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Title: What If It’s Us?Author: Becky Albertalli and Adam SilveraEdition: KindleRating: 3.5/5 This is a sweet YA LGBTQ+ romance with possibly the best meet-cute I’ve ever read! Arthur and Ben meet in a post office in New York. Ben is posting a box of belongings back to his ex-boyfriend, and Arthur can’t resist saying hi. …
Title: The Final Rising (Tomorrow’s Ancestors #4)Author: AE WarrenEdition: PaperbackRating: 4/5 The finale of the Tomorrow’s Ancestors series is here, and it’s time to turn turn the rigid society ruled by genetically enhanced humans upside down! In the previous books, we learned about the genetic engineering used to produce superior versions of humans, as well …
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Title: How Far We’ve ComeAuthor: Joyce Efia HarmerEdition: Kindle ARCRating: 4/5 Obah is a slave on a Barbados plantation in 1834. Jacob is a descendant of a slave-owning family, determined to atone for the crimes of his ancestors. When Jacob finds a way to time travel to Obah’s plantation, he seizes his chance to give …
Title: Mage QuestAuthor: Julia BlakeEdition: PaperbackRating: 5/5 The sequel to Erinsmore is here! Book Two of the Erinsmore Chronicles brings new characters, old friends, and three spirited dragons. It’s been six years since Ruby returned from Erinsmore, leaving her sister Cassie behind. When she eventually finds a portal and takes the opportunity to slip between …
Title: The Songs You’ve Never HeardAuthor: Becky Jerams and Ellie WyattEdition: PaperbackRating: 5/5 How much did I love this book? Just thinking about it is making me smile. A musical in book form is such a clever idea, and the authors have created a warm, emotional story accompanied by an album of the original music …
Title: Loveboat, TaipeiAuthor: Abigail Hing WenEdition: KindleRating: 5/5 I loved this book! YA romance is not my usual go-to genre, but occasionally a book catches my eye and I discover something wonderful. Ever Wong is a Chinese-American high-school student, following her parents’ wishes and applying to medical schools when she’d rather train as a dancer. …
Title: The Undying TowerAuthor: Melissa WelliverEdition: Paperback (Paper Orange Book Box)Rating: 4/5 I found this book spookily familiar (in a good way, I should stress!). When William Gibson described walking out of the cinema because Blade Runner looked too much like the inside of his own forehead, I thought I understood – and then I …
Title: The Thief and the WasteAuthor: Tanya LeeEdition: KindleRating: 5/5 We’re back in the post-collapse world of the The Wolf and the Rain, this time following Samarra and her friends as they set out from the Barrow, following the trail of the missing women. In the parallel narrative, we learn more about life in the …
Title: The Wolf and the RainAuthor: Tanya LeeEdition: PaperbackRating: 5/5 I need to tell you how much I loved this book. I loved the setup, I loved the protagonist, and I loved the settings. The author has created an entirely believable dystopian future. The dirty, dangerous North and the clinical, authoritarian South feel like essential …
Title: Different For BoysAuthor: Patrick NessEdition: Kindle ARCRating: 4/5 Another short, illustrated, high-concept and punchy book from Patrick Ness. Different For Boys explores the concept of virginity and the validity of sexual experiences from the point of view of sixteen-year-old Ant and his school friends. The conversations between the boys are predictably full of bravado …