Category Archives: books for young adults
Factotum (Monster Blood Tattoo, book 3), by D. M. Cornish
Factotum is the third and final installment in D. M. Cornish’s fantastic Monster Blood Tattoo series (now called The foundling’s tale in USA). This is a series that you should definitely read in order so if you have not read books 1 and 2 yet, I suggest you give them a look. You can read what I thought of them here: The foundling; and Lamplighter. By way of warning, the following review will give away a couple of plot points that develop over the first two … Continue reading
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Liar, by Justine Larbalestier
Micah Wilkins is a liar. Her whole family are liars. But when Micah’s classmate is killed she plans to come clean and stop lying. She tells us that we can trust her, that she doesn’t lie anymore. Mostly. Of course she can’t keep this up and then has to point out the lies she has told us. This means that while reading the book you never quite know what parts of the story are true and what parts are lies. Liar is a … Continue reading
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The reformed vampire support group, by Catherine Jinks
Here’s my review of The reformed vampire support group as posted over at my library’s blog. The plain fact is, I can’t do anything much. That’s part of the problem. Vampires are meant to be so glamorous and powerful, but I’m here to inform you that being a vampire is nothing like that. Not one bit. On the contrary, it’s like being stuck indoors with the flu watching daytime television, forever and ever. Vampire books are all the rage … Continue reading
Read the first chapter of Lili Wilkinson’s Pink
If you’re excited about Lili Wilkinson’s new book Pink but haven’t got your hands on it yet, you can pop over to Lili’s blog and read the first chapter. I think it looks good and can’t wait for the copies we have on order to come in.
Leviathan trailer
Those of you who have been following BookBoy for a while may have picked up that I have a bit of a thing for Scott Westerfeld. I mean, he’s not Johnny Depp, but boy can he write. Anyway, you may also have heard me mention his upcoming book Leviathan, due out very soon. Just to tease you a bit more, here’s a trailer.
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The adoration of Jenna Fox, by Mary E Pearson
I used to be someone. Someone named Jenna Fox. That’s what they tell me. But I am more than a name. More than they tell me. More than the facts and statistics they fill me with. More than the video clips they make me watch. More. But I’m not sure what. Jenna Fox has just woken from a one year coma following a car accident. She now lives in California instead of Boston. She knows nobody except her parents and … Continue reading