It’s Aries Season; five fiery finds to strike a spark in your bookish heart…
As the first zodiac sign, Aries is known as the spark that lights up the other star signs.
Like the other fire signs (Sagittarius and Leo) Aries people are renowned for their super intense energy, passionate desire and impulsivity. They can be domineering, they’re always determined, and they aren’t known for their patience. Depending on how this force-of-nature personality is harnessed, an Aries could be a leader, an A-lister, the innovator, the most popular person in the room; or they could be the troublemaker, the instigator of strife, a real menacing type who is not to be crossed. Elton John, Leonardo da Vinci, Lady Gaga, Celine Dion and cartel boss ‘El Chapo’ are all rams; which gives you an idea of the diverse spectrum of powerful, passionate souls that Aries can encapsulate.
With that in mind, we’ve curated a list of 5 titles that capture that red hot Aries energy
Elton John - Me
Aries energy embodied, the king of rock and roll, Sir Elton John has been a consistent, iconic presence in British popular culture for the last fifty years. Me is the refreshingly candid and hugely entertaining memoir of an artist who lived the rock n roll lifestyle to the full. In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, which is also the subject of the upcoming film Rocketman. The result is Me - the joyously funny, honest and moving story of the most enduringly successful singer/songwriter of all time.
Don Winslow - City on Fire
Providence, RI, 1986. Twenty-nine-year-old Danny Ryan is a hard-working longshoreman, loving husband, loyal friend, and occasional “muscle” for the Irish crime syndicate that oversees much of the city. He yearns for something more and dreams of starting over fresh, someplace far away. But when a modern-day Helen of Troy triggers a war between rival mob factions, Danny is embroiled in a conflict he can’t escape. Now it is up to him to step into the breach to protect his family, the friends who are closer to him than brothers, and the only home he’s ever known. The dark side of the Aries grit is explored in this gripping crime thriller; Stephen King called it ‘superb’, and we agree.
Katee Robert - Neon Gods
He was supposed to be a myth. But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell...he was, quite simply, mine.
A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hades and Persephone that's as sinful as it is sweet, this book has a smutty subsection of team Tandem in a chokehold. Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But all that's ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city's dark facade. With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil's bargain with a man she once believed a myth...a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed. Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he's spent years craving, it's all the excuse he needs to help her-for a price. Yet every breathless night spent tangled together has given Hades a taste for Persephone, and he'll go to war with Olympus itself to keep her close... it’s sunshine Aries meets dangerous Aries and it’s flaming hot Aries from start to finish.
Kelly Barnhill - When Women Were Dragons
Alex Green is four years old when she first sees a dragon. In her next-door neighbour's garden, in the spot where the old lady usually sits, is a huge dragon, an astonished expression on its face before it opens its wings and soars away across the rooftops. And Alex doesn't see the little old lady after that. No one mentions her. It's as if she's never existed. Then Alex's mother disappears, and reappears a week later, one quiet Tuesday, with no explanation whatsoever as to where she has been. But she is a ghostly shadow of her former self, and with scars across her body - wide, deep burns, as though she had been attacked by a monster who breathed fire. Alex, growing from young girl to fiercely independent teenager, is desperate for answers, but doesn't get any. Whether anyone likes it or not, the Mass Dragoning is coming. And nothing will be the same after that. Everything is about to change, forever. And when it does, this, too, will be unmentionable... Tandem team member Helena calls it '“A thrilling and magical new novel that combines fantasy and reality to create an empowering feminist tale with unforgettable characters and the most beautiful storytelling”.
Anthony, Cobban, Painchaud and Parker - Eat Sleep Innovate
Leaders have experimented with open innovation programs, corporate accelerators, venture capital arms, skunkworks, and innovation contests. They've trekked to Silicon Valley, Shenzhen, and Tel Aviv to learn from today's hottest, most successful tech companies. Yet most would admit they've failed to create truly innovative cultures. There's a better way. And it all starts with the power of habit. In Eat, Sleep, Innovate, innovation expert Scott Anthony and his impressive team of coauthors use groundbreaking research in behavioral science to provide a first-of-its-kind playbook for empowering individuals and teams to be their most curious and creative—every single day. Aries people are the Kings and Queens of innovation; pick this up if you want to join them!