Tuesday 27 March 2018

REVIEW: I Have Lost my Way by Gayle Forman

Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult

Publisher: PenguinTeen

ISBN: 1471173720

Format: Hardback, Paperback, E-Book,
Audio-Book

Release Date: 27th March 2018


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Rating: 9/10


Synopsis:

Around the time that Freya loses her voice while recording her debut album, Harun is making plans to run away from everyone he has ever loved, and Nathaniel is arriving in New York City with a backpack, a desperate plan, and nothing left to lose. When a fateful accident draws these three strangers together, their secrets start to unravel as they begin to understand that the way out of their own loss might just lie in help­ing the others out of theirs.

Friday 23 March 2018

REVIEW: S.T.A.G.S by M.A Bennett

Genre: Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller

Publisher: Delecorte Press

ISBN: 0525578463

Format: Hardback, Paperback, E-Book,
Audio-Book

Release Date: 30th Jan 2018



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Rating: 8/10


Synopsis:

There's no point hunting if there's no kill.

At St. Aidan the Great School, or S.T.A.G.S., new things--and new people--are to be avoided. Unfortunately, Greer MacDonald, token scholarship student, is very much a new person. She has just transferred to S.T.A.G.S., and finds herself ignored at best and mocked at worst by the school's most admired circle of friends, the Medievals.

Tuesday 20 March 2018

REVIEW: All of This is True by Lygia Day Peñaflor

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary

Publisher: HarperTeen

ISBN: 006267367X

Format: Hardback, Paperback, E-book

Release Date: 15th May 2018


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Rating: 9/10


Synopsis:

Miri Tan loved the book Undertow like it was a living being. So when she and her friends went to a book signing to meet the author, Fatima Ro, they concocted a plan to get close to her, even if her friends won’t admit it now. As for Jonah, well—Miri knows none of that was Fatima’s fault.

Friday 16 March 2018

REVIEW: Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, lgbt+
Romance

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

ISBN: 0062348671

Format: Hardback, Paperback, E-Book,
Audio-Book

Release Date: 7th April 2015


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Rating: 10/10


Synopsis:

Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised.

Tuesday 13 March 2018

REVIEW: The Hunger by Alma Katsu

Genre: Historical Fiction

Publisher:  G.P. Putnam’s Sons

ISBN: 0735212511 

Format: Hardback, Paperback, E-Book

Release Date: 6th March 2018



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Rating: 9/10



Synopsis:


Evil is invisible, and it is everywhere. 

Tamsen Donner must be a witch. That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the wagon train known as the Donner Party. Depleted rations, bitter quarrels, and the mysterious death of a little boy have driven the pioneers to the brink of madness. They cannot escape the feeling that someone--or something--is stalking them. Whether it was a curse from the beautiful Tamsen, the choice to follow a disastrous experimental route West, or just plain bad luck--the 90 men, women, and children of the Donner Party are at the brink of one of the deadliest and most disastrous western adventures in American history. 

Friday 9 March 2018

REVIEW: The Chalk Man by C.J Tudor

Genre: Thriller, Adult

Publisher: Crown Publishing Group

ISBN: 1524760986

Format: Paperback, Hardback, E-Book

Release Date: 9th Jan 2018


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Rating: 8/10


Synopsis:

You can feel it in the woods, in the school and in the playground; you can feel it in the houses and at the fairground. You can feel it in most places in the small town of Anderbury . . . the fear that something or someone is watching you. 

It began back in 1986, at the fair, on the day of the accident. That was when twelve-year-old Eddie met Mr Halloran - the Chalk Man. He gave Eddie the idea for the drawings: a way to leave secret messages for his friends and it was fun, until the chalk men led them to a body.

Tuesday 6 March 2018

REVIEW: The Beauty that Remains by Ashley Woodfolk

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary

Publisher: Delacorte Press

ISBN: 1524715875

Format: Hardback, E-Book, Audio-Book

Release Date: 6th March 2018


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Rating: 7/10


Synopsis:


Autumn always knew exactly who she was—a talented artist and a loyal friend. Shay was defined by two things: her bond with her twin sister, Sasha, and her love of music. And Logan always turned to writing love songs when his love life was a little less than perfect.