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Title: Ignite Me (Shatter Me #3)Author: Tahereh MafiEdition: PaperbackRating: 5/5 The final book in the Shatter Me series had a lot to deliver: superpowers, training, friendship, attraction, love, and war. And it didn’t disappoint. Juliette has come a long way since the beginning of Book 1. She was locked away, denied contact with other people, …
Title: Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2)Author: Tahereh MafiEdition: PaperbackRating: 4/5 There’s a lot going on in the sequel to ‘Shatter Me’, and once again I couldn’t put it down. Juliette has found a group of friends to support her. She’s safe, for now, and surrounded by other people with powers like her own. There’s a …
Title: EnchantéeAuthor: Gita TreleaseEdition: PaperbackRating: 3/5 Camille and her sister are struggling to survive in Paris in 1789. Orphaned by smallpox and exploited by their drunk, gambling-addicted brother, Camille and Sophie must find a way to pay the rent and buy food. Sophie is a talented hat-maker, but her earnings are not enough to cover …
Title: Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1)Author: Tahereh MafiEdition: KindleRating: 3/5 This was good. It kept me reading – over breakfast, over lunch, and way past my bedtime. I kept intending to stop, but then reading just one more chapter, and then another. Juliette is 17, and locked away from the world. She’s in an asylum …
Title: Collision (Phobos #3)Author: Victor Dixen (translated by Daniel Hahn)Edition: Paperback, Hot Key BooksRating: 3.5/5 The sequel to Ascension and Distortion (reviewed on GoodReads) left me alternately cheering and shouting at the page. A great plot, a relatable central character, and some serious tension – brought down by a plot point I couldn’t accept, some …
Title: La Belle Sauvage (The Book of Dust #1)Author: Philip PullmanEdition: AudiobookRating: 4/5 It’s ages since I read ‘His Dark Materials’, so I was concerned that I wouldn’t remember enough about the story to engage with the first book in the prequel trilogy, ‘The Book of Dust’. I needn’t have worried. The first chapter introduces …
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Waterstones has just published its list of the best YA of 2024: What do you think? Have you read the books on their list? Do you agree with their picks? We loved Songlight by Moira Buffini, and The Prisoner’s Throne by Holly Black. The Twelve by Liz Hyder is waiting on our TBR, and we’re …
I usually try to review someone else’s YA book on a Friday, but as it’s cover launch week this week I thought I’d share some of the comments from my proofreaders! A huge THANK YOU to all my wonderful proofreaders, sensitivity readers, and beta readers. You’ve stuck with me through writing struggles, confidence failures, cover …
Title: HolesAuthor: Louis SacharEdition: PaperbackRating: 4/5 This is one of those books I’ve been meaning to read forever, and I’m glad I did. It’s a fun book, cleverly written, with an offbeat and playful feel. The story begins with Stanley Yelnats’ arrival at Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention centre in the middle of the …