Young Adult Book Reviews
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The Twisted Tree
Name: Linda Brown
22 December 2018;Genre: Fantasy
I can't say it any better than the blurb on the back of this wonderfully written book: 'The Twisted Tree is a chilling ghost story inspired by Norse legend.' Martha can tell things about a person just by touching their clothes, as if their emotions and memories have bee...
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Name: Lorraine Ansell
18 October 2018;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Tangleweed and Brine is a collection of fairy tales but not as most people would recognise them. Retold without the usual happy endings, these stories have a dark and bewitching air with the females taking a lead and following paths quite contrary from the traditional tales.<b...
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Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes?
Name: Catherine Purcell
28 September 2018;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Holly Bourne has triumphed again. Olive's narrative is so simple, so real, so painful and raw. From the start, from page 1, we feel her mania; it's truly impressive how the writing draws you along, throughout you're skillfully soaring and plummeting with Olive as she struggles to catch hold of...
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The Extinction Trials
Name: Jenni Prestwood
28 September 2018;Genre: Dystopian
Earthasia is in trouble, there is not enough food or medical care to go around. The only solution is to look for a way to kill the Dinosaurs that inhabit Piloria so they can take over the land they protect. Written from two alternating points of view, Lincoln (who wants to save his sister's life...
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The Lost Witch
Name: Lorraine Ansell
26 August 2018;Genre: Fantasy
Bea is an ordinary teenager travelling home with her family when they are caught up in the middle of a hunt between quad bikes, cars, people, dogs and three hares. Surprised to find she can hear the thoughts of a hare that has sought sanctuary in the car, she starts seeing people in the clouds...
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Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes
Name: Linda brown
26 August 2018;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Holly Bourne has done it once again. This author is the Queen of tackling mental health issues for YA readers. Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes is a work of fiction but she handles various mental health issues in an informative and humorous way. The story revolves aro...
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The Lost Witch
Name: Tanja Jennings
23 August 2018;Genre: Fantasy
In an interview for the Northern YA literary festival Melvin Burgess was asked to describe his new novel in five words. He decided upon 'adventures in the spirit world' but The Lost Witch has fathomless depths. Burgess is an extraordinarily sensory writer. Reading this book is like a mindfulness...
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The Weight of a Thousand Feathers
Name: Lucy Georgeson
13 August 2018;Genre: Friends and family
How far would you go for someone you love? What would you do if they asked? When Bobby Seed's mum asks him the Impossible Question, how will he answer? From the beautiful front cover to the very last word, this bold, irreverent and tender novel explores the struggles of Bobby Seed, youn...
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Children of Blood and Bone
Name: Linda Brown
03 August 2018;Genre: Fantasy
This debut YA novel has breathless pacing, wonderful worldbuilding that lets your imagination run wild and a strong heroine that the reader roots for. Children of Blood and Bone is told through four different points of view, but their lives are all woven around the main charac...
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Straight Outta Crongton
Name: Carol Williams
24 July 2018;Genre: Social Issues
The third novel in Alex Wheatle's Crongton series turns its attention to 15 year old Mo, at odds with her mother and Mum's boyfriend Lloyd. Mo's dinner money is taken from her by Lloyd, and their escalating friction has led to him hitting her hard enough to knock her on the floor. She is determin...
