Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Ruth Cornish
01 December 2025;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Tanya Landman, a welcome, reliable and regular author with Barrington Stoke, has written an excellent and moralistic short story about jumping to conclusions and paying the price. In the style of a fable, Killer fills the brief tale of a Prince and his faithful dog, Gelert, with drama,...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
21 November 2025;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Meet Mat o'Shanter. Rascal. Hooligan. Kid. It is always a pleasure to read - and then review - a book that is a little bit different, that draws you in by being unique and surprising. Mat o' Shanter: A Cautionary Tale is a narrative poem combined with a very relevant autobiogr...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
21 November 2025;

Genre: Supernatural

In 60 AD, Aine finds herself captured and enslaved by the Romans. Fleeing her new master, she hides in a tunnel where she finds an altar and unwittingly unleashes something dark. Centuries later, Sarah Gibson takes refuge in the woods after the death of her mother. Seeking to help others with...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
11 November 2025;

Genre: Animals

Katie Ellis is in her second year at Paddock Grove; a boarding school with fantastic facilities for future equestrian stars. Katie has her beloved horse, Sheriff, with her, and has a great group of friends who love riding just as much as she does. When Katie is selected as captain of the Paddo...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
10 November 2025;

Genre: Family & Home

Con has been angry ever since his father left home. When a schoolmate taunts him about what's happened, Con's anger boils over and as a result he is suspended from school. With his mum at work, Con accidentally locks himself out of the flat they share. He is rescued by Mr Williams, who takes C...

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Name: Linda Brown
10 November 2025;

Genre: Horror

Something strange is happening in Merryweather-by-the-Sea . . . Kiki returns home from school to discover a strange woman has moved into her family home. Who is the beautiful Fay - and why does everyone seem so enamoured by her? She also finds that the lovely little coastal town she has grown...

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Name: Emily Age 12
10 November 2025;

Genre: Funny Stories

The book is funny, sad and angry. I love it

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
07 November 2025;

Genre: Bereavement

Merryn lives in the Outer Hebrides and her family is falling apart. Since the death of her father, her mother suffers from depression and the oldest sister, 14-year-old Lowen, is caring for the family. After a storm, Merryn meets a horse, wild and dreamlike, made from wood and sea. She calls h...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
05 November 2025;

Genre: Friends and family

Sophie Anderson conjures up magic by recasting traditional folklore into absorbing stories that feel fresh and modern, yet timeless. This glittering story joins the ranks of beautiful art, music and writing inspired by the Russian fairy tale of the Snow Maiden, or Snegurochka....

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Name: Jenny CADDICK
04 November 2025;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Elle McNicoll simply excels in her books featuring young neurodiverse female characters. Her books grip the reader and lay bare the neurodiverse experience and reality of young people's lives, which she both celebrates and explores through her narrative. The neurodiverse inner mind faces an of...

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