♈AriesMar 21 to Apr 19
“Aries, your bold, impatient streak suits a story with momentum. A journalist on a luxury cruise sees a body go overboard. Every passenger is accounted for.”
The Woman in Cabin 10 · Ruth Ware
♉TaurusApr 20 to May 20
“Taurus, your pleasure in comfort suits a cosy mood or a romance to savour slowly. Astronomy and translation bring two women together in a historical romance about work and recognition.”
The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics · Olivia Waite
♊GeminiMay 21 to Jun 20
“Gemini, your curious, quick mind enjoys clever ideas or lively storytelling. Graham Greene gives a vacuum-cleaner salesman an intelligence role for which his practical response is to invent information that seems likely to satisfy his employers.”
Our Man in Havana · Graham Greene
♋CancerJun 21 to Jul 22
“Cancer, your tender, protective side connects with warmth and emotional stakes. A witch's life at an unusual inn becomes the setting for magic, new connections and the possibility of change.”
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping · Sangu Mandanna
♌LeoJul 23 to Aug 22
“Leo, your appetite for big feelings and a little drama suits this read. Lucy and Joshua work opposite one another in a publishing company, where their ongoing antagonism becomes entangled with competition for a promotion.”
The Hating Game · Sally Thorne
♍VirgoAug 23 to Sep 22
“Virgo, your thoughtful, analytical side has details and ideas to explore here. Henry moves through time involuntarily, while Clare experiences their relationship under a different set of chronological conditions.”
The Time Traveler's Wife · Audrey Niffenegger
♎LibraSep 23 to Oct 22
“Libra, your interest in relationships and emotional balance suits this read. A boy grows up through cruel stepfathers, kind aunts and one Mr Micawber. Dickens's own favourite.”
David Copperfield · Charles Dickens
♏ScorpioOct 23 to Nov 21
“Scorpio, your taste for intensity and the darker side of people fits this read. California is collapsing and a teenage girl walks north with a new religion in her notebook. Frighteningly prescient.”
Parable of the Sower · Octavia E. Butler
♐SagittariusNov 22 to Dec 21
“Sagittarius, your adventurous, questioning spirit has new horizons to explore here. Connie Willis returns to time-travelling historians in a comic adventure involving Victorian England and a search connected with Coventry Cathedral.”
To Say Nothing of the Dog · Connie Willis
♑CapricornDec 22 to Jan 19
“Capricorn, your patient, purposeful side appreciates a read worth settling into. A sour orphan finds a locked garden on the Yorkshire moors and, slowly, a way to grow. Balm for any age.”
The Secret Garden · Frances Hodgson Burnett
♒AquariusJan 20 to Feb 18
“Aquarius, your independent, inventive mind likes unusual worlds and fresh ideas. Taylor Greer leaves Kentucky and builds a new life in Arizona, where unexpected responsibilities bring her into contact with women who help form a different kind of family.”
The Bean Trees · Barbara Kingsolver
♓PiscesFeb 19 to Mar 20
“Pisces, your imaginative, sensitive side connects with this story of feeling or wonder. Oxford, 1830s, where translation is magic and empire runs on it. A dark academia doorstop with teeth.”
Babel · R.F. Kuang
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