The Spook's Apprentice by Joseph Delaney

Scary and Brilliant. (Review by Leah)
If you like your kids books scary, then you really have to check out the Wardstone Chronicles. Young Tom Ward is the... Read more

Phantom of the Opera: (Tales Of Mystery & The Supernatural) by Gaston Leroux

Phantom of the Opera (Review by Gary)
Dark, deep, delicious. Erik, the phantom, is much like the book. Grotesque, bitter and so easy to fall in love with... Read more

The Damned Utd by David Peace

Damned United (Review by Kenny)
From the imagination of David Peace comes a fascinating insight into the mind of the unique talent that was Brian... Read more

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

For Whom the Bell Tolls (Review by Paul)
A true classic about one young man's experiences of war. Read it you wont be disappointed. Read more

The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler

The Long Goodbye (Review by Scott)
Chandler is at his best with this final tale of Phillip Marlowe. Unable to accept the news that the friend he has... Read more

The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey

The Gashleycrumb Tinies (Review by Fergus)
Edward Gorey's rhyming alphabetical list of 26 children and how they met their various demises, drawn in his unique... Read more

The Bachman Books by Stephen King and Richard Bachman

Scary Stuff! (Review by Louise)
A brilliant collection of short stories that are full of shock and suspense. If you've seen Arnie's 'The Running Man... Read more

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Brilliant! (Review by Matt)
A spellbinding tale of forbidden love, family secrets and the horrors of war. This is a brilliant book and once you... Read more

3D Rubber Stamping: Over 80 Layered, Pop-Up and Stand Out Designs by Joanne Sanderson

A Crafty Read! (Review by Ji-eun)
The ideal book for anybody interested in crafts, this book will show you a number of different techniques to make... Read more

Under the Frog by Tibor Fischer

Under the Frog. (Review by Gavin)
Join Pataki and Gyuri 2 Hungarian basketball players on their quest to find food, lodgings and female company. A... Read more

Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson

Sundays At Tiffanys – James Patterson (Review by Dom)
I love love love this book. I brought it on a whim as I usually like James Patterson books but what a buy!!! It's... Read more

Glitz by Louise Bagshawe

Glitz - Louise Bagshawe (Review by Alex)
I absolutely loved this book, it is the best Louise Bagshawe book yet and I have read all of them! The characters... Read more

Platinum by Jo Rees

Platinum – Jo Rees (Review by Leah)
Loved it, loved it, loved it - this is the beach read of the summer. Read it all night and it reminded me of reading... Read more

Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult

Change Of Heart – Jodi Picoult (Review by Rachel)
I could drone on about this magnificent book but i'll spare you! If you’re a fan already you'll love it. If not it... Read more

Run by Ann Patchett

Run – Ann Patchett (Review by Kate)
I felt like Run is one of the best new novels of 2007, and I definitely encourage you to read and enjoy it. I couldn... Read more

Playing with the Grown-ups by Sophie Dahl

Playing with the Grown-ups – Sophie Dahl (Review by Kate)
I didn't quite know what to expect from this book, but it turned out to be a very enjoyable read. Difficult to define Read more

Love Falls by Esther Freud

Love Falls – Esther Freud (Review by Amy)
A lovely read. I really enjoyed this book; it is delightful and well written. I liked the way the author took me... Read more

Bad Behaviour by Sheila O'Flanagan

Bad behaviour – Shelia O’Flanagan (Review by Susan)
I really enjoyed this, it was totally unputdownable and I loved the storyline. Darcey was a fabulous character and I... Read more

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee – Rebecca Miller (Review by Emma)
Filled with fascinating characters, kinky sex, marital affairs, death, and drugs, the book revolves around the world... Read more

Revenge of the Wedding Planner by Sharon Owens

Revenge of the Wedding Planner - Sharon Owens (Review by Melanie)
Picked this book as I thought it sounded like a nice easy read - I was not wrong. I could not put this book down and... Read more

Mr. Maybe by Jane Green

Mr Maybe – Jane Green (Review by Alex)
I really could not put this book down, it was amazing! I couldn't stop thinking about Libby and Nick and was... Read more

Wicked by Gregory Maguire

Wicked - Gregory Maguire (Review by Emma)
Very different from the successful musical, this book has stronger political undertones, but is still escapist fun... Read more

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (Review by Innes)
This shortpiece is perhaps the best entry point for Kafka’s work. It is one of the few perfect, poetic works of the Read more

