★★★★★ Synopsis – “ Seventeen-year-old Saoirse has finished with exams and is facing a long hot summer before uni. She plans to party, get drunk, watch horror movies and forget all her troubles by kissing girls. Ever since the breakupocalypse with her ex Hannah, she’s been alone and angry, dealing with the hole left in... Continue Reading →
★★★★★ Synopsis – “This story has everything:A boy who turns into a dragon...and back again.The longest, most boring train ride ever.Bully boys, making stuff, and a near disaster on the river.There’s even magic, two court cases, a plane ride and a song.Join the Drako family, the nasty Purkisses, teacher Hippolyta Scythe, singer Solange Luna, and... Continue Reading →
Sif Sigmarsdottir – The Sharp Edge of a Snow Flake : Review ★★★★★ Synopsis – “The captivating, feminist, Nordic YA thriller from Sif Sigmarsdottir. The snow is falling thick and fast now. Snow in Iceland is dangerous.Hannah Eiríksdóttir has been banished from her home in London to a place of eternal punishment for the wicked. No, not... Continue Reading →
T.E.Carter – I Stop Somewhere : Review★★★★ TRIGGER WARNING“Ellie Frias has never wanted to be popular, she just wants to blend in, to be accepted. But then Caleb Breward, tells her she’s beautiful and makes her believe it.Ellie loves Caleb, but sometimes she’s not sure she likes him that much – his awkward smile, the possessive way he... Continue Reading →
John Marrs – The Passengers: Review★★★★ Short Spoiler Free Review“Eight self-drive cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide.When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-drive cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course. The passengers are: a TV star, a pregnant young woman, a disabled war hero, an... Continue Reading →
Karen M McManus – Two Can Keep a Secret : Review ★★★★ Short Spoiler Free Review. “Ellery’s never been to Echo Ridge, but she’s heard all about it. It’s where her aunt went missing at age sixteen, never to return. Where a Homecoming Queen’s murder five years ago made national news. And where Ellery now... Continue Reading →
Julie Anne Peters – Lies My Girlfriend Told Me : Review ★★★★ Short Spoiler Free Review (longer review below) “When Alix’s charismatic girlfriend, Swanee, suddenly dies, Alix is overcome with despair. As she searches Swanees room for mementos of their relationship, she finds swanees cell phone, pinging with dozens of texts sent from a girl... Continue Reading →
Jessi Kirby – The Secret Story Of Us : Review ★★★ Short Spoiler Free Review (longer review below) (Young Adult) Two word review: very predictable. The story was good and the concept was amazing but it was clear from the start what the story was and where it was going. Although there was incidents and... Continue Reading →
Claire Fuller - Our Endless Numbered Days : Review ★★★ Short Spoiler Free Review (longer review below) "1976: Peggy Hillcoat is eight. She spends her summer camping with her father, playing her beloved record of The Railway Children and listening to her mother's grand piano, but her pretty life is about to change. Her survivalist... Continue Reading →
John Green - Turtles All The Way Down : Review ★★★★★ Short Spoiler Free Review (longer review below) "Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there's a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together they navigate the... Continue Reading →
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