Young Adult Book Reviews
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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...
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City of Nightmares
Name: Linda Brown
05 January 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Warning... what you don't want to do is read this new release just before you go to sleep! You do not want to turn into your worst nightmare... From the very first pages of City of Nightmares, you are dropped into a page turning, creepy, sinister drama. I'm sure, like me, you...
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The Stolen Heir
Name: Azra Age 15
03 January 2023;Genre: Fantasy
I had high expectations for this book and I was not let down. I enjoyed reading this book so much that I could not stop thinking about the ending for hours after finishing it. In The Stolen Heir, Holly Back captures the true darkness of magic and how strong the craving for rev...
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This Can Never Not be Real
Name: Jan Blagden
24 December 2022;Genre: Real life
The events in This Can Never Not Be Real take place over the space of a few hours, creating a very intense experience for the reader. There are just two locations, the garden and inside the mansion. It all happens at night, which brings the sanctuary of darkness for the young...
