A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

More of the Fae realm and its troubles with a megalomaniac king, threats galore and, it has to be said, a fair amount of faerie smut

The Farm by Randy O’Brien

A tale of family and the impact that war can have, in its many manifestations: death of loved ones, loss, grief or in the hardship it brings

The Greater Good by Frank Sapienza

Frank Sapienza gives us a modern moral thriller about Dr Jon Morrison who is given a choice to help his son but at what ethical cost?

Death in the Tallgrass by Donald Willerton

A gripping tale of discovery and redemption set in the early twentieth century America filled with treachery, tribes and tribulation

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

The story of Sam and Sadie principally, and a friendship that endures rifts and crises, set in the world of computer programming and gaming

Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

The best book that I have read this year – a funny, warm, unique book with a biting message about how women should carve their own path