Category: Book Reviews – Young Adult
-
The Cat Who Saved The Library by Sõsuke Natsukawa
Review by Polly Read The Cat Who Saved The Library is about thirteen-year-old Nanami Koskake who loves books and reading. Her favourite place is the local library where she is a frequent visitor. But when books start disappearing from the shelves without being borrowed or returned, Nanami gets suspicious about who could be taking them.…
-
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Bored? Ah well, just jump in your car and take a drive through The Phantom Tollbooth. That’s not what Milo planned to do, but when he did —— an amazing world of fascination and wonder confronted him. The Phantom Tollbooth isn’t just another adventure story, it’s a voyage of discovery. A discovery of language, imagination…
-
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
I was gripped with this book from the first few pages, which I don’t find happens that often. At its core this is an enemies-to-lover romance fantasy, but I think that doesn’t do the book justice. The story is about two young rival journalists who find love through a magical connection. Iris and Roman, the…
-
The Power of Geography by Tim Marshall
The power of geography follows the same structures and theme of the previous book of Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography. Each chapter focuses on a different country/area and the aim is to demonstrate how today political and economical decisions are the consequences not only of the history of that country but also the physical/geographical features…
-
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
Heart Bones is a story about two young adults, Beyah and Samson, from completely different backgrounds who meet on summer break and embark on a tentative romance. Don’t be put off by the age of the main characters, this isn’t your typical young adult book, it’s much grittier and more suited to an adult audience.…
-
Catch Your Death by Ravena Guron
Catch Your Death takes a classic Agatha Christie-style country house murder and turns everything on its head. Three 17 year old girls find themselves stranded in an isolated mansion on the night their reluctant hosts, the rich and powerful Vanforte family, are planning a very special dinner. When Emily Vanforte is poisoned the girls have…
-
Medusa by Jessie Burton
Medusa by Jessie Burton is a fast-paced Greek Mythology reimaging following our main character Medusa and her head of snakes who ends up exiled to an island to live her life alone until Perseus, a handsome boy turns up to enter her world. Love does start to blossom, but Medusa knows if she tells the…
-
Fir by Sharon Gosling
Fir by Sharon Gosling was visually brilliant and deliciously creepy; I really didn’t want things to end. One thing that really stood out to me about the story is the main character’s perspective. We as the reader don’t know the character’s name, how old they are, if they are a boy or a girl. My…
-
Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she’s thinking. With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a half-Japanese heritage she doesn’t quite understand, Kiko prefers to keep her head down, certain that once she makes it into her dream art school, Prism, her real life will begin. But then…
-
A Disaster in Three Acts by Kelsey Rodkey
This book follows Saine Sinclair as she tries to make a documentary to get into University. She is forced to take the grudging help of her former best friend, now enemy, and gets carried away with the quality of the film, ignoring the quality of her friendships. Whilst I would love to take part in…