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Loved and Missed

Susie Boyt · 30 Oct

Don't Let the Forest In

CG Drews · 30 Oct

Best for: Readers who want queer YA horror driven by mood, imagery and an unreliable narrator, with a codependent central relationship and a forest that functions as a character.

The Good Daughter

Karin Slaughter · 30 Oct

Best for: Readers who want a Southern-gothic family drama about two traumatized sisters, with a courtroom case as the frame, and who don't mind a layered, non-linear reveal.

Bradbury Stories

Ray Bradbury · 30 Oct

Best for: Adult readers who know Bradbury mainly from The Martian Chronicles or Fahrenheit 451 from school and want a comprehensive collection in one place.

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins · 29 Oct

Best for: Readers who want a fast, suspense-driven dystopian survival story with a reality-TV satire edge, including teens and adults new to YA dystopia.

The 1000 Year Old Boy

Ross Welford · 29 Oct

Best for: Middle-grade readers and parents or teachers who want a warm, funny, fast-moving adventure with a sad emotional centre, built around friendship rather than deep historical detail.