Bone Necklace by Julia Sullivan

A contentious piece of American history taken and woven into a well-written and evocative historical novel with vivid characterisation

The Thousand Year Fall: Spoils of War Book Two by Conor H. Carton

An imaginative science fiction book filled with subversive plots and dark deeds, powered by Carton’s creative vision of strange beings

International Family Poetry Anthology by Epulaeryu Master!

A diverse collection of poems and pictures from multicultural poets with shared themes such as memory, food, family and faith

The Muse by Amy Ellis

A surprisingly good novel in verse about the life of a portrait painter, brimming with sensuality & its evocation of attitudes of the time

The Last Stop by Patricia Street

A candid book about addiction related by a mother, drawing on her experiences, emails, Facebook posts, and the writings of the addict

Tess has a Broken Heart and Other Comedies Full of Errors

In this rather quirky but nice book, Tess and her love troubles frame the action, leading to some philosophising about love on the side.