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Category Archives: YA
Review: P is For Pearl by Eliza Henry-Jones
From the talented author of the celebrated novels In the Quiet and Ache comes a poignant and moving book that explores the stories we tell ourselves about our families, and what it means to belong. A random but violent accident … Continue reading
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Review: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
For a many people, I suspect this book will be a hard read, but not because of the writing itself. The main character Aza, suffers from mental illness, manifesting in extreme anxiety, germ phobia and thought spirals than run out … Continue reading
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Review: Artie and the Grime Wave by Richard Roxburgh
Artie and the Grime Wave is a super new book for children, aimed at readers eight years old and over. The story is about a boy called, Artie Small, and his dysfunctional family. After the death of his father, a … Continue reading
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Review: Auggie and Me by R.J. Palacio
It’s no secret that I adored WONDER by R.J. Palacio (read my review here), so I was thrilled to discover new stories in the Wonder World! AUGGIE AND ME is a book of three stories about secondary characters in that … Continue reading
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Review: Tell Us Something True by Dana Reinhardt
TELL US SOMETHING TRUE by Dana Reinhardt is the story of River Dean, a quirky, lovesick and neurotic seventeen year old, who finds himself tragically dumped by his girlfriend, Penny, in the middle of a ‘romantic date’ on a paddle … Continue reading
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Guest Post: E.R. Murray on Bullying and Hope in CARAMEL HEARTS
Last week I posted a review of the YA novel, CARAMEL HEARTS by E. R. Murray. Today I warmly welcome Elizabeth to LOVEthatBOOK to guest post about one of the themes in her novel – bullying. As a teacher it’s something … Continue reading
Review: Caramel Hearts by E.R. Murray
I sat down to read CARAMEL HEARTS one dreary afternoon and was transported by the opening chapters and warmed by the bond of the sisters in this book, Liv and Harriet. In a scene from the past, we see … Continue reading
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Review: All These Perfect Strangers by Aoife Clifford
Sometimes you pick up a book and start to read and you just know it is going to be great. ALL THESE PERFECT STRANGERS is that kind of book. From the opening lines you just know. Right away there … Continue reading
Review: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
2016 began, for me, with this adrenalin fuelled novel, Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. I read it a scant few days into the New Year while I was on holiday in wintry Europe. It takes very little prompting … Continue reading
Review: What A Way To Go by Julia Forster
It’s 1988. 12-year-old Harper Richardson’s parents are divorced. Harper lives with her mother, an eccentric and complicated character, and spends weekends with her dad in a cottage in a Midlands backwater village. She is also a bit of an entrepreneur, creating her … Continue reading
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