Rainbow Rowell – Eleanor And Park (Orion Books, £7.99) ****

Eleanor is the eldest of five children from a broken marriage. She has to share a bedroom with her four siblings plus the cat. She has neither privacy or a toothbrush, and most of her clothes come from the goodwill store. She meets and falls in love with Park, a young Irish/Korean school friend, but their hidden relationship brings problems and heartbreak, that seem to be insurmountable. An utterly unputdownable tear-jerker.

Margaret Jarvis, 79, retired, Wyke

Tara Moore – Blue-Eyed Girl (Orion, £7.99) ***

Anya has a past which is to affect the new life she now enjoys. When her boss Macdara Fitzgerald, who is decent, rich but elderly and the owner of Lismore Estate, proposes marriage, she wonders if this could be her fairytale ending. However, there are her feelings for Macdara’s adopted grandson to consider too. When Orala arrives on the scene, Anya can only stand by as events evolve, but who is this determined blue-eyed girl? Secrets and lies abound in this quite racy novel, giving a different slant to the usual love theme.

Patricia Roberts, Brighouse