Young Adult Book Reviews

Name: Clare Wilkins
08 August 2021;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Ashley is part of the 'in-crowd' at school. Wealthy, glossy kids on the brink of adulthood leading privileged lives with monied parents and no real worries beyond what to wear and when to hit the beach.  Being the only black kid in the their tight-knot group has never been a problem for Ashley...

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Name: Julie Broadbent
06 August 2021;

Genre: Historical Fiction

I absolutely loved this book, I found it so compelling that I just couldn’t put it down. Lou Kuenzler's historical fiction novel Our Beautiful Game grips you from the very first page. Set toward the end of World War One, we are introduced to our hero and main protagonis...

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Name: Sharon Bolton
06 August 2021;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

16-year-old Becks is the polar opposite to her new step-sister but when their parents go on a belated honeymoon to Japan, the differences become more intriguing. Silva has always been the solitary, quiet member of the family, spending hours isolated in her room by her own choice, not allowing...

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Name: Linda Brown
06 August 2021;

Genre: Supernatural

Midnight Sun is the companion book to Stephanie Meyer's Twilight. This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years a...

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Name: Natalie J. McChrystal Plimmer
05 August 2021;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

With her debut novel for young adults, Every Line of You, Gibson has created a captivating, thought-provoking, tense thriller of a page-turner. Grieving for the loss of her family, her brother's death, dad's abandonment, and mum's breakdown, Lydia buries herself in her talent...

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Name: Lorraine Ansell
02 August 2021;

Genre: Horror

Grady survived the Iron Teen challenge and now finds himself trapped working for ruthless boss Marcus Gold. Unknown to Gold, Grady saved two of his peers from the island and is working with them to find a way to take Marcus down. Unfortunately, unknown to Grady, Gold has been watching the whol...

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Name: Eileen Armstrong
31 July 2021;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Briseis Greene, an adopted Brooklyn teenager with a unique and uncanny ability to control plants, can make seeds grow and flowers blossom just with a touch. But being this green-fingered is both a blessing and a curse; useful for generating income to keep her adopted parents' flower shop afloa...

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Name: Lorraine
30 July 2021;

Genre: Horror

Five friends decide to enter the Iron Teen - a problem solving, endurance test on a remote island in the Shetlands, hosted by the Gold Foundation. The teams task is to collect all the geocaches along the way and finish in the fastest time against their competitors. With a prize of one million...

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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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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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