Young Adult Book Reviews
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This Time It’s Real
Name: Linda Brown
09 February 2023;Genre: Romance & Relationships
When 17 year old Eliza's personal essay about meeting the love of her life goes viral, her life changes overnight. However, will this make her life better? For in the back of her mind, she can't help believing this is going to go wrong. This is because her essay is all lies, she's never had a...
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This Is How You Fall In Love
Name: Morgan Harkin
09 February 2023;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Zara loves all kinds of romance stories in novels and movies, yet she is still longing for her very own. She is surrounded by her Desi family and friends, including her childhood best friend Adnan, but when they move from best friends to fake dating, the pair need to keep up the act even aroun...
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The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame
Name: Diao Sury
04 February 2023;Genre: Fantasy
The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame written by Holly Black is absolutely amazing. Most preferable to read The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing before reading this one because it is the continuation of the series. The only difference is that the narrator i...
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Scattered Showers
Name: Eileen Armstrong
02 February 2023;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Short stories are a notoriously difficult art form but the utterly brilliant Rainbow Rowell has nailed it with her very first collection. Scattered Showers showcases Rowell's trademark character-driven storytelling, realistic relationship building and witty dialogue with nine...
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This Book Kills
Name: Emelia Helliwell
02 February 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
This Book Kills is set in a prestigious boarding school called Heybuckle School. It is written by the main character Jess Choudhary as a recount of events that happened to the students at the school, and a murder. Jess makes it very clear from the outset that she did not commi...
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Rebel Skies
Name: Jacqueline Harris
01 February 2023;Genre: Fantasy
In Rebel Skies, Kurara is a servant on a sky city, alongside her best friend, a younger boy called Haru. She cannot remember her earlier life, only this time. The city is part of the empire of Mikoshima, where rebels are trying to take power from the Emperor. All around are th...
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The Midnight Game
Name: Beverley Somerset
01 February 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
One night in July, six teenagers break into an empty primary school. They don’t know each other, but they have met online and are there to play a game - The Midnight Game. Their aim is to summon the Midnight Man, a type of demon. There are strict rules to follow; they must not turn on the ligh...
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The Agency for Scandal
Name: Linda Brown
01 February 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Agency for Scandal is a heartwarming, witty and romantic story set in the Regency period (not what I expected from the cover) and I totally enjoyed this fast-paced, rollercoaster ride of an adventure. Izzy Stanhope is an 18-year-old girl who has lots of secrets. Aft...
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Tasting Light: Ten Science Fiction Stories to Rewire Your Perceptions
Name: Stephen Leitch
15 January 2023;Genre: Science Fiction
Tasting Light is a collection of ten science fiction short stories. It's a gripping, exciting and thought-provoking collection of stories, brought together by A.R. Capetta and Wade Roush. You'll find themes of identity, technology, surveillance and suppression run through thes...
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The First Thing About You
Name: Stephen Leitch
10 January 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
A move to New Jersey for 15 year old Harris and his family means a new school and a new start. Harris wants to reinvent himself as a typical teenager and not just be seen as the boy in a powered wheelchair. On his first day at his new high school with his mum as carer, Nory bumps into his whee...
