Young Adult Book Reviews

Name: Holly Davies
09 January 2015;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Patrick Ness' book More Than This is about a boy, Seth, who dies and wakes up in what he thinks is an afterlife. But the reality is, he woke up in England. A place where he and his family ran away from after a terrible problem that Seth and his family blame him for. He is in a wasteland with only...

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Name: Sarah Age 12
08 December 2014;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

I personally like the book because it discusses war which I find very interesting.

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Name: Kate Kenward
18 November 2014;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

I think it is fantastic that Walter Tull's story has been written about for young people, he really was an inspiring man. I am glad that more books for struggling readers are telling true stories and I enjoyed learning about Walter's. My first point is that this book is printed on dyslexia frien...

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Name: Melanie Chadwick
30 September 2014;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

I found Lies We Tell Ourselves very difficult to put down. It's the first day at school and Sarah's understandably nervous. She's met at the gates by crowds of angry faces swearing, shouting and spitting at her telling her she's not wanted and she should go back to her old sch...

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Name: Lorraine Ansell
18 September 2014;

Genre: Horror

Frozen Charlotte is a well written book that has the reader engrossed from the very beginning. After Sophie and her friend Jay try to contact her dead cousin, Rebecca, events take a disturbing turn and Sophie ends up going to stay with Rebecca's family on a small Scottish isla...

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Name: Lorraine Ansell
08 September 2014;

Genre: Real life

At the start of this book I had written it off as another predictable 'chick lit' school book and was ready to hate everything about it including the garish cover. However I found myself being immersed in the world of Bree and it took me back to those anguished school days when it was easy to fee...

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Name: Caroline Mitchell
19 August 2014;

Genre: Horror

When Sophie and her best friend Jay use a Ouija board app on his mobile phone, the events which follow are darker than either could ever have imagined. Jay asks when he will die and the app responds "TONIGHT..." What starts out as a joke leads to death, mysteries and drama at every turn. This...

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Name: Melissa Chard
16 July 2014;

Genre: Myths & Legends

It's always a thrill to find a new writer who can deliver a story with panache and integrity. In Tim Hall's debut, a retelling of the Robin Hood myth (published by David Fickling Books), you also have a talent for writing that is sure to see this book on plenty of award shortlists in the comin...

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Name: Karyn Age 14
07 January 2014;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

I would recommend this book because it is a insightful book cleverly capturing the views of someone with cancer and is full of plot twists!

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Name: Susanna Age 13
11 May 2012;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

This is a great book, a mixture of horror, romance and mystery, written in first person, from Gretchens point of view. The storyline is gripping and I found it hard to put down. I think It's most suitable for people of the ages 12-16.

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