Young Adult Book Reviews
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Not Here To Be Liked
Name: Clair Bossons
17 September 2021;Genre: Real life
Not Here to Be Liked is contemporary teen fiction that will really appeal to fans of Moxie and Super Awkward. This book is set in the US and has a diverse set of characters from different backgrounds. It explores important themes of feminism, activism, misogyny, parental expec...
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Cruel Castle
Name: Emelia Helliwell
15 September 2021;Genre: Horror
In this sequel to Savage Island, we see Ben, Lizzie and Grady working together to take on the mighty Gold in revenge for the deaths of their friend and family. The story begins with Ben and Lizzie in hiding after Grady helped to fake their deaths on the isla...
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The Ash House
Name: Jacqueline Harris
06 September 2021;Genre: Friends and family
There is a new boy at Ash House. He cannot remember his name, so he is given one, Solitude or Sol for short. He knows he is there because Ash House might cure him, but when he arrives, he discovers there are no adults and the children are looking after themselves. The children are ruled by the...
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Don't Doubt the Rainbow - The Five Clues
Name: Shirley Munn
04 September 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Murder, mystery, clues to solve, and a brilliant courageous character, what more could you want in a book? In The Five Clues, Edie finds a note, left by her Mum to her, which leads Edie to question her Mum's death. It's the first of five clues her Mother has left her to...
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Defy The Night
Name: Linda Brown
04 September 2021;Genre: Fantasy
This wonderful YA author has done it once again in creating a realistic fantasy world with likeable characters. She has given the reader an action packed adventure that contains a star crossed romance and a corrupt kingdom. Defy The Night is full of tension that is born...
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The Forevers
Name: Ruth Cornish
03 September 2021;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
This brilliant YA book bluntly asks the reader: '30 Days Until The End Of The World - What Would You Do?' Despite the short period it covers, the story catapults the reader headlong towards catastrophe! The Forevers is part mystery and part romance whilst remaining a thriller...
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Feast Your Eyes on Food
Name: Hayley Summerfield
02 September 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Feast Your Eyes on Food by Laura Gladwin, is a food encyclopaedia of more than 1000 delicious things to eat. This beautiful book stipulates that eating is more than just tasting the food we eat; it explains how food feeds the soul and allows us to experience new cultures and t...
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Green Rising
Name: Linda Brown
02 September 2021;Genre: Dystopian
Hester is the daughter of the owner of Dalex, a huge company with huge earth damaging emissions, but she is also a 'Greenfinger', a person who can grow plants from within their body. When her dad asks her to head up a project using 'Greenfinger' teenagers, she meets, for the first time, with...
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Don't Doubt The Rainbow - The Five Clues
Name: Ruth Cornish
01 September 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Five Clues is a page turning mystery which immerses the reader in the world of ethics and science. Edie is secretly left a set of clues by her activist mother in the event of (what turns out to be) her suspicious death. She uses her natural intelligence and her close relat...
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Savage Island
Name: Emelia Helliwell
01 September 2021;Genre: Horror
Set in the UK, a group of friends are looking for an adventure before going off to university and happen to have one fall right into their laps. Is this a coincidence? This one even came with the chance to win a life changing sum of money. How could they not try? In Savage Islan...
