Young Adult Book Reviews
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Roar: A Celebration of Great Sporting Women
Name: Beverley Somerset
10 July 2024;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
In this interesting and inspiring book, Roar: A Celebration of Great Sporting Women, former hockey international Sam Quek has interviewed 12 of her sporting heroines from a wide variety of sports. The women give an insight into their childhoods, how they got in to their chosen...
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Find Me After
Name: Clair Bossons
04 July 2024;Genre: Science Fiction
Find Me After begins with a trigger warning; it explores the fragility of life and was inspired by the author's own life experience with epilepsy. I found the book highly thought-provoking, it is a real page turner and as always with a good book, I read it in a short space of...
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The Last Thing You'll Hear
Name: Rachel Bolton
04 July 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
The Last Thing You'll Hear is a compulsive read - I was gripped from the start. The story tells of two musical sisters, 17-year-old Wren and her older and more beautiful and talented sister, Lark . Both are musical and both get invited to sing at a new music festival which is...
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Slowcoach: A feel-good teen summer romance
Name: Morgan Harkin
04 July 2024;Genre: Romance & Relationships
For 16 year old Ruby, the summer has finally come and GCSEs are over. It's time for her to hang out with her best friends in the park, doing a bit of roller skating and having loads of fun. As a body-confident teen, she's loving the summer. However, after an argument with her brother,...
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The Reappearance of Rachel Price
Name: Nel Age 13
02 July 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Such a good book, read within 3 days but it usually takes me 1-2 months to read others. There are so many good plot twists and amazing descriptions. The book has me questioning every part of it and had my jaw drop so many times. Definitely kept me up on my feet - the best Holly Jackson book ev...
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Poison In Their Hearts: the breathtaking conclusion to the Castles in their Bones trilogy
Name: Linda Brown
01 July 2024;Genre: Fantasy
What a breathtaking conclusion to this wonderful trilogy. Poison In Their Hearts is full of magic, politics, slow burning romance, action and much, much more. Three princesses, who were promised for marriage since birth and raised to bring down kingdoms through seductio...
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The Big Ask
Name: Ruth Cornish
01 July 2024;Genre: LBGTQ+
The Big Ask is a heartwarming book about friendship and the school prom. Alfie, the main character, hears that his crush, Harvey, has been dumped by his long term girlfriend, Summer, shortly before the big night. Taking courage in both hands he asks Harvey, the coolest boy in...
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Ellie Pillai is Not Done Yet
Name: Ruth Cornish
01 July 2024;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Ellie Pillai is Not Done Yet, the third novel in the Ellie Pillai series by Christine Pillainayagam is as fabulous as the first two. Chock full of relatable teen issues, Ellie is once again exploring romantic and family relationships as well as negotiating her friendships....
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Splinters
Name: Sue Wilsher
21 June 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
With her best friend moving to Scotland, Jean is only consoled by the thought of spending the summer with her first boyfriend, Leon. However, when he tells her that he is off to America for three weeks and her parents announce the family are moving house, her holiday does not go to plan and th...
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The Love Interest
Name: Ruth Cornish
21 June 2024;Genre: Romance & Relationships
This fantastic book is a fun, exciting take on the superhero genre, perfect for a YA audience and older secondary school students. The Love Interest offers action from the start with the main characters Jenna and brand new superhero Blaze meeting as a result of a potentially d...
