Young Adult Book Reviews
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The Wilderness of Girls
Name: Sam
09 January 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
At first glance, this debut YA novel appears to be a fantastical fairytale but is in fact a rather dark and emotionally fraught story of the wild girls. The Wilderness of Girls' themes are hard hitting and include PTSD, suicide, eating disorders, family and domestic violence,...
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The Legendary Scarlett and Browne
Name: Stephen Leitch
08 January 2025;Genre: Dystopian
The Legendary Scarlett and Browne is the third and final instalment of this incredible series following the exploits of the now most wanted Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne, who are in a doggedly determined and driven mood. Two years since escaping death at the hands of the H...
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Let the Light In
Name: Clare Wilkins
02 January 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
In Let the Light In, Leah's in love and woefully naïve; Charlie's an innocent who has got in way over his head, and only Abby is young enough to be relatively unaffected by the turmoil that has followed their father's untimely death. With their mother housebound suffering unsp...
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When It's Your Turn For Midnight
Name: Lorraine Ansell
12 December 2024;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Chianti's world is torn apart when a shocking secret is revealed by her mother. Feeling abandoned by her parents she runs away to her grandmothers for sanctuary. But grandmother and her friends are not ordinary women, having lived through and fought a war for their independence. As more shocki...
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The Blind Bowman: Dark Fire
Name: Lorraine Ansell
19 November 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
Robin Hood and Marian have made the forest their home and scores of outlaws have joined them to prepare for battle with the Sherriff of Nottingham. Able to steal a small moment of peace among the skirmishes with the sheriff's ever-emboldened men, Robin and Marian dream of a da...
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Crying Wolf
Name: Clare Wilkins
15 November 2024;Genre: Real life
Joey is trying to get his life back on track after the disappearance of his step-father and a descent into drugs and petty criminality. Lured by his devotion to his step-father, he got himself involved in situations way beyond his control, with people he would rather forget. But now he has a j...
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Fated Winds and Promising Seas
Name: Linda Brown
15 November 2024;Genre: Fantasy
After ten years of imprisonment for a crime he cannot remember committing, Lucky is ripped free from his prison and swept out into the ocean. . . and rescued by the crew of The Dreamer. The Dreamer is no ordinary vessel, as it has a hardworking, caring crew of outcasts who possess the ability...
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Black History for Every Day of the Year
Name: Clare Wilkins
15 November 2024;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
This fabulous new history is an introduction to notable black figures and events across centuries and from around the world. From noted historical names familiar to most of us - Malcolm X, Olaudah Equiano and Mary Seacole - to standout contemporary figures - Jordan Peele, Davi...
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Heist Royale: The enemies-to-lovers sequel to Thieves' Gambit
Name: Linda Brown
12 November 2024;Genre: Adventure
Heist Royale is the sequel to the action-packed Thieves' Gambit and once again this super YA author has filled the pages with yet another fast-paced and dynamic plot. The story picks up six months late...
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Play
Name: Edward Rouse
12 November 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
After reading Luke Palmer’s debut novel for young adults, Grow, I was immediately eager to order his second book Play as soon as I could. Play tells the story of four boys at school - Matt, Mark, Luc, and Johnny. The biblical names seem to be deliber...
