'Broken Light' by Joanne Harris

As long term readers of this blog know, I'm a sucker for an interesting premise. So when I heard 'Broken Light' by Joanne Harris described as what would've happened if Stephen King's Carrie had gained her supernatural powers with the menopause instead of at puberty, I instantly wanted to find out more.

'Lessons in Chemistry' by Bonnie Garmus

Sometimes, I hear about a book and think 'Ooh, that sounds interesting!', but become doubtful as I hear more and more about how wonderful it is. On the one hand, I know marketers can't perform (many) miracles, but I'm also well aware that it's easy to get swept up by a wave of excitement. This is why I hesitated before reading 'Lessons in Chemistry' by Bonnie Garmus.