Young Adult Book Reviews

Name: Beverley Somerset
28 April 2020;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

Jude and Mum have moved house for the 13th time and now live by the sea. The house they have bought comes with a sitting tenant, Henry Lake, an odd and reclusive old man who occupies the middle floor of their new house. Jude, who did not want to move in the first place, is angry at having to s...

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Name: Clair Bossons
17 April 2020;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Having already read Orphan Monster Spy, I was excited to receive a copy of Devil Darling Spy to review. I would strongly recommend reading them in series order because it really does help to set the scene. (However, I have read a review...

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Name: Stephen Leitch
17 April 2020;

Genre: Bereavement

The M Word is a brilliantly written book by author Brian Conaghan. It follows the life of teenager Maggie Yates who is trying to deal with the many challenges she is facing in her life - leaving school for college, her mum sliding into depression, self-harming and still talkin...

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Name: Linda Brown
15 April 2020;

Genre: Historical Fiction

What an action packed, well researched and well written debut novel. Dangerous Remedy, I believe, will be a very popular book for 2020. It's got historical world building, same sex romances, scientific exploration and lots and lots of drama. Camille, the daughter of a r...

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Name: Lucy Georgeson
12 April 2020;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

A funny and life-affirming take on all the big stuff you experience through puberty: love, sex, death, family, intergenerational friendships, heartbreak, kittens and kisses that turn the whole world upside down. Love is for Losers is six months in the life of Year 11 Phoebe, self-professed hat...

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Name: Linda Brown
11 April 2020;

Genre: Myths & Legends

This is the second book in the Four Treasures Novel series and once again the author Caroline Logan delivers a unique, well written magical adventure full of mystical beings from Scottish culture and legends. At the end of book one, Harris, the selkie was captured by the Faerie Queen and Ailsa d...

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Name: Sharon Bolton
06 April 2020;

Genre: LBGTQ+

A true coming of age novel, this story follows one summer in the life of Saoirse. Her plan for the summer is to get over the loss of her ex, Hannah, by spending her time watching horror movies (the gorier the better), partying and snogging girls. She might have to contend with her nemesis Oliv...

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Name: Daniel Katz
05 April 2020;

Genre: Dystopian

In the middle of a lake in an isolated American National Park lives the community of Wranglestone. Peter is much happier wielding a darning needle than a weapon, but in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested world, his skill set is not always appreciated. Especially when winter comes, when the la...

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Name: Linda Brown
04 April 2020;

Genre: Fantasy

Ember Queen is the concluding book to the wonderful Ash Princess series, and what an amazing, well written conclusion it has been. This book continues with all the magic, romance, power battles and friendships from the previous books, along w...

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Name: Eileen Armstrong
04 April 2020;

Genre: Bereavement

Characters in a Brian Conaghan novel never have it easy. 17 year old Maggie Yates is struggling to maintain a relationship with someone once pivotal to her life who has chosen to leave her. She talks to her every day, tells her everything. Her best friend. She tells her when her dinner lady mu...

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