Fiction Tuesday

 I bring you a list of ten books you should check out in 2023 if you are into reading. No real order here.

... 1-The Dinner Club by Helen Aitchison- Five people. Five secrets. Each needing healing, support and acceptance. Will this mishmash group fill each other’s souls as well as their plates at Dinner Club? .. 2- A magic steepedin poison by Judy I.Linn- An enchanting and atmospheric tale of love, loss, and the power of a good cup of tea. Featuring lots about Chinese Mythology. .. 3-Emily Wilde's Encyclopadeia of faeries- A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love. ,, 4-Violet made of thornes by Gina Chen- A darkly enchanting fantasy about a lying witch, a cursed prince, and a sinister prophecy that ignites their doomed destinies. ,, 5-The Coven by Lizzie Fry- A breathtaking, pacy global race against the clock to defeat a shadowy organisation adamant on destroying women’s potential and a prophetic, highly original and post-Trump dystopian thriller. .. 6-Death on the Pier- Renowned murder mystery playwright Bertie Carroll turns real life detective when his leading lady is shot and killed on stage, in full view of an unsuspecting audience. Set in Brighton UK. .. 7-Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura- In a tranquil neighbourhood of Tokyo, seven teenagers wake to find their bedroom mirrors are shining. At a single touch, they are pulled from their lonely lives to a wondrous castle filled with winding stairways. ... 8-Belladonna by Adalyn Grace - Its part romance, part murder mystery, part 1800s society games, and all gothic fantasy. An orphaned 19 year old's mother appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger, and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer. ... 9-Dreamland by Rosa Rankin-Gee- A tradgic love story. The story of one girl and an entire society. At the same time, terrifying and hopeful. Dreamland takes the familiar and twists it a couple of degrees to show a disturbingly credible picture of our possible future. What will happen if we keep ignoring climate change, allow inequalities to widen, allow eugenics to creep into the mainstream and build walls? ... 10-Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree- Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the city has ever seen.

By DotingSage aka Stephanie.