Young Adult Book Reviews
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Name: Linda Brown
11 April 2020;Genre: Myths & Legends
This is the second book in the Four Treasures Novel series and once again the author Caroline Logan delivers a unique, well written magical adventure full of mystical beings from Scottish culture and legends. At the end of book one, Harris, the selkie was captured by the Faerie Queen and Ailsa d...
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The Falling In Love Montage
Name: Sharon Bolton
06 April 2020;Genre: LBGTQ+
A true coming of age novel, this story follows one summer in the life of Saoirse. Her plan for the summer is to get over the loss of her ex, Hannah, by spending her time watching horror movies (the gorier the better), partying and snogging girls. She might have to contend with her nemesis Oliv...
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Wranglestone
Name: Daniel Katz
05 April 2020;Genre: Dystopian
In the middle of a lake in an isolated American National Park lives the community of Wranglestone. Peter is much happier wielding a darning needle than a weapon, but in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested world, his skill set is not always appreciated. Especially when winter comes, when the la...
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Ember Queen
Name: Linda Brown
04 April 2020;Genre: Fantasy
Ember Queen is the concluding book to the wonderful Ash Princess series, and what an amazing, well written conclusion it has been. This book continues with all the magic, romance, power battles and friendships from the previous books, along w...
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The M Word
Name: Eileen Armstrong
04 April 2020;Genre: Bereavement
Characters in a Brian Conaghan novel never have it easy. 17 year old Maggie Yates is struggling to maintain a relationship with someone once pivotal to her life who has chosen to leave her. She talks to her every day, tells her everything. Her best friend. She tells her when her dinner lady mu...
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Viper's Daughter
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 April 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
Two summers have passed and Torak and Renn are now living together in the Forest with Wolf, his mate, Darkfur, and the cubs. But their pack is torn apart when Renn, fearing she is a danger to Torak, leaves. Desperate to find her, Torak and Wolf follow, leaving the Forest they love, and heading...
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The M Word
Name: Julie Broadbent
02 April 2020;Genre: Bereavement
Maggie Yates is 17 years old and has just started art college. She has worked hard at school to get there and this is the next important chapter in her life. However, this new chapter in Maggie's life is beginning to unravel. Her mum is a single parent and after she loses her job, she spirals...
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Fig Swims the World
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 April 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Lemony Fitzsherbert, commonly known as Fig, is very good at making lists, maths and playing the piano. She is also very good at worrying. Every New Year, her high-powered mother sets her a resolution. This year, it's acting classes, but Fig has decided to set her own goal. She's going to swim...
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Fig Swims the World
Name: Jacqueline Harris
02 April 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Fifteen-year-old Fig Fitzsherbet is good at a lot of things; maths and making lists being top of those achievements. Fig's mother, however, does not think she is good at anything and is constantly pushing and bullying her into things Fig does not want to do. Setting Fig the New Year's resoluti...
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Song Beneath the Tides
Name: Clare Wilkins
02 April 2020;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Ally is on the holiday of a lifetime with her brothers in Africa. With her Aunt distracted by her workload as a doctor, Ally and her brothers can run free along the wild and stunning coastline. They quickly make friends with some local children and soon find themselves drawn in by the local fo...
