33

Being an adult isn’t quite what Ellie Allard dreamed it would be when she was fourteen years old.

#34

He had everything he could've wanted . . . except her.

#35

Ah, Britain. So special. The greatest nation on earth, some say. And we did it all on our own. Didn't we?

#36

The Blue sisters have always been exceptional - and exceptionally different.

#37

Feyre must learn to harness her new Fae powers while coming to terms with her emerging feelings for Rhys, High Lord of the Night Court.

#38

Welcome back to Clarkson's Farm.

#39

When barrister Gabriel Ward steps out of his rooms at exactly two minutes to seven on a sunny May morning in 1901, his mind is so full of his latest case.

#40

Nick is the most intriguing man Nella has met in a while. He's a 9 in the looks department (no one gets a 10), he makes her laugh, and he keeps her company when she ends up in A&E. But they live hundreds of miles apart.