Young Adult Book Reviews

Name: Tanja Jennings
01 July 2022;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

If you’re looking for a psychological thriller that takes a scalpel to human nature, E. Lockhart's Family of Liars is a good choice. Caught on the whirlwind of Tik Tok celebrity for its predecessor, the plot twist sizzler We Were Liars, Lockhart's new novel is a prequel set in...

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Name: Tanja Jennings
01 July 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

Kalynn Bayron reinvented the myth of Cinderella shattering the patriarchal construct of the tortuous glass slipper into fragments in Cinderella Is Dead which was recently banned in Texas because of the power of its representation. She p...

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Name: Julie
01 July 2022;

Genre: Personal Growth

Tsunami Girl is a coming-of-age story about a 15-year-old girl Yuki. She lives in England with her parents and is struggling to cope with school. She has very little confidence and suffers with anxiety. Her parents decide that she should stay with her beloved grandfather in Ja...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
01 July 2022;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

Love Radio is a great read about relationships. For the main characters, Dani and Prince, their initial attraction is no guarantee of a smooth path to romance. A previous unresolved experience makes writer, Dani, hesitant, unwilling to allow herself to be vulnerable. Broadcast...

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Name: Lorraine Ansell
01 July 2022;

Genre: Supernatural

Mo Merrydrew has her life all mapped out when suddenly, one Tuesday evening, a 600-year-old vampire offers her the chance to be a Queen. The only problem is the role includes being turned into a vampire.  Mo must juggle friends, family, schoolwork, and vampires; will she manage to keep everyon...

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Name: Clair Bossons
30 June 2022;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

Why is Nobody Laughing? is a powerful book which tackles the subject of teenage mental health in boys; a subject that should be talked about more openly so it is great to find a book written about mental health with male characters that students can relate to. Ibrahim M...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
28 June 2022;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Bad Things Happen Here, Rebecca Barrow's debut novel, is a stylish YA thriller set on a moneyed North American Island where rich kids prevail and an inordinate number of teenage girls seem to die. Wealthy, backbiting Luca has already seen her best friend die when her sister fa...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
28 June 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

The much anticipated sequel to The Gilded Ones does not disappoint! We return to find Deka and her supporters battling to save their kingdom from dark forces. The fantastical ancient kingdom of Otera and the characters that inhabit this magical land are de...

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Name: Chomo
28 June 2022;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

The world conjured up is of the rich and elite but the author makes clear that that world is not as perfect as it might at first appear. The characters made me feel I had a window on something I could never be part of, but as things progressed would probably choose not to be anyway. The plot m...

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Name: Louise Baker
25 June 2022;

Genre: Supernatural

The very last thing Mo Merrydew expects on a wet Tuesday evening is to be accosted by a 600-year vampire and chosen to be Britain's Vampire Queen - but that's exactly what happens. The trouble is that vegetarian Mo has far more pressing matters on her mind, including a carefully crafted plan f...

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