Death Overdue – Allison Brook

"Time to move on." I'm getting quite fond of the 'cosy mystery' genre, turning to these kinds of titles for easy and uplifting reads. I also love books set in libraries, so this sounded like a win-win. Carrie Singleton is getting ready to leave her childhood town again and go back to her rootless existence …

The Year of Saying Yes – Hannah Doyle

"If I cock up the next few hours of my life then I'm going to have to admit defeat." I've definitely been in the mood for some light'n'fluffy reading (and viewing) of late, and the optimistic title of this caught my eye on NetGalley. I was expecting something of a cross between Yes Man and a …

Girl’s Guide to Witchcraft – Mindy Klasky

"They don't teach witchcraft in library school." Every once in a while I feel the need for some light reading - often while I'm slogging through something heavier - and recently I've been more inclined to dabble with genres I would previously had recoiled from in horror: namely, chicklit and paranormal romance. Yeah GGtW …

The Undiscovered Goddess – Michelle Colston

"Stylish but Shallow: The upside is you have great taste. The downside is you're completely shallow." When Holly gets the above result from a Cosmo personality test, it somehow hits her harder than the hundreds she's taken before. And although she's already started and discarded dozens of self-improvement schemes, this time she's determined to stick …