Dead Man’s Handle by Peter O’Donnell
Action heroine Modesty Blaise faces her worst danger yet when her right-hand man Willie Garvin is brainwashed to think she’s a doppelganger.
~ Amber
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
I got hooked on the Nac Mac Feegles, the tiny blue men with foul mouths and Scottish accents in Prachett’s series featuring the lovable teenage witch Tiffany Aching. This is the first one — and funny!
~ Deborah
Feed by Mira Grant
Although it is set in a post-zombie-apocalypse world, that is the setting, not the focus of this novel. Instead, it is a novel about blogging, the media, and the culture of fear.
~ Jonathan
Shadowspell by Jenna Black
Half-fae, half-human teen Dana Hathaway is stuck in a safe house “for her own protection.” When she decides to sneak out, she ends up in a world of magical trouble.
~ Amber
Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It by Gary Taubes
Well-written, interesting science-based explanation of why carbohydrates are the cause of weight-gain and disease. This is not a diet book.
~ Cam
Kingdom of Shadows by Alan Furst
Another Alan Furst adventure set in Europe 1938-9. Hungarian playboy/spy Nicholas Morath travels from Paris to Berlin to Budapest and London – very atmospheric.
~ Deborah
Born in the USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must be Fixed to Put Mothers and Infants First by Marsden Wagner
An obstetrician’s insider view on the problems in modern maternity care. The author is refreshingly open-minded and cognizant that reforms must put patients first, not doctors.
~ Cam
Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
A fast-paced, action-packed fantasy novel full of intrigue, mystery, adventure, humor and some truly excellent characters. Main characters are male but the society is very egalitarian with a tradition of awesome warrior queens.
~ Amanda
The Moorchild by Eloise McGraw
Saaski is a half-fairy, half-human changeling trying to find a place she can fit in — either the human village or the fairy mound.
~ Jonathan
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