Young Adult Book Reviews

Name: Catherine Purcell
28 April 2021;

Genre: Supernatural

A Cornish mystery; cormorants, curses, warm bread rolls and ghosts. Zed's family have moved from London to rural Cornwall to begin a new, idyllic life. In London, Zed's dad was finding himself ever absent due to work commitments, Zed's mum's depression was threatening to overwhelm her, Zed's s...

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Name: Bryony Davies
21 April 2021;

Genre: Historical Fiction

When the Sky Falls is a thrilling World War II story set against the backdrop of the Blitz. Joseph is sent into the city in 1941 to live with Mrs F, a stranger who does not like children and who is struggling to survive the hardships of war. Mrs F owns a zoo in London w...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
20 April 2021;

Genre: Fantasy

I loved the first Evernight book – darkness, magic and wonderful heroes and heroines – and soon slipped right back into the enchanting world of The Silver Kingdom. Larabelle Fox and her trusty friends, Joe and Double Eight have rescued the White Witches and defeated the Evernight. The e...

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Name: Linda Brown
19 April 2021;

Genre: Dystopian

Kid is a debut novel, the first in a trilogy and 614 pages long however, it didn't take me too long to get to the end as it's an engaging, well planned out and written plot with likeable, funny and relatable characters. Joshua Jones - or 'Kid' as he's known - is an Offliner who lives in...

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Name: Sharon Bolton
19 April 2021;

Genre: Real life

Eve Out Of Her Ruins is not a book for the faint-hearted in an extremely positive way. Ananda Devi does not shy away from the bleak life outcomes of four young Mauritians. She paints a picture of social deprivation, fear, violence and gender inequality with a very detailed bru...

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Name: Maddie Age 13
13 April 2021;

Genre: Dystopian

When I first read the blurb, I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy The Outlaws Scarlett & Brown because of the setting, but when I started reading it I began to really enjoy it! It is about a very aggressive girl called Scarlett who lives in the dangerous, wilderness-fille...

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Name: Linda Brown
08 April 2021;

Genre: Fantasy

Vulture is the concluding book of the Isles of Storm and Sorrow series and once again the author has written a breathtaking story full of twists and turns that will totally engage any reader of fantasy adventures. Marianne emerges from the captivity and...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
01 April 2021;

Genre: Dystopian

A new series from Jonathan Stroud is always an event and this explosive new book is no exception. The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne is set in a bleak future Britain formed of seven disparate kingdoms - it's a place where mutant creatures roam the wilds and fortified Towns are...

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Name: Stephen Leitch
01 April 2021;

Genre: Dystopian

The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne is the latest romp of an adventure from Jonathan Stroud, author of Lockwood & Co and the Bartimaeus series of books. Set in a future Britain after The Great Cataclysm has altered the environment and landscape, where towns have a decidedly...

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Name: Andrew Mullen
31 March 2021;

Genre: Fantasy

I thoroughly enjoyed Havenfall which is just the sort of story that I like to read. The author has given it a nice twist in that it is a fantasy story in essence, with a background of magic and other races/communities, but all set in our own world.  Although we may not visit t...

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