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Fangirl Down

fangirl down

Midland recommends this book because: even if you don’t care about golf, it’s a fun romp that feels full of hijinks. The perfect book to make you smile. Wells Whitaker was once golf’s hottest rising star, but lately, all he has to show for his “promising” career is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs,…

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The Women – Kristin Hannah

The Women - Kristin Hannah

Sarah recommends this book because: both thought provoking and emotional, this book is a tour de force and sure to be one of the most talked about books of the year. “When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative…

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At First Spite

Quinn recommends this book because: I laughed and cried and the romance is so beautiful, but also really fun to see them try and one up another. Also, it’s just the right amount of spice for us romance lovers. Bestselling author Olivia Dade welcomes you to Harlot’s Bay in this delightfully sexy rom-com about a woman…

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Everyone on this Train is a Suspect

Sarah recommends this book because: it’s an excellent mystery that’s full of fun and even better than the first book in the series! For fans of Richard Osman and Anthony Horowitz, a fiendishly fun locked room murder mystery from the author of the indie darling Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone –this time set on…

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First Lie Wins

First Lie Wins

Sarah recommends this book because: it has everything you could want in a thriller. People aren’t who they seem, there’s a mysterious boss, and someone is playing games… but who? Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy…

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Break

Break

Sandy recommends this book because: it’s a heart-warming and emotional story about how FOMO affects the way we see the world and how it’s never too late for a second chance. Kayla Miller, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Click, Camp, Act, Clash, and Crunch and co-author of Besties returns with a new Olive story!…

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Anna O

Anna O

Sarah recommends this book because: it’s a compelling dark and twisty tale of a young woman who commits murder with her eyes wide open and her brain still asleep. What if your nightmares weren’t really nightmares at all? We spend an average of thirty-three years of our lives asleep. But what really happens, and what are…

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The Mystery Guest

the mystery guest

Midland Readers recommend this book because: they found it tense and sweet with all their favourite characters coming back. It’s just as solid as the first book. When an acclaimed author dies at the Regency Grand Hotel, it’s up to a fastidious maid to uncover the truth—no matter how dirty—in this standalone novel from the #1…

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How Canada Works: Peter Mansbridge

How Canada Works: Peter Mansbridge

Midland Readers recommend this book because: the found it compelling and fascinating to meet the people of Canada through these intimate stories. From #1 bestselling authors Peter Mansbridge and Mark Bulgutch comes a new book of first-person stories about the unique people and professions that make Canada work. In this latest collection of personal stories, Peter…

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Bookshops and Bonedust

Sarah recommends this book because: it’s an amazing sequel to Legends and Lattes, but you don’t have to read it as a sequel. She didn’t. It’s just as good standalone and an amazing entry to the comfort fantasy genre. “Viv’s career with the notorious mercenary company Rackam’s Ravens isn’t going as planned. Wounded during the hunt…

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