Young Adult Book Reviews
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Watch Your Back
Name: Sue Wilsher
07 March 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Starting the new school year has been a challenge for Kara. Her best friend, Eden, has a new boyfriend and has completely cut her off, leaving her friendless. When the year 'freak', Romilly, comes to her aid, Kara finds herself drawn into a friendship which she is unsure about and when unsettl...
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All Better Now
Name: Sam
07 March 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
In All Better Now, a virus is spreading, but this one is different: first there's a fever, and then utter contentment. Those that survive the Crown Royale virus find the stress, depression, greed, and other negative feelings that used to weigh them down are gone. This all soun...
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All Better Now
Name: Lorraine ansell
25 February 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
A new virus infects people across the world, but survivors are left feeling total contentment, devoid of any want or desire. When consumers stop spending money and the world’s richest people give their fortunes away, the search for a cure begins. Three very different teenagers find their lives...
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Pieces of Us
Name: Stephen Leitch
17 February 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Pieces of Us by Stewart Foster is a powerful novel about secrets hidden, secrets shared, loss and the incredible power of friendship. 17-year-old Jonus has a secret he is hiding; he suffers with bulimia which even his best friends don't know about and he feels...
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Island of Influencers
Name: Clair Bossons
10 February 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
If you're a fan of The Hunger Games and would enjoy exploring the darker side of fame on social media, Island of Influencers is the perfect book for you! This YA novel merges reality TV, with the pressures of internet fame. Island of In...
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Mondays are Murder
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 February 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
After the death of her friend, Ivy, Kay thought she had left Longrove for good. However, when her parents go on a cruse to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary, she finds herself sent back there, 'dumped' on her Uncle Dara and her cousin, Nikki. Just as she thinks things can't get any wors...
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Pieces of Us
Name: Clare Wilkins
03 February 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Introvert Jonas is more at home with his notebook of stories and lyrics than hanging out with schoolfriends. With his home life dominated by a domineering father and an over-attentive mother, he seeks solace and a reason not to go home by joining an after-school writing club. Here, a fr...
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Needy Little Things
Name: Rachel Bolton
03 February 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
What starts out as a story about a teenage girl who has a gift for knowing what people need (think pepper spray, tissues or chewing gum) quickly evolves into something much darker and more serious. Sariyah's friend Deja goes missing at a festival. She is not the first b...
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Mondays are Murder
Name: Clair Bossons
31 January 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Mondays are Murder is a must-read for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen McManus. I absolutely loved this thrilling, unpredictable page-turner. It is packed with twists, turns and dead ends. Kay’s investigation takes us down unexpected paths, mak...
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The Boy I love
Name: Stephen Leitch
23 January 2025;Genre: LBGTQ+
Can anything good come out of war? Set during a month of World War One, The Boy I Love is a powerful and emotional story following Second Lieutenant Stephen Wraxall. He is returning to the front line in France after recuperating from previous injuries sustaine...
