Young Adult Book Reviews
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Sisters of Sword and Shadow
Name: L Mayhew
24 November 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Laura Bates has taken our Reading Ambassadors on a captivating journey through a world of courage, strength, and the enduring bonds of sisterhood in her latest novel, Sisters of Sword and Shadow. This feminist fantasy novel seamlessly blends action, adventure, and themes of em...
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The Undying of Obedience Wellrest
Name: Beverley Somerset
20 November 2023;Genre: Supernatural
15-year-old Ned works as a gravedigger alongside his grandfather, Pa, who is sexton of the parish. When graves are found to have been disturbed, Ned and Pa are worried that body snatchers may be at work, putting their jobs in jeopardy. Obedience Wellrest, known as Bede, lives with her father i...
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What the River Knows
Name: Linda Brown
20 November 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Author Isabel Ibanez must be an alchemist herself as this book will keep you spellbound and enchanted until the 'I didn't see that coming' cliff hanger of an ending... In the glittering society of nineteenth-century Buenos Aires, Inez Olivera has everything, except the one thing she rea...
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Finding Wonder
Name: Clair Bossons
20 November 2023;Genre: Adventure
Finding Wonder is a beautifully written, truly gripping mystery story which draws on Lauren St John's love of horses. The front cover and chapter illustrations are stunning and will really add appeal to those that enjoy reading horse stories. The main character Roo is left orp...
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The Night Hunt
Name: Clair Bossons
17 November 2023;Genre: Fantasy
The Night Hunt is the first book that I have read by this author and now I can't wait to read her others! The Night Hunt is a standalone dark fantasy romance novel. Alexandra Christo has created a fantasy world of gods and monsters where some of the monsters are living among u...
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Live Like A Goddess: Life Lessons from Legends and Lore
Name: Linda Brown
17 November 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
Live like a Goddess contains short stories from different cultures around the world, celebrating tales and myths of daring and brave goddesses. These twenty-one legendary ladies were tenacious, smart and strong. Meet... Osun, the Yoruba goddess of love who refuses to be dismi...
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Bad Magic (Skulduggery Pleasant)
Name: Stephen Leitch
10 November 2023;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Skulduggery Pleasant is back in this new adventure of mystery, murder, mayhem and a little magic - all in graphic novel format for the first time. From the moment bare boned detective Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain drive into the small Irish town of Termoncara, they realise that people...
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Bad Magic (Skulduggery Pleasant)
Name: Ruth Cornish
09 November 2023;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Bad Magic (Skulduggery Pleasant) is an action-packed graphic fantasy set in Ireland, where the townsfolk are experiencing strange, supernatural events. At the centre is Jamie, who has become reclusive following the death of his best friend and whose dreams are full of the terr...
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Charlotte Says
Name: Jenna Nicolson
02 November 2023;Genre: Horror
Charlotte Says is a good book which I terribly enjoyed more than I expected and I rate this book a 5 out of 5.
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Girl (In Real Life)
Name: Bee Age 14
01 November 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Girl (In Real Life) life was an absolutely phenomenal read for me and I found the storyline and plot really exciting. In fact, I got so hooked onto it that I had to finish it once I'd started. All the characters are really well written so much so that when Eva cried about farm...
