Wonders of a Godless World by Andrew McGahan

An electrifying, tumultuous story of inner demons, desire and devastation. On an unnamed island, in a Gothic hospital sitting in the shadow of a volcano, a wordless orphan girl works on the wards housing the insane and the incapable. She counts amongst her patients a virgin, an archangel, a duke and a witch. Everything appears fine until a silent, unmoving and unnerving new patient arrives from foreign climes. He claims to be immortal. Suddenly strange phenomena occur, bizarre murders take place, and the lives of the patients and the island's inhabitants are thrown into turmoil. What happens between the orphan and her beguiling new patient is an extraordinary exploration of consciousness, reality and madness.

Weird with a depressing ending.

Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls by Danielle Wood

Lively, sometimes thought-provoking, sometimes hilarious, always well-crafted and intelligent - this book is a series of musings from the fictional Rosie.

Some were sad, some had me chuckling and some were strange. An eclectic mix of linked short stories. My favourite was the first story about losing her virginity.

Last Wolf Standing by Rhiannon Byrd

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Mason goes into a diner to get some lunch.  He smells his mate, and as she walks past him he trips her to get her attention.  She feels klutzy and embarrassed.  He comes on all intense and scares her so she runs.  This is all seen by the rogue werewolf Mason is tracking so the rogue werewolf goes after Torry (Masons mate).   Mason saves her.   Then Torry gets scared again when she finds out that Mason is a werewolf too.  So she runs away again.   The bad werewolf kiddnaps her and uses her as bait to try to kill Mason.  Mason kills the bad werewolf and Torry decides that Mason is OK and hot even if he is a werewolf.  They have lots of sex and live happily ever after.

Bewitched, Bothered and Biscotti

As a new witch—not to mention owner of Savannah’s most enchanting bakery—Katie Lightfoot is still getting used to casting spells, brewing potions, and mastering her magical powers. But that doesn’t mean she can’t find time to enjoy a picnic with firefighter Declan McCarthy…until she stumbles upon a corpse.

The dead man’s tattoo reveals he was a member of a secret society—and it turns out he's missing an object that was very important to the group. When Katie learns the killer was after more than the man's life, she and her Aunt Lucy leave the baked goods on the rack to cool and set off in hot pursuit of a killer. 

This is the second book I've read in the series, I don't think I'll bother with another one.  By the time I got to the end I didn't really care who dunnit.  The best part of the book is Mungo the dog.

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

This book chronicles the year that Barbara Kingsolver, along with her husband and two daughters, made a commitment to become locavores–those who eat only locally grown foods. This first entailed a move away from their home in non-food-producing Tuscon to a family farm in Virginia, where they got right down to the business of growing and raising their own food and supporting local farmers. For teens who grew up on supermarket offerings, the notion not only of growing one's own produce but also of harvesting one's own poultry was as foreign as the concept that different foods relate to different seasons. 

Very much enjoyed this. Well written,as would be expected from Barbara Kingsolver. Thought provoking. Not a book to be read quickly but rather savoured.