Books of the month 2025

January 2025

For adults

The girl on the ice by Amy McColluch

An ice-cold thriller set in Antarctica on the maiden voyage of a recently refurbished luxury cruise liner. Almost immediately after Olivia and boyfriend Aaron board the ship, Aaron vanishes. Olivia is alone. What happened to Aaron? Is someone watching her? Who can she trust? And then they find the first body. Will she survive this trip of a lifetime?

For children

The ice children by M G Leonard

An exciting, magical, winter adventure sees Bianca and her reindeer friend set out to rescue her little brother Finn from an icy trap. Could the beautiful, sparkling book Finn got from the library be the reason he's trapped? Or could it be the peculiar stranger wearing a top hat? Inspired by fairy tales, this evocative book is aimed at children age 9 plus.

February 2025

For adults

Danger at Pemberley by Fenella-Jane Miller

Darcy and Lizzy have been married for some time and their union is going through troubled times. This is brought to a head when Caroline Bingley, who always had designs on Darcy, arrives unexpectedly. Colonel Fitzwilliam, an intelligence officer, arrives also. He needs Darcy's assistance to entrap two spies who are passing secrets to the French. As Lizzy and Darcy dash from Pemberley to London and back again, they not only unmask the traitors but rekindle their spark too.

For children

Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple. They're inseparable but now Nick is leaving for university and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form. As the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and Charlie question whether their love is strong enough to survive being apart.

March 2025

For adults

Mother Hens by Sophie McCartney

Four best friends leaving kids, partners, broken hearts and guilty secrets behind them at home and heading for Ibiza for the mother of all hen dos. Mums on tour - what could go wrong? 

Three days and nights of blissed-out sunsets, bottomless Sangria and sun-soaked lie-ins sounds like heaven. But even on holiday, your past has a way of catching up with you. 

When a chance to get revenge on the people who've hurt them in the past appears, the friends decide this hen do is going rogue.

For children

The impossible quests by Sam Copeland

Alex is a normal kid, living in a normal city. Axel is a monster-slaying hero, living in a world of magic. When the two boys mysteriously swap places, each of them ends up being mistaken for the other. 

With zero experience of heroism, Alex is thrust into an epic quest to defeat the evil Felonius Gloam, who has stolen the Book of Lifetales. Meanwhile, Axel is faced with double maths, a gran who's 6 months behind on the rent and a crucial chess tournament he's got to win. 

Can the two boys complete their impossible quests and find a way back to their own lives?

April 2025

For adults

Libraries | Bracknell Forest Council

Tanner has spent his whole life moving from place to place. When his dying grandmother reveals the name and location of the father he never knew, he plans to visit Asheboro to lay the past to rest. 

Kaitlyn has built a life for herself and her kids in Asheboro that she's proud of, especially after the turmoil of divorce. 

Jasper will never belong again. He had everything and he lost it all. Now with only his old dog Arlo for company, he lives quietly, haunted by the tragic accident that took place decades before. 

Three strangers' worlds are about to collide, changing the trajectory of all their lives.

For children

Hop little bunnies by Laura Hughes

Based on the popular nursery rhyme 'sleeping bunnies' - which is always a hit at our libraries singing and story sessions - this book is a fun springtime read for little ones. 

Lift the flaps, cheep with the chicks and hop with the bunnies this spring!