Saddle up your dragons, the ladies are going on tour!

Dearest reader… let me catch you up.

Gwen, our lady knight. Isobelle, our knight’s lady. They fight monsters, and they’re in love.

Well, they fought one monster, once. And while they are in love, they haven’t discussed that fact with each other, and neither wants to be the first to bring it up.This is going to be fine. This story includes: Seaside mysteriesBrooding redemption arcsA cursed townA sea monsterMedieval tourist attractionsAn evil sorceressA crumbling dark towerMoonlit magical rituals (Ignore all the tentacles, everything is definitely fine…) ?? More praise for LADY’S KNIGHT ‘A sapphic delight, full of jousts, jaunts and courtly love.

One Knight Stand (Lady’s Knights #2) – Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner – 9780008714215

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What if you felt like you’d cried all the colours away? 

Joining an exclusive high school should be a fresh start for Jihad after her mother’s sudden death. But she’s the only Muslim student there; her hijab and even her name make her new classmates suspicious.

Only one person treats her with kindness but Jihad can’t help questioning his motives. It’s hard to trust anyone when she meets indifference or hostility all around her.

As tension mounts, she finds refuge in an old sketchbook and in the stories her mama used to tell her. She is determined to focus on making it to art school and a brighter future, but as she starts illustrating her mother’s memories, her canvas becomes bigger than she could ever have imagined.

Can Jihad become as resilient as the true meaning of her name, and let the colour back into her life?

The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue – Zoulfa Katouh – 9781526648587

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This wasn’t my phone.

This was real. Tom had died today. Literally died, and here I was, picking through the digital carrion like some sort of virtual vulture. What happens to your phone when you die and who has access to your online legacy? When micro-influencer Tom Burne takes his own life, he leaves behind his phone, its password and a cryptic message that needs decoding.

Seventeen-year-old Jamie doesn’t intend to take the phone, but once he does, he knows it was meant for him. Fuelled by his own sense of isolation and the recent passing of his father, Jamie loses himself in uncovering the truth. The more he investigates the digital fragments contained within the phone, the deeper into Tom’s dark world he falls.

As his own grief resurfaces and with his mother pushing for them to move to a different country for a fresh start, Jamie has very little time to find out the harsh reality that led to Tom’s tragic end. Can he clear Tom’s name before it is too late?

Tom Burne Has Left the Chat – Sean Farrelly – 9780571388219

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Larger than life Olly is back at the UK’s most prestigious competition for teen performers to prove he has what it takes to be a leading man. After being sabotaged last year, he is determined to stand out ahead of his drama school auditions.

Nervous newbie Tarun was nominated after stepping in from the chorus to a leading role. This is his week to explore if his secret hobby could be something more serious. But imposter-syndrome is real, and his dad’s derisive comments threaten to derail him.

When the two boys are paired together, Olly can’t comprehend being with someone who doesn’t get his niche musical references, whilst Tarun thinks Olly is ‘way too much’. But they soon discover they’ve more in common than the opening number might reveal.  Amidst the drama of rehearsals, could two boys be falling in love?

A life-affirming read for all those searching for their place and their people.

Showstopper by Tom Ramsay – 9781917718264

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Harper Reid’s summer is not off to a great start. After the death of her grandpa, she moves across the country, leaving her friends and Dungeons & Dragons group behind.

She wasn’t exactly planning to start her senior year on the farm where she spent her childhood summers. But running into Ollie Shifflet-former best friend and first crush-makes things much better. When Harper discovers Ollie and her friends are starting a new D&D campaign, she quickly joins the group.

As Harper and Ollie reconnect in the real world, romantic tension begins to build between Harper’s brash barbarian and Ollie’s proud paladin. But it’s all just part of the game . . . right? Ollie’s future depends on keeping her bisexuality private. While Harper’s dreams include an out-and-proud life in their rural town. But as their feelings continue to grow with each gaming session, their relationship begins threatening everything they’ve worked so hard to build.

