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Meat Market by Juno Dawson
‘Honest and raw, this is a timely exposé of the dark underbelly of the fashion industry’ Meat Market is the shocking recent novel from Juno Dawson. Published with Quercus Children’s Books,...
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
Cassandra Clare’s writing style is engrossing and seamless but her plot here suffers from repetition of patterns that the reader has already witnessed in The Infernal Devices and The Mortal Instruments. The...
The Outsider by Emily Hourican
Miriam and Paul pooled their monies and decided that this year, finally, they would take a foreign holiday. The holiday deal in Portugal seemed perfect for them and their ten...
The Outsider by Emily Hourican
‘Two very different families….. One is loud, eccentric, rich and confident. The other is less sure of their place in life.’ The Outsider is the fourth novel from Irish writer Emily...
My Brother’s Name is Jessica by John Boyne
John Boyne’s 2019 young adult novel My Brother’s Name is Jessica is at first glance eye-catching in rainbow printed cover with white raised lettering. It is an optimistic cover, yet...
Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff
Last Ones Left Alive is unlike any book I have EVER read. It’s a dystopian novel but it’s set in a post-apocalyptic Ireland! Now as many of you are already aware...
Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff
Orpen has grown up shaped by the wild landscape of the west coast of Ireland. She has been shaped by the warmth of the love shown her by her mother...
The Tides Between by Elizabeth Jane Corbett
‘She fancied herself part of a timeless chain without beginning or end, linked only by the silver strong words of its tellers.’ The Tides Between is a YA novel by Elizabeth...
Frostblood by Elly Blake
Elly Blake’s novel Frostblood, transports readers to a world of ice, fire, and individuals who can control both elements. The audience follows Ruby through her journey of obsessive revenge after...
Hunter and the Grape by Eoin C. Macken
Eighteen-year-old Cat is on a mission to find Sophie Durango, a girl who has stolen his heart (and his virginity). Fleeing his hometown in Albuquerque, with a few dollars and...
