Hello everyone, I hope you are having a lovely week so far and enjoying your current reads. Today I have my first discussion post in a while, and it touches on a subject that book bloggers have debated for some time - what constitutes a young adult novel. The reason for this post is that … Continue reading Discussion – What Should Define A Young Adult Book?
Pages: 249Published: 6th May 2021Genre: Young Adult ThrillerContent warnings: Bullying, cyber bullying, child death, sexual harassment A secret from her past threatens to detonate her present... On her first day at a new school, Ruby finds a note in her locker saying I Know You Did It. She's terrified that someone has found out she was responsible for the … Continue reading Book Review – I Know You Did It by Sue Wallman
Hello everyone, It is my turn on the blog tour for the final entry in The Rosewood Chronicles, the popular and enchanting young adult series by Connie Glynn. It is book number five, having all began with The Undercover Princess, and there is an associated blog tour taking place for that one at the moment too. … Continue reading Blog Tour Spotlight – Princess Ever After by Connie Glynn
Pages: 361Published: 4th May 2021Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Racism, attempted rape Valora Luck has two things: a ticket for the biggest and most luxurious ocean liner in the world, and a dream of leaving England behind and making a life for herself as a circus performer in New York. Much to her surprise, though, she's turned away at … Continue reading Book Review – Luck Of The Titanic by Stacey Lee
Hello everyone, The release of a new young adult thriller from Karen M. McManus always brings great anticipation, so it goes without saying that I was beyond thrilled to find out that the Write Reads were organising a blog tour for You'll Be The Death Of Me. I wasted no time at all in signing up, … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – You’ll Be The Death Of Me by Karen M. McManus
Hello everyone, It is my turn on this fabulous #WriteReads Ultimate Blog Tour for a young adult thriller that really does keep you on the edge of your seat! Lies Like Wildfire really intrigued me when I first received the invite, but it packed even more of a punch than I expected, and so that makes … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – Lies Like Wildfire by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Pages: 354Published: 5th May 2020Genre: Young Adult ContemporaryContent warnings: Transphobia, drugs, sexual references Felix Love has never been in love—and, yes, he’s painfully aware of the irony. He desperately wants to know what it’s like and why it seems so easy for everyone but him to find someone. What’s worse is that, even though he is proud of … Continue reading Book Review – Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Pages: 413Published: 30th April 2020Genre: Young Adult MysteryContent warnings: Missing person storyline, references to rape, drug references, child death Pip is not a detective anymore.With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her.But she will have … Continue reading Book Review – Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
Pages: 479Published: 29th September 2015Genre: Young Adult FantasyContent warnings: Violence, drugs, references to sexual exploitation Just in time for the Netflix series that has recently premiered, I have finally read Six Of Crows, which is probably (in my experience at least) the most talked about book on Book Twitter, so much so that I had already heard so much about … Continue reading Book Review – Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Pages: 323Published: 8th January 2019Genre: Young Adult MysteryContent warnings: Drug references, sexual exploitation, sexual references This was my fourth book by Karen M. McManus in the space of just a little over two months, and once again my reading companion was Ellie. We were not kept guessing quite as much as the other ones, but it still led to … Continue reading Book Review – Two Can Keep A Secret by Karen M. McManus
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