Young Adult Book Reviews
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Feast of the Evernight
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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Kid: a history of the future
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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Eve out of her Ruins
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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The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne
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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Vulture: Isles of Storm and Sorrow
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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The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne
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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The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne
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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Havenfall
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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The Infinity Files
Name: Beverley Somerset
16 March 2021;Genre: Science Fiction
In The Infinity Files, we meet Ash Yang, a trainee fighter pilot, trying out for the only available place in the Star Corporation Academy. She has been preparing and studying for this moment for years and is determined to succeed. War has been raging in the solar system agains...
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Name: Julie Broadbent
15 March 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Short Knife - now available in paperback - is set in the 5th century. The Roman Empire has withdrawn from Britain, throwing it into the chaos of the Dark Ages. Young Mai and her sister Haf live a peaceful existence on their small farm with their father, until the day their...
