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Title: Foul is FairAuthor: Hannah CapinEdition: PaperbackRating: 4/5 A revenge thriller for the #MeToo generation, this book is uncompromising. From the calculating actions of the abusers to the absolute destruction dealt out by the central character and her loyal friends, the plot is unwavering in its drive for payback and revenge. The story is inspired …
Title: Night SwimmingAuthor: M T McGuireEdition: eBookRating: 4/5 A short, mailing-list-exclusive introduction to the K’Barth stories by MT McGuire. Short enough to read in one sitting, but detailed enough to introduce the central character, the setting, and the humour of the series. Night Swimming is a neat short story. It touches on some serious themes, …
Title: This Vicious Cure (Mortal Coil #3)Author: Emily SuvadaEdition: PaperbackRating: 4/5 The final book in the Mortal Coil trilogy. The action is back, the stakes are higher, and there’s a cliffhanger at the end of every chapter. Emily Suvada brings us another breathless page-turner to conclude her innovative dystopian trilogy. Given the intense cliffhanger at …
Title: The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting LuckyAuthor: Mackenzi LeeEdition: HardbackRating: 5/5 Short, sweet, and really rather lovely, this is the continuation of the story of Monty and Percy, which begins in The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue. After the adventures of their European Grand Tour, Monty and Percy are finally on the same page …
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Title: Crooked KingdomAuthor: Leigh BardugoEdition: PaperbackRating: 5/5 With the second book in the Six of Crows Duology, we’re back in Ketterdam for the fallout from the events of Book One. It’s hard to review this instalment without giving away spoilers for both books, so I’ll keep my comments as general as possible! Like Six of …
Title: Six of CrowsAuthor: Leigh BardugoEdition: PaperbackRating: 4/5 Six outcasts, a lot of money, and a dangerous plan come together in Leigh Bardugo’s thrilling fantasy heist story. Set in Ketterdam, a city based loosely on 18th century Holland, the beginning of the book introduces the characters, the mission, and the Grisha – practitioners of specific …
Title: With the Fire on HighAuthor: Elizabeth AcevedoEdition: PaperbackRating: 4/5 Emoni is Seventeen. She juggles school and work with taking care of her two-year-old daughter, and while she doesn’t feel supported by the father of her child or his family, she has her grandmother on her side. Emoni’s passion is cooking, and she dreams of …
Title: The Base of Reflections (Re-issued in 2021 as The Hidden Base)Author: A E WarrenEdition: PaperbackRating: 4/5 The Base of Reflections isn’t published as YA, but it is entirely YA-compatible, so I am very happy to review it here! What if humans created a superior species using genetic engineering? What if Homo Sapiens were then …
Title: The Museum of Second Chances (Re-issued in 2021 as Subject Twenty-One)Author: A E WarrenEdition: PaperbackRating: 4/5 The Museum of Second Chances isn’t published as YA, but it is entirely YA-compatible, so I am very happy to review it here! What if humans created a superior species using genetic engineering? What if Homo Sapiens were …
Title: SentinelAuthor: Joshua WinningEdition: PaperbackRating: 4/5 Young Adult urban horror/fantasy set in and around Cambridge? Yes please! The blurb on the back of Book One of the Sentinel Trilogy promises ‘unconventional heroes, monsters, murder and magic’, and the story doesn’t disappoint. Fifteen-year-old Nicholas Hallow’s world is turned upside-down when his parents are killed in a …