Young Adult Book Reviews

Name: Eileen Armstrong
03 September 2024;

Genre: Friends and family

Exactly one year after her mum's death and the night before she goes back to school, Suzy Button makes three wishes in the light of the supermoon in her garden at midnight, desperate for things to change, but not at all believing that they can or will. What Suzy definitely hadn'’t bargained fo...

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Name: Ophelia McCluskey Gahan
29 August 2024;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Death at Morning House is a classic murder mystery with intense relationship dynamics that distort logical thinking. When lovestruck Marlowe experiences a life-altering event, all she wants is to escape reality. So when she's offered a job that would guarantee a rest from the...

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Name: Rachel Bolton
28 August 2024;

Genre: Historical Fiction

This is hugely enjoyable. Imagine 'Hustle' in 15th century Florence, I loved it! When Cardinal Medici and his holiness the Pope return to Florence, the mood in the town is unsettled. The townsfolk are content with their republican status and it's soon clear that the Pope has a...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
27 August 2024;

Genre: Adventure

A teenager who should be on the Eurostar home to London after a lacklustre French exchange is instead riding pillion on a motorbike through the backstreets of Paris, in search of an oboe. In no particular order there is also a Matisse, a formidable French girl, an errant step-brother and a ser...

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Name: Linda Brown
23 August 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Wisteria is the sensational conclusion to the brilliant dark gothic romance series, Belladonna. Once again this bestselling YA author has delivered a world that is full of illusion and magic, which I thoroughl...

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Name: Sam
21 August 2024;

Genre: Science Fiction

Wintour's Game is one of the best Young Adult books I have read in a while! This fast-paced, all-action read is certainly one to get young readers hooked. An excellent tale of friendship, loss and resilience. Alex Wintour is an orphan and a thief. She's survived this lo...

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Name: Ophelia McCluskey Gahan
19 August 2024;

Genre: Dystopian

These Stolen Lives is a relevant and captivating dystopian thriller that taps into and explores timeless issues faced by society. It describes a world torn by race and the need for profit where you must pay for your life. After surviving the Skol invasion, Mora experien...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
16 August 2024;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Murder On A Summer Break is an excellent follow-up to the breakthrough novel, Murder On A School Night by Kate Weston. This page-turning mystery provides another welcome contemporary crime novel for older teenagers and young adult...

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Name: Luke Age 11
14 August 2024;

Genre: Dystopian

This book is the most thrill seeking book I could find - a full-on adventure of a too-good-to-be-true society.

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Name: Grace Horn
13 August 2024;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

The Dark Within Us follows a lonely girl named Jenny who is seeking the little comfort the world has left her and who is ready to hurt the ones who hurt her.  Enters Luc, the son of the man running hell, who needs to meet his father's demands or spend an eternity causing suffe...

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