Young Adult Book Reviews
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Lies We Sing to the Sea
Name: Eileen Armstrong
29 April 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
Reimaginings of the Greek myths are currently enjoying an explosion in popularity, fuelled in part by Booktok. This debut novel, Lies We Sing to the Sea, is a dazzling example, inspired by, but not a retelling of, the fate of Penelope's hanged maids from Homer's The Odyssey.</...
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The Immortal Games
Name: Clare Wilkins
25 April 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
The Immortal Games is a riveting tale of rivalry and revenge. The titular games are a form of entertainment for the Gods of Olympus - the teenage participants merely pawns in their epic power struggle. Ara and her childhood friend Theron are determined to be selected as 'token...
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Black Night Falling
Name: Linda Brown
14 April 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Black Night Falling is the final instalment of the The Circle Trilogy by the talented YA author Teri Terry. It's a page turner. A thought-provoking plot that will keep many readers on the edge of their seats... The Circle finally catch up with Tabby and kidnap her. They inform...
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The girl who fell beneath the sea
Name: Linda Brown
14 April 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is a beautiful and enchanting re-telling of a Korean legend and I enjoyed every word of it, as I'm such a romantic at heart... Due to the Storm God's continued anger, the people in Mina's village sacrifice a young girl each year in the hope th...
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Every Gift a Curse
Name: Linda Brown
10 April 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Every Gift is a Curse is the final book in the supernatural YA series All our Hidden Gifts; and like the first two instalments it doesn't let you down. Get a copy and get ready for a creepy, at times sinister, rollercoaster ride...</p...
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Stardust in their Veins
Name: Linda Brown
03 April 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Stardust in their Veins is the second book in the Castles in Their Bones trilogy, by the wonderful YA author Laura Sebastian. In this book, she once again fills the pages with the same secrets, scheming, politics and lies. It's a fa...
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The Language of Seabirds
Name: Stephen Leitch
30 March 2023;Genre: LBGTQ+
Spending two weeks with his dad during the summer at Rosemont, Oregon wasn't how Jeremy thought his summer would be. Envisaging long lonely walks, reading and time alone, a chance meeting with confident and charming Evan changes the course of his summer. As the days pass and Evan and Jeremy sp...
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Let's Play Murder
Name: Clair
29 March 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Let's Play Murder is a compelling read. It opens with a rumour of a high stakes, hidden game in the VR world. A door that might appear, one that doesn't quite fit. If it's THE game, you'll know it by the snow... We meet the main character, Veronica, in hospital where it...
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The Door of No Return
Name: Eileen Armstrong
20 March 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Door of No Return is, according to Alexander himself, "the hardest book I've ever written" and it is, undoubtedly, a masterpiece. Ambitious and accomplished in scale and in scope, it works on three levels: as the story of one boy and his family growing up in a small West A...
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Different For Boys
Name: Stephen Leitch
17 March 2023;Genre: LBGTQ+
Ant Stevenson is a teenager with questions, questions about friendships and virginity, and this will be a week like no other for Ant and his friends, in this bold, powerful and insightful novel from Patrick Ness. As the new Year 11 starts at St Michael's School, Ant and his friend Charl...
