Young Adult Book Reviews
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Take Me With You When You Go
Name: Lucy Georgeson
27 September 2021;Genre: Family & Home
Wow! What a collaboration! I was hooked from the very start in this absolutely seamless novel. Take Me With You When You Go is told through emails from siblings Bea and Ezra. Bea has just left home and no-one knows where she is, much less cares, except for her brother Ezra who...
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Name: Kerenza Age 14
26 September 2021;Genre: Horror
I really enjoyed the theme of hunt or be hunted, as the main characters search the island for geocaches and escape from the other teams, and the tension that is created as they slowly realise the truth behind this seemingly harmless competition, and how their relationships grew and changed dur...
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Name: Kerenza Age 14
26 September 2021;Genre: Horror
This book is the sequel to Savage Island. It focuses around three of the main characters from the previous book as well as several new characters. At the start of the book, Grady and some new characters are sent on a team building trip in a remote castle which soon turns out to be no ordinary...
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The Outrage
Name: Helen Walker
22 September 2021;Genre: LBGTQ+
Disturbing, heartbreaking and terrifyingly believable - this is dystopia at its absolute best. The characters, beautifully and honestly rendered, live in your mind long after finishing the book. Themes of courage, love and forgiveness run alongside the overwhelming hatred, fear and ignorance....
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Three Bullets
Name: Lucy Georgeson
21 September 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
The Bloods are in control and they're desperate to turn Britain into the world they want to see: right, white, Christian supremist. Anyone who they call abnormal is a target. Amidst the chaos of civil war, the country is on the move as small militia groups fight each other and a sea of refugee...
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Three Bullets
Name: Helen Sturcbecher
21 September 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Three Bullets certainly has a lot going on. The main focus is war. The bloods (white supremacists) are trying to take over Britain. They will either kill anyone that they consider to be abnormal, or they will brain washing them into thinking that they are worthless and white's rule. The...
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It’s Behind You
Name: Linda Brown
17 September 2021;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
If you like a short but scary story, that keeps you on the edge of your seat and guessing who did it until the very last pages, then this is the book for you... It's Behind You is a reality TV show that's said to scare you to death. Would you enter it? Spend a night in a haunt...
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Not Here To Be Liked
Name: Clair Bossons
17 September 2021;Genre: Real life
Not Here to Be Liked is contemporary teen fiction that will really appeal to fans of Moxie and Super Awkward. This book is set in the US and has a diverse set of characters from different backgrounds. It explores important themes of feminism, activism, misogyny, parental expec...
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Cruel Castle
Name: Emelia Helliwell
15 September 2021;Genre: Horror
In this sequel to Savage Island, we see Ben, Lizzie and Grady working together to take on the mighty Gold in revenge for the deaths of their friend and family. The story begins with Ben and Lizzie in hiding after Grady helped to fake their deaths on the isla...
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The Ash House
Name: Jacqueline Harris
06 September 2021;Genre: Friends and family
There is a new boy at Ash House. He cannot remember his name, so he is given one, Solitude or Sol for short. He knows he is there because Ash House might cure him, but when he arrives, he discovers there are no adults and the children are looking after themselves. The children are ruled by the...