Equal Rites: (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett

Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett (Review by Emma)
A wry look at gender stereotypes, logically illogical as only Pratchett can write. It’s anything but business as... Read more

The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris

Lollipop Shoes - Joanne Harris (Review by Emma)
Loved it, loved it, loved it. I have all Joanne Harris's books and find her gift for storytelling and her twin themes Read more

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita - Vladamir Nabokov (Review by Innes)
Despite being accused of plagarising this novel from a German writer, Heinz von Lichberg, it is hailed as an American Read more

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by G.W. Dahlquist

Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - G.W Dahlquist (Review by Emma)
A strange book and a difficult one to pin down. An eerie Dickensian mystery with distinctly modern overtones. Despite Read more

Vellum: The Book of All Hours by Hal Duncan

Vellum – Hal Duncan (Review by Emma)
A talented Glasgow author, Duncan has crafted an epic tale that’s part good old-fashioned mystery, part pure... Read more

One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night by Christopher Brookmyre

One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night - Christopher Brookmyre (Review by Emma)
A school reunion with a difference and apparantly based on a true story. Brookmyre is a local author who excels at... Read more

Company of Liars by Karen Maitland

A Medieval Page Turner. (Review by Leah)
This book grabbed me from the first page and wouldn't let me go until the last. Nine misfits trek across plague... Read more

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Prepare for some restless nights.... (Review by Alan)
I have been a horror buff since my mum let me see “Carrie” when I was 8 years old, and in all the time since then Read more

The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

The Gargoyle (Review by Leah)
A young man lies horribly burned, the victim of a horrific car accident. He views his life as over, and vows to kill... Read more

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

The Book of Lost Things (Review by Leah)
When David's mother dies, he retreats into his books, particularly the myths and fairytales they had both loved to... Read more

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

A bleak and haunting triumph (Review by Chris)
A bleak and haunting triumph by one of America's greatest writers. Set in a world devasted by a disaster we're never... Read more

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Poisonwood Bible (Review by Kate)
This epic tale of one American family's misadventures as missionaries in Africa is narrated by the mother and four... Read more

Dixie City Jam by James Lee Burke

Dixie City Jam (Review by Dave)
James Lee Burke's Robincheaux is the greatest and most consistent set of crime novels ever written. Burke is a proper Read more

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Memoirs of a Geisha (Review by Sharon)
A brilliant and engaging book that is frequently sad, often funny, but never anything less than compelling. Golden... Read more

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird (Review by Sharon)
I first read this book at school, and it's one I've returned to frequently over the years. Atticus Finch is a... Read more

The Bullet Trick by Louise Welsh

Bullet Trick (Review by Leah)
A dark and compelling tale of murder, lust and deception from one of Scotland's best writers. Moving from the rain... Read more

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

Master and Margarita (Review by Leah)
When the Devil and his entourage come to Moscow 9including a vodka swilling, gun-toting black cat) all hell literally Read more

Stone Junction by Jim Dodge

Stone Junction (Review by David Marshall)
Possibly my favourite book ever- Dodge's wild rollercoaster novel has an explosive start and just keeps truckin... Read more

World War Z by Max Brooks

Ah! Zombies! (Review by Steve)
Post apocalyptic worlds. Zombies. Horror stories. Guns. What more could you want? Read this book! Read more

Money: A Suicide Note by Martin Amis

Greed was Good. (Review by Graham)
The writing is nothing short of phenomenal and captures the 80's like nothing else I've read. Read more

JPod by Douglas Coupland

Office hilarity and crazy families! (Review by Karen)
Douglas Coupland is one of my all time favourite authors and Jpod has to be the best. Ethan and his friends all work... Read more

The Tenants of Moonbloom by Edward L. Wallant

I've given away many copies of this enriching, strange, compelling book. (Review by Lois)
Moonbloom is a directionless, disengaged man who has given up the idea of finding his place in the world. We witness... Read more

All the Pretty Horses: (Border Trilogy S.) by Cormac McCarthy

All the Pretty Horses (Review by John Paul)
A testament to the twilight of the old west. Cormac McCarthy's themes are biblical, his characters haunted and his... Read more

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Go Team Edward! (Review by Melanie)
If you haven't read 'Twilight' where have you been? Now's your chance to catch up on one of the hottest books of the... Read more

Knuffle Bunny Too by Mo Willems

Knuffle Bunny Too (Review by )
This book is another soon to be classic by the genius that is Mo Willems. It combines beautiful photographs of New... Read more

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

A classic (Review by Helen)
The best book ever is 'Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde. Although this was originally published in 1891 the... Read more