Young Adult Book Reviews
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Izzy and Tristan
Name: Catherine Purcell
29 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
'This is not a novel. It's a romance.' The first words echoing the last in Shannon Dunlap's book. There is an immediate attraction between Izzy and Tristan but, before they can act upon it, Tristan's cousin Marcus stakes a claim on Izzy. Remaining silent, they become ensnared in lies and decei...
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We Are Blood and Thunder
Name: Linda Brown
04 April 2019;Genre: Fantasy
We Are Blood and Thunder is a debut novel that grabs your attention from the very first page until the unexpected twist at the end. My advise is to take a few breaths in between as this book is an original and unique rollercoaster ride of a story. One of the best fantasy novel...
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We Are Blood and Thunder
Name: Jodie Brooks
04 April 2019;Genre: Fantasy
Not so long ago YA fantasies were all the rage, it seemed that a new novel was released in to the world every day and soon it became too much - a saturated market and interest seemed to dip. So it was with trepidation that I started to read We Are Blood and Thunder, expecting...
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A Crystal of Time (The School for Good and Evil, Book 5)
Name: Linda Brown
07 March 2019;Genre: Fantasy
Oh, the drama of this book! As you read through this wonderful series it gets better and better. I only started this book a few days ago and I could not put it down. I thought book 4, Quests for Glory, was a rollercoast...
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28 February 2019;Genre: Real life
This is a simply marvellous book; beautifully written and crammed with detail and richness. I would recommend it for older readers as there is a huge amount that is never spelled out but is not really suitable for younger children, possibly not even the oldest and most mature Year 6.<br...
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Lark
Name: Joanna Hewish
11 February 2019;Genre: Real life
From the award winning and Carnegie nominated Anthony McGowan, this is already set to be another best seller. A real page turner which had me gripped to the end. Lark continues the story of Nicky and Kenny, brothers who have not had the best start in life. But in this tale, things have finally s...
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A World Without Princes (The School for Good and Evil)
Name: Linda Brown
04 February 2019;Genre: Fantasy
A World Without Princes is book two of the magical The School for Good and Evil series. This part of the story is deeper and darker, with pacy twists and turns that help keep the reader enga...
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The School for Good and Evil
Name: Linda Brown
31 January 2019;Genre: Fantasy
The School for Good and Evil was not what I was expecting when I picked it up! This is a funny, frightening, fast-paced twist of a story about the fairy tales that we have all grown up with (I have placed it in the fairy tale category, but could also be called fantasy). <p...
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Name: Janet Fisher
31 January 2019;Genre: Real life
This is one of those quirky stories which is very hard to place in a category and to suggest a readership. Set in the US in the 1970s, it tells of a Lenny (Lenore), her mother and her brother Davey who just keeps growing. Their father, after many journeys away, simply does not return one day s...
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Name: Lucy Georgeson
29 January 2019;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall, is cursed. Forced to repeat the autumn of his 18th year over and over, he can only be freed by love. But at the end of each autumn he is transformed into a beast hell-bent on destruction, and after so many failed attempts, his kingdom and its people are bare...
