Title: Theatrical (2018) Author: Maggie Harcourt Genres: Young Adult, Romance and Contemporary Publisher: Usborne Release Date: 28th June 2018 Rating: ★★★★★ Reviewed by: LoisSynopsis: Hope dreams of working backstage in a theatre, and she’s determined to make it without the help of her famous costume designer mum. So when she lands an internship on a major production, she tells no one. But…… Continue reading Book Review: Theatrical by Maggie Harcourt
Title: Geekerella (2017) Author: Ashley Poston Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance and Retellings Publisher: Quirk Books Release Date: 4th April 2017 Rating: ★★★★★ Reviewed by: Lois Synopsis: Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic science-fiction series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to…… Continue reading Book Review: Geekerella by Ashley Poston
Title: I Was Born For This (2018) Author: Alice Oseman Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary and LGBTQ+ Publisher: Harper Collins Children’s Books Release Date: 3rd May 2018 Rating: ★★★★★ Reviewed by: Lois Synopsis: For Angel Rahimi, life is only about one thing: The Ark – a pop-rock trio of teenage boys who are currently taking the world by storm. Being part of The…… Continue reading Book Review: I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman
Title: More Than We Can Tell (2018) Author: Brigid Kemmerer Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary and Romance Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Release Date: 6th March 2018 Rating: ★★★★☆ Reviewed by: Lois Synopsis: Rev Fletcher is battling the demons of his past. But with loving adoptive parents by his side, he’s managed to keep them at bay…until he gets a letter from his abusive father…… Continue reading Book Review: More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer
Title: Slay (2018) Author: Kim Curran Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary and Dystopian Publisher: Usborne Release Date: 3rd May 2018 Rating: ★★★★☆ Reviewed by: Lois Synopsis: Meet SLAY – SLAY do two things and they do them well: they play killer music and they slay killer demons. When Milly, the lonely daughter of a world-famous opera singer, arrives home to discover that her…… Continue reading Book Review: Slay by Kim Curran
Title: Out of the Blue (2018) Author: Sophie Cameron Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Contemporary and LGBT Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Release Date: 22nd March 2018 Rating: ★★★★☆ Reviewed by: Lois Synopsis: Ten days after Jaya Mackenzie’s mum dies, angels start falling from the sky. Smashing down to earth at extraordinary speeds, wings bent, faces contorted, not a single one has survived. Hysteria mounting…… Continue reading Book Review: Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron
Title: Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (2015) Author: Becky Albertalli Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, LGBTQ+ and Fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House Release Date: 7th April 2015 Rating: ★★★★★ Reviewed by: Lois Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at…… Continue reading Book Review: Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
