Young Adult Book Reviews

Name: Ark Age 13
12 October 2023;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

HappyHead is genuinely one of the best books I've read. It made me cry, it made me laugh, it made me feel so many emotions at once. It was extremely engaging, I just could not put it down! Be warned that this book does contain mature language and themes, as well as violence an...

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Name: Eileen Armstrong
10 October 2023;

Genre: Personal Growth

Play brilliantly captures the voices and stories of four very different teenage boys. Bored of their small town life and what little it seems to offer, the friends invent their own games to pass the time until they can get away, scoring points against each other. When one of t...

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Name: Linda Brown
06 October 2023;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Of Dreams and Destiny follows Daphne Elizabeth 'DE' McKinley's senior year at Rosetta Academy - and things are not going as smoothly as she had hoped... DE is still getting over a painful break up, there is a mysterious storm raging around the Academy that is causing its stude...

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Name: Linda Brown
05 October 2023;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Scare Me is the new supernatural thriller from the award winning YA author, Teri Terry and trust me when I say, this author's imagination will have you on the edge of your seat once again... 16-year-old Liv has a secret, the ghost of her twin sister, Molly, who died at...

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Name: Linda Brown
26 September 2023;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Thieves' Gambit is a deadly competition for the world's best thieves, where the winner is granted one wish... When 17-year-old Rosalyn Quest, who has been raised by a legendary family of thieves, receives an invitation to compete in the Thieves' Gambit, she finds herself in a...

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Name: Linda Brown
25 September 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Her Radiant Curse is the prequel story to the wonderful fantasy tale, Six Crimson Cranes. However, it can easily be read as a stand alone as it's a complete story within itself, b...

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Name: Bethany Age 13
25 September 2023;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

At the Speed of Lies is about a girl called Quinn. Quinn is in a wheelchair and finds not everyone is accepting as others but tries to use her Instagram account, called The Whine, to try and help find two children called Annalice and her brother Jenson, who have apparently gon...

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Name: Eileen Armstrong
25 September 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Yours from the Tower is set in 1896: a time of great hope, social change and scientific excitement. An exciting year too for three best friends leaving boarding school, full of hopes, dreams and big ambitions. But despite their newfound freedom, the trio must head home to very...

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Name: Clair Bossons
22 September 2023;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Getting Away with Murder is a gripping page turner. It is set in a high-tech escape room experience in an abandoned bunker. The contestants must solve the games and complete the rooms to escape in what turns out to be a fight for survival. Not only has the AI taken over and tr...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
20 September 2023;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

Ancient Love Stories retells some of the greatest romances in history, showing that love is a familiar theme across time and culture. The book starts by introducing Sappho, who knew 'how to write about love'. Acknowledging we know little of her, the author explores her life an...

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