New Year, New
Reads!
Welcome back to the Library, we hope you all had a great
Summer break! What have you been reading over the holidays? Come and tell us what you enjoyed and what you didn’t and
why! For inspiration, the Librarians have listed their own favourite Summer reads:
Mrs Osafo – The Boy on
the Bridge by M. R. Carey
This is the second book in the series and is set in the
same world as the first book, The Girl With All
the Gifts, by the same author. Britain is consumed by a zombie apocalypse
and the story follows a group of scientific researchers and military personnel trying
to find the answers to a cure for the terrifying disease that has taken over their
friends and families.
One of the main protagonists is fifteen year old Stephen,
an autistic genius struggling with social skills who makes an unlikely discovery
about the child ‘hungries’ that could be their salvation.
A fan of zombie horror science fiction (favourite author
being Stephen King) Mrs Osafo particularly enjoyed Carey’s pacey style of
writing in this book which makes it a real page turner. There are believable,
three dimensional characters and genuinely intelligent reflections of
scientific technology and what its possibilities are for a potential future world.
Mrs Godden – Spellslinger
by Sebastian De Castell
A Magical world with a Wild West theme there is plenty of
humour in this first book of the Spellslinger series. This is an outcast’s journey
across a tricky landscape with a ferocious squirrel cat! Friends who betray you, con-men who con you and mild peril of the magic
variety.
This had amazing reviews and Mrs Godden particularly enjoyed
that the story was about trying to fit into a society that sees you as an outcast. It
is a reversed world where magical abilities are the norm and if you don’t have
them you have to fake until you make it. Fans of comedy sci-fi, fantasy and
magical realism will love this.
Miss Frude – Eleanor Oliphant
is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
This a gentle drama composed around a sad and yet funny
observation of a young woman who is actually not fine at all. An adult fiction
book that is packed with emotion but not overly-sentimental centring on a woman
who finds her way to self-worth without the cliched romance and relationships.
Ms Johns – We Stand on
Guard by Brian K. Vaughan
This is a controversial graphic novel, sci-fi series set in an
apocalyptic Canada 100 years from now. Civilians turned freedom fighters are on
a journey to defend their homeland from the USA’s technologically advanced military attacks designed to destroy Canadian culture and take their land as territory.
This was a candid analogy for the way some people feel
America is headed and Ms Johns enjoyed the blatant political provocation. There are
some excellent ideas for possible future technologies including some classics
like teleportation, hologram communication and impressive robotics. Vaughan
was the main illustrator for Paper Girls
so if you liked that series, take a step up and try We Stand on Guard. In fact,
if you are a fan of any dystopian Sci-Fi you can find something to love in
this.
All these books are available from the Library, why not try them out?
OTHER NEW FICTION IN THE LIBRARY:
We have fantasy, sci-fi, teenage, adult, mystery, spy/espionage, adventure, romance, comedy and Gothic...take your pick...
With many more to come :)