Young Adult Book Reviews

Name: Catherine Purcell
25 March 2022;

Genre: Science Fiction

The fate of the universe is once more in peril; welcome back to The Infinity Guardians! The second in S.M.Wilson's enjoyable duology, it works as a stand alone but really you do need to circle back and read The Infinity Files, the first book, to fully benefit. That way you can...

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Name: Nicola Jenkin
18 March 2022;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Having thoroughly enjoyed Floodland, I was excited to read Sedgewick’s latest offering from publisher Barrington Stoke, whose books I am often recommending to reluctant or struggling readers. Wrath did not disappoint; I was hooked from the first paragraph and finished the book...

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Name: Nicola Jenkin
17 March 2022;

Genre: Friends and family

Set in the 1960s, before sex education in schools was the norm, a time when unmarried mothers were pitied and shamed and teen pregnancies were hidden from society - girls often left with little support from family and authorities and had no choice but to give up their babies - the story follow...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
15 March 2022;

Genre: Science Fiction

Ash Yang is the youngest ever Guardian of the Infinity Files and is responsible for the most powerful and dangerous artefacts in the universe. They are stored in the Library, and Ash, along with her friends Ezra, Trik and Amara, are charged with visiting different planets to retrieve, protect...

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Name: Linda Brown
03 March 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

What a debut novel, I loved every word of Only a Monster and possibly, even though it's still early into the new year, the best read of 2022... 16-year-old Joan has led a perfectly normal life until she is sent to spend the summer in London with her late mother's quirky family...

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Name: Morgan Harkin
01 March 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

The Balloon Thief follows the story of two unlikely friends. Khadija, a Ghadaean girl, and Jacob, a hari boy and a glassmaker's apprentice, both leading separate lives until Khadija fleas from an arranged marriage and lands in Jacob's home town. The Hareef, a terrorist group,...

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Name: Linda Brown
01 March 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

This wonderful YA author, Laura Sebastian, has done it once again in this first book of her new trilogy... Castles in Their Bones is full of secrets, scheming, politics and lies. Who do the three main characters trust? Can they even trust each other? Princesses Daphne,...

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Name: Emelia Helliwell
26 February 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

The Balloon Thief is an adventure across the skies, following the friendship of two teenagers from opposing sides, the Hari and the Ghadaean. Two teenagers, Jacob and Khadija, have to navigate their way not only through the civil unrest but their unlikely friendship that began...

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Name: Julie Broadbent
22 February 2022;

Genre: Family & Home

The beginning of The Blue Book of Nebo starts at The End as we are transported to a post-apocalyptic remote hilltop home above the village of Nebo in north-west Wales. From the outset, we are unsure what The End is, but we are aware that something terrible has happened. Life a...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
10 February 2022;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Kemosha of the Caribbean is an adventure spanning the period in Kemosha's life between enslavement and liberty. Alex Wheatle has created a strong female main character fighting for her family and for their freedom, along with a fascinating cast of supporting characters who hel...

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