Young Adult Book Reviews
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Mina and the Slayers
Name: Clair Bossons
15 September 2022;Genre: Supernatural
Mina and the Slayers is the hotly awaited sequel to Mina and the Undead. It is in this sequel that Mina meets 'The Slayers' for the first time. Set just three months after Fang Fest, Mina is only just getting used to being in a relatio...
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Wranglestone
Name: Emelia Helliwell
10 September 2022;Genre: Dystopian
Wranglestone is set in a post-apocalyptic America after a plague has brought back the dead, and follows the lives of people surviving in a settlement. Peter and his dad are living by a lake when, one evening, Peter allows a stranger to come far to close, not realising the dang...
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Nothing More to Tell
Name: Azra Age 14
10 September 2022;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
I enjoyed reading this thriller. It is set in a small town where a much-loved teacher has been murdered and the world tries to move on - until a former student moves back and starts uncovering the secrets of the teacher and his murder. The author shows what is happening from the perspective of...
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HAWKS (Stags 5)
Name: Azra Age 14
05 September 2022;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
I loved HAWKS and I was disappointed when I finished it. The book is about the last battle between 'Medievals' and 'Savages' and is set in Scotland. It was thrilling to read and every paged kept me hooked on to the next. The book shows the darkness of privilege and how people will do anything...
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The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester
Name: Louise Baker
05 September 2022;Genre: LBGTQ+
Collected stories, a decades-long murder mystery, new friendships, and themes of healing and self-discovery - with a little of the supernatural thrown in. Yep, The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester has everything you could hope for from a contemporary YA novel. First of a...
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Once Upon a Fever
Name: Louise Baker
05 September 2022;Genre: Fantasy
In an alternative, fantasy world where emotions themselves are sought to be cured for fear of the illnesses they cause, Once Upon A Fever takes its young readers on a magical journey of self-discovery. Once Upon a Fever beautifully - and metaphorically - tackles the subject of...
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One Drop
Name: Lorraine Ansell
01 September 2022;Genre: Dystopian
In One Drop, Axel and Dune are captured by the 'Bloods' (Brotherhood of the Blood of Jesus). Chips inserted in their heads and placed in the ERAC (Evangelical Realignment Centre), every night they have to fight against brainwashing to retain their memories, who they are and wh...
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Running Out Of Time
Name: Nathan Cox
01 September 2022;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Running Out Of Time by Simon Fox is an action packed science fiction thriller that will hold the reader's interest from the very first to the very last page. The story twists and turns as it unravels leaving you guessing right to the end. I love how the story hops between past...
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Empress Crowned in Red
Name: Linda Brown
31 August 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Empress Crowned in Red is the conclusion to Witches Steeped in Gold. The author, Ciannon Smart, has a wonderful imagination and engages her audience by creating a beautiful, complex world... Iraya, her revenge taken and her magic u...
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Timberdark (Wranglestone 2)
Name: Stephen Leitch
30 August 2022;Genre: Dystopian
Timberdark picks up where Wranglestone left off, but there are still secrets and discoveries to be made at the heart of Lake Wranglestone..... The dead are not the threat they were, and Peter and Cooper now travel the wilderness around Lake Wranglestone looking for returnees (...
