Young Adult Book Reviews

Name: Max Age 13
26 July 2024;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

The way Henry deceives the three protagonists, with his sly and flirty manner, conveys such character and had me on the edge of my seat while I read this masterpiece. The ending of Fishin' had me shocked and when we found out the twist at the end I couldn't wait to start the next book in the s...

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Name: Sam
19 July 2024;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

Taylor Blake is a Legend is a fabulous story of friendship, school and first love, from the bestselling rom-com author, Laura Jane Williams.  A hilarious and heartfelt story that will appeal to fans of Geek Girl and Jacqueline Wilson. Every teenager knows that the move...

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Name: Emma Age 12
18 July 2024;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

I love the thrill and the excitement of this book, it also has good elements of danger. I just loved this book some much that I couldn't put it down . I am now half way through the second one and love it.

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Name: Clare Wilkins
17 July 2024;

Genre: Bereavement

Mab has found Elk. Elk didn't know she needed finding, but now she wouldn't have it any other way. In the 'free-range' Mab, she has gained a new best friend and a whole new perspective on life. Cocooned by love, friendship and family, Elk's existence, even allowing for the pains and problems o...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
15 July 2024;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

14-year-old Taylor Blake has never been kissed, and is obsessed with trying to resolve this dilemma. Now that she is in Year 9, she is part of a French exchange programme, and is going to host one of the French students. When she is accidentally paired up with a boy instead of a girl, it seems...

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Name: Rachel Bolton
14 July 2024;

Genre: Dystopian

The Virtue Season is a story about survival, about injustice and about the pressure society can put on friendships.  18-year-old Manon has spent her life waiting for the moment for her turn in the virtue season. A process that will pair her with a suitable genetic mate. Her fe...

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Name: Morgan Harkin
13 July 2024;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

A drama-filled love story is only just beginning when seven private confessions are scattered across the beach with secrets threatening to tear everyone apart; best friends, acquaintances.... lovers. For Natalia and Ethan, the senior sunrise - a key moment of the summer representing the...

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Name: Tanja Jennings
11 July 2024;

Genre: Bereavement

From the start of Us in the Before and After, there is a tangible sense that the protagonists of this story have secrets to tell and that the author is playing with the reader through the device of an unreliable narrator. Reminiscent of a famous movie in places, the title of w...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
10 July 2024;

Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies

In this interesting and inspiring book, Roar: A Celebration of Great Sporting Women, former hockey international Sam Quek has interviewed 12 of her sporting heroines from a wide variety of sports. The women give an insight into their childhoods, how they got in to their chosen...

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Name: Clair Bossons
04 July 2024;

Genre: Science Fiction

Find Me After begins with a trigger warning; it explores the fragility of life and was inspired by the author's own life experience with epilepsy. I found the book highly thought-provoking, it is a real page turner and as always with a good book, I read it in a short space of...

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