Natalie Platten
Natalie Platten is from Readings Doncaster
Review — 28 May 2018
Cloud and Wallfish by Anne Nesbet
Imagine if everything you knew and took for granted about your life was just a facade, a mask to cover the real life you were being groomed for. In the…
Review — 22 Jul 2018
I Am Out With Lanterns by Emily Gale
The title of Emily Gale’s latest young adult novel is inspired by an Emily Dickinson quote: ‘I am out with lanterns, looking for myself’. This simple yet evocative metaphor sets…
Review — 30 Apr 2018
The Boggart by Susan Cooper
When Devon MacDevon, the last clansman of his familial line, passes away in his old castle in remote, coastal Scotland, his estate is bequeathed to his estranged greatnephew, Robert Volnik…
Review — 28 May 2018
The Day War Came by Nicola Davies & Rebecca Cobb
The Day War Came marks the moment when everything changed for the little girl in this story. The simple, spare language of a child reveals the harsh, indiscriminate brutality of…
Review — 26 Mar 2018
Neverland by Margot McGovern
Neverland is the unofficial name for the island of Learmonth, a place of sanctuary for troubled teens dealing with mental health issues. This is the place where Katherine is sent…
Review — 28 Jan 2018
The Endsister by Penni Russon
Meet the Outhwaites, a rambunctious family of five children and their bohemian parents. The Outhwaites live a simple life in rural Victoria – Bunjil Country – and their nearest neighbour…
Review