Author: Kester Grant (website) UK Publisher: HarperVoyager Genre: Historical fiction, YA Liberty 1828 and the citizens of Paris still mourn in the wake of their failed revolution. Among them, in the dark alleys and crumbling cathedrals of the city, the most wretched have gathered into guilds of thieves, assassins – and worse. Together they are known … Continue reading REVIEW: The Court of Miracles – Kester Grant
Author: Kiran Millwood Hargrave (twitter / website) UK Publisher: Orion Children's Books Genre: Fantasy, YA They say the thirst of blood is like a madness - they must sate it. Even with their own kin. On the eve of her divining, the day she'll discover her fate, seventeen-year-old Lil and her twin sister Kizzy are … Continue reading REVIEW: The Deathless Girls – Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Authors: Amie Kaufman (website / twitter) and Jay Kristoff (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Rock the Boat Genre: Science fiction, YA The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded … Continue reading REVIEW: Aurora Rising (Aurora Cycle #1) – Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Author: Menna van Praag (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Bantam Press Genre: Contemporary fantasy, YA There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of sisters Grimm on Earth. You may well be one of them, though you might never know it. This is the story of four sisters Grimm – daughters born to different mothers on the same day, each … Continue reading REVIEW: The Sisters Grimm – Menna van Praag
The most common refrain of anyone who works even remotely near books, or who blogs about books, is that their To Be Read pile increases at a rate that far outstrips their reading pace. I've been trying to be strict with myself - attempting to not buy new books, or request too many from Netgalley … Continue reading BLOG: Tackling the TBR – July 2019 Edition
Author: Rainbow Rowell (twitter / website) UK Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books Genre: Contemporary fiction, YA Cath and Wren are identical twins, and until recently they did absolutely everything together. Now they're off to university and Wren's decided she doesn't want to be one half of a pair any more – she wants to dance, meet boys, … Continue reading REVIEW: Fangirl – Rainbow Rowell
Author: Nicki Pau Preto (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Ink Road Books Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult I AM A DAUGHTER OF DEATH. FROM THE ASHES I ROSE, LIKE A PHOENIX FROM THE PYRE. I had a sister once. I promised her the throne would not come between us. But it is a fact of life that one … Continue reading REVIEW: Crown of Feathers – Nicki Pau Preto
Author: Dhonielle Clayton (twitter / website) UK Publisher: Gollancz Genre: YA, fantasy Other Books: The Belles Buy Now: ebook | paperback Camellia Beaureguard is a Belle. She can make you beautiful. Though there is always a cost. With a price on her head, the evil Queen Sophia out for blood, and no idea who to trust, Camellia must … Continue reading REVIEW: The Everlasting Rose – Dhonielle Clayton (The Belles #2)
Author: Gita Trealease (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: YA, historical fantasy Buy now: ebook | paperback Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries – and magicians . . . When seventeen-year-old Camille is left orphaned, she has to provide for her frail sister and her volatile brother. In … Continue reading REVIEW: Enchantée – Gita Trelease
Author: Louise O'Neill (twitter) UK Publisher: Scholastic Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Buy now: ebook | hardcover | paperback Deep beneath the sea, off the cold Irish coast, Gaia is a young mermaid who dreams of freedom from her controlling father. On her first swim to the surface, she is drawn towards a human boy. She longs to … Continue reading REVIEW: The Surface Breaks – Louise O’Neill
