I have two weeks. You’ll shoot me at the end no matter what I do. That’s what you do to enemy agents. It’s what we do to enemy agents. But I look at all the dark and twisted roads ahead and…
My copy of this book has been re-read so many times it is falling apart. For those of you who are familiar with ‘I Capture the Castle’, another favourite of mine, this book has a very similar feel and atmosphere.…
Plain Kate lives in a world of superstitions and curses, where a song can heal a wound and a shadow can work deep magic. As the wood-carver’s daughter, Kate held a carving knife before a spoon, and her wooden talismans…
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness A recently published YA book that deserves an award for both the story and the illustrations is A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. This is all-round storytelling at it’s very best. Once read, it’s almost…
Frankie Parsons is twelve going on eighty — an apparently sensible boy growing up in New Zealand, he has a drumbeat of worrying questions steadily gaining volume in his head: Are the smoke alarm batteries flat? Does the cat, and therefore the…
I loved Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour (and no, not just cause the main character had the same name as me!) Everyone seemed to be excited about this book — and for good reason — as its one of the best…
‘When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created “perfect” life is about to unravel before her eyes. She’s forced to be lab partners with Alex Fuentes,…
‘So what am I supposed to do?’ ‘You take a deep breath, you grow up and you man up. You have a daughter now…’ You’ve got it all planned out. A summer of freedom, university, a career as a journalist — your…
Wow. I have just put this book down and found I simply had to write a review straight away to try and collect my thoughts. This is one hell of a book. I think Patrick Ness has just become my…
The tall, flaxen-haired lord brought colour to Victoria’s cheeks — not to mention a flutter to her pulse. He was so handsome. What girl would not blush? And he was flirting with her! Lady Victoria Arbuthnot has always done exactly what…
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