As the school year comes to a close and the campaign’s final boss looms on the horizon, Harper and Ollie must decide. Are their feelings more than just a fantasy?

Roll for Love – M.K. England -9798894143675

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When Christopher Forrester is unexpectedly woken by a miniature dragon chewing on his face, his heart leaps for joy. For months he’s dreamed of returning to the Archipelago – the secret islands where all the creatures of myth still live.

But he did not know it would involve a rescue mission on the back of a sphinx, or a plan to enter a dragon’s lair. Nor did he imagine it would involve a girl with a flock of birds at her side, a new-hatched chick in her pocket and a ravenous hunger for justice…

The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures #2) – Katherine Rundell – 9781408897478

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Roll the dice, strike up the band, and get ready for a swoon-worthy summer!

Questing for love . . .

Hazel Buchanan has her senior year mapped out: Win respect as color guard captain, kick off her first D&D campaign, and steer clear of distractions. But her plan takes a critical hit when Max–her former best friend and longtime crush–returns to town with drumsticks in hand and an unexplained chip on his shoulder.

Hazel and Max can’t help bickering every time they’re together, and thanks to meddling parents, he’s invading her D&D game too. As Dungeon Master, she’s ready to shut him down, but D&D has a way of bringing people together like nothing else. Is this rivalry masking something more? With dice rolling and emotions spinning, Hazel might be in for more than she planned . . .

Rolls and Rivalry – Kristy Boyce – 9780593899229

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I’m Alex Abbott.

I was a completely ordinary kid until I accidentally got turned into a vampire. I have cool powers, but they’re seriously not worth it, because I have to:1. Keep the powers secret, even from my best friends (nightmare)2.

Still go to school every day (thanks, Mum and Dad)3. Never eat chips or ice-cream ever again (the WORST)Actually, that’s not the worst. Trying to find a cure, I blundered into the supernatural world, broke an ancient pact and extinguished 32 tiny fire sprites (my bad).

Now I’m on an epic quest to right those wrongs and make a deal with an ancient Sicilian fire demon to get my life back. What could possibly go wrong . . .?

Alex Abbott is Undead : Diary of a reluctant vampire aged 11 ½ – Louise Austin – Illustrated by Katie Kear  – 9781035065752

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A new reign is coming. . .

Princess. Priestess. Rebel. Thief. The kingdom of Khetara awaits an uncertain future . . .

As the gilded royal court revels in decadence, turning a blind eye to the civil unrest threatening to overspill the rural southern lands, an inescapable storm of change is brewing. For the pharaoh is dying and fate will come for them all.

In the golden capital, the royal princess, SITA, is caught in a web of sensuality, deceit and murder as her older brother lusts for power and excess. Meanwhile her younger brother, rejects his royal heritage to find refuge in the sacred temple and the ancient knowledge it holds. Unbeknownst to the royal heirs, NEFF, a young girl haunted by prophetic blood-drenched dreams, holds the key to their destinies.

To the south, the flames of rebellion ignite as RAE, a farmer’s daughter, resists the pharaoh’s oppressive rule and inspires an army. And in the depths of the desert, tomb-raider KARIM stumbles upon a long-buried secret and awakens the monster within.

Who will sit on the throne when the bloodshed is done?

A scintillating, explosive, richly layered lush fantasy told in multiple viewpoints. This is the start of a must-read epic trilogy!

His Face is the Sun (Throne of Khetara) – Michelle Jabes Corpora – 9781444977400

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Albert is a grumpy bear and he doesn’t like a lot of things. He doesn’t enjoy picnics, or fishing, and he especially loathes singing around the campfire. But there is one thing he likes a lot.

Bubble baths. The only problem is that the other animals in the forest like bubble baths too, and he can’t seem to enjoy his in peace and quiet. Albert has some cunning plans.

He puts up lots of signs, he hires the best security . . .

he even buries his bath underground. But whatever he does, other animals keep finding their way into Albert’s lovely, relaxing bubble bath. In one last desperate bid for solitude, he takes his bath to the skies.

Will one mishap too many mean that Albert might finally have to share?

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