Young Adult Book Reviews
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Any Way The Wind Blows
Name: Linda Brown
30 July 2021;Genre: LBGTQ+
Any Way The Wind Blows is the final book of the Simon Snow series from the author, Rainbow Rowell. This book is a finale; it tells secrets, and answers questions, and lays ghosts to rest. Simon may not have any magic left but he has inherited the Mage's fortune, even th...
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The Outrage
Name: Tanja Jennings
28 July 2021;Genre: LBGTQ+
Hussey’s thought provoking dystopian YA novel The Outrage shines a spotlight on the injustice of man's inhumanity to man. Sadly, his chilling portrait of a fragmented country, whose government resolves to stamp out what it perceives as difference, is not so improbable with the...
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The Forevers
Name: Clare Wilkins
21 July 2021;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Gripping from the outset, Chris Whittaker's first book for young adults is a compulsive dystopian page-turner that charts the devastation, fear and disillusionment of a generation doomed to die by their 18th birthdays. When seven-year old Mae hears a news report of an asteroid destined...
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Raising Hell
Name: Kerenza Age 14
21 July 2021;Genre: Horror
I really enjoyed Raising Hell because I liked the theme of black magic. This book helps to imagine what would happen if magic was actually real and people were able to summon and control it, especially teenagers. I enjoyed how the plot deepened and you discovered more and more...
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The Last Paper Crane
Name: lorraine Ansell
16 July 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Mizuki is troubled. Her grandfather does not seem like the man she once knew and one day he reveals a secret that has been burdening him for many years. Mizuki wonders if she can find a resolution to finally give him peace. The Last Paper Crane is an outstanding, evocat...
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Red Sky Burning
Name: Linda Brown
08 July 2021;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Red Sky Burning is the second instalment of The Circle Trilogy from the amazing YA author Teri Terry. Her books are descriptive, pacey, full of drama and intrigue; they never let you down and they always leave the reader wanting more. Tabby is once agai...
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One in a Hundred Thousand
Name: Catherine Purcell
08 July 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
The Unpredictability of Being Human is Linni Ingemundsen's first book and I have to say I love it so I was delighted to get my hands on her second book, One in a Hundred Thousand. And...it's another winner! One in a hundred thousand, that's how many people have Silver-R...
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The Summer We Turned Green
Name: Katrina Waldron
08 July 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Summer We Turned Green is an entertaining and appealing story set on a street facing demolishment for an airport expansion. The story follows 13-year-old Luke and his family. When his sister Rose moves across the road to join a commune of climate rebels, his parents and ne...
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You're So Dead
Name: Clair Bossons
01 July 2021;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
This book with its eye catching cover already has students talking about it. They loved the concept of influencers being lured to an uninhabited island to be picked off and murdered one by one. The main character, Plum Winter, intercepts an invite to an exclusive, high-end festival for...
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Girl (in real life)
Name: Beverley Somerset
01 July 2021;Genre: Friends and family
Eva Andersen has been famous since before she was born. She is the star of her parents’ YouTube channel 'All About Eva' which has been documenting her life since she was a baby. On the face of it, she seems to have a great life. Sponsors send the family countless freebies - clothes, food, elec...
