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
Author: Lygia Day Peñaflor (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Harper Teen Genre: YA, contemporary fiction Buy now: ebook | paperback Miri Tan loved the book Undertow like it was a living being. So when she and her friends went to a book signing to hear the author, Fatima Ro, they concocted a plan to get close to her. Soleil Johnston wanted to … Continue reading REVIEW: All of This is True – Lygia Day Peñaflor
