Young Adult Book Reviews

Name: Ophelia McCluskey Gahan
29 March 2024;

Genre: Dystopian

This fantasy has a poetic, paradoxical plot that subtly addresses the power of social status and the manipulation of rulers who rule by fear, exploring the power of influence and just how much damaged it can do, issues that are prominent today.  Blood Flowers, a dark dystopia...

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Name: Linda Brown
27 March 2024;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Two female treasure hunters. A sleeping prince. A hundred-year-old curse and one angry witch. The Bone Spindle has all of this, in this new pacey retelling of a classic fairy tale, with a unexpected twist... Filore is a treasure hunter with a love for r...

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Name: Sam
21 March 2024;

Genre: Horror

Bite Risk: Caught Dead is the second book in this fast-paced fantasy horror for teens by S.J. Wills. A guaranteed great read for all, and an ideal choice for fans of Skulduggery Pleasant. Following the discovery of the Sequest conspiracy and their subsequent downfall, t...

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Name: Stephen Leitch
19 March 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Mythical Japanese creatures, family secrets, school and destiny all come together in this exciting novel by A. J. Hartley. For 15 year old Caleb school is a lonely place, especially as one of the few half Japanese students at Porterfield High School. Despite being raised all-American, fitting...

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Name: Clair Age 14
15 March 2024;

Genre: LBGTQ+

In The No Girlfriend Rule, Hollis finds herself unable to join her boyfriend Chis and his group's table top game due to their 'No Girlfriends at the table' rule. Eager to continue playing so that she can have something to talk to Chris about, Hollis seeks another group to join...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
15 March 2024;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Faridah Abike-Iymide's long awaited follow up to her YA novel Ace of Spades will be equally popular and is well worth the wait.  Where Sleeping Girls Lie is a combination of a mystery requiring detective work from the main character, Sade Hu...

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Name: Rachel Bolton
14 March 2024;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

The Midnight Clock is compulsive reading! 16-year-old Millie is having to live with her father in his new flat which used to house an infamous women's prison. When the former prison clock begins to strike, Millie finds herself back in 1955, witnessing the final few days of a y...

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Name: Julie Broadbent
11 March 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

This YA fantasy debut novel by Shade Lapite has it all; it is a beautiful love story, it has murder, intrigue, plot twists and despicable villains. Set in the imaged country of Galla, we are introduced to our heroine and the main protagonist of the story, Kalothia. She...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
08 March 2024;

Genre: Historical Fiction

All of Crossan's books are deeply affecting, totally immersive and utterly unforgettable and Where the Heart Should Be is no exception. Where the Heart Should Be is the story of lowly scullery maid Nell and Johnny, English heir to his Uncle's estate in...

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Name: Linda Brown
06 March 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Defend the Dawn is the second book to the amazing Defy the Night series and once again this wonderful author has produced another rollercoaster adventure... The embers of revolution continue to simmer in Kandala. The country is still...

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