Young adult fiction shows no sign of slowing down, but how to navigate the masses of books out there? Well, here are seven YA novels coming out in the first half of 2017 which should be on your reading list. The Fandom by Anna Day Chicken House, January 4 Violet is a member of the…
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Book review: When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
If you’re white, you’ve probably seen yourself in books your whole life. But as a British Pakistani Muslim, it’s rare for me to truly find a character I can point at and say: “That person, I share their experiences.”No more, because Sandhya Menon has written When Dimple Met Rishi, a – if we’re searching for…
Book review: All the Rage by Courtney Summers
I have struggled and struggled with this review – I started writing it weeks and weeks ago (months actually) and I’ve written and rewritten paragraphs, deleted sentences and whole sections, and given up many a time only to come back a few days or weeks later. Because how do you review such a brilliant and…
Book review: Asking for It by Louise O’Neill
I’ve never actually been the recipient of a real punch to the gut, but how I felt when I finished reading Louise O’Neill’s Asking For It is how I imagine being whacked really hard in the stomach feels – you’re left momentarily breathless, shocked, unable to process for a minute, and then the hurt piles…
Book review: Remix by Non Pratt
It’s always difficult to follow up a critically acclaimed, pretty much universally loved first novel, but Non Pratt has risen to the challenge with her second book, Remix. Kaz and Ruby are heading off to Remix, a three-day music festival that is sure to be populated by cool bands (including the hot, hot, hot Adam…
Book review: The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
There is such a lot of young adult fiction out there that sometimes it all becomes much of a muchness, and you lose heart. So I was relieved to discover Melinda Salibury’s The Sin Eater’s Daughter, which has a unique concept and which I could not put down once I started reading. Twylla lives a…
Book review: All Fall Down by Ally Carter
The world of foreign embassies seems like it’s quite a glamorous one, full of glittering balls, fancy dinners and interesting people. Of course, it’s probably not like that at all. In fact, it’s probably a lot of thankless hard work, but then that wouldn’t make a good YA novel now, would it? Luckily, Ally Carter…
Book review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
I love a good story about privileged American teenagers as much as the next pop culture obsessed millennial (hello, Gossip Girl) but E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars, a haunting tale of a young girl coming to terms with tragedy, is a different kettle of fish to tales of teenagers having expensive parties and fighting with…
Review: Misty Falls by Joss Stirling
Savants and an evil serial killer are hardly the stuff of realist fiction, but somehow, with her latest young adult novel, Misty Falls, Joss Stirling has created a book that is realistic while having plenty of elements that make it wildly fictional. Misty’s savant gift means that she is compelled to tell the truth (a…
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