Uptown Oracle

Publisher: Hot Key Books

  • Uptown Oracle Reads… To Kill a Kingdom

    Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe…

  • Uptown Oracle Reads… The Cruel Prince

    Seven year old Jude and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the cruel prince. To win a place at the Court, she…

  • Uptown Oracle Reads… My Side of the Diamond

    My Side of the Diamond follows Jazmin as she reiterates the story of how her best friend Becky died. She didn’t just die though, she vanished. Just like magic, as Becky jumped from St Pauls Cathedral but her body never hit the ground. The same thing happened years earlier to Skye and Lazarus, but nothing…

  • Uptown Oracle Reads… Aurabel

    Aurabel is the titular character whilst we spend our time under the sea. As tensions rise in the mer society, Sienna is rising up to try and take the crown. But she uses dirty tricks and both Aurabel and Lorali have a bone to pick with her by the end. I didn’t realise this was…

  • Uptown Oracle Reads… S.T.A.G.S.

    Uptown Oracle Reads… S.T.A.G.S.

    After Greer starts at prestigious school S.T.A.G.S on a scholarship she’s isolated for the majority of term. When she’s invited for a weekend of huntin’shootin’fishin’ with the ‘cool’ group of the school, she jumps at the chance. But… is it friendship they’re looking for? Or victims? I wanted to read S.T.A.G.S. because it sounded like…

  • Uptown Oracle Reads… The House of Mountfathom 

    Family, adventure and magic. A perfect combination for this middle grade book. The House of Mountfathom is set in Ireland during times of unrest. The Driochta, always peacekeepers, must choose a side to survive. My favourite aspect was how alive the house felt as it was so full of magic. The House of Mountfathom seemed like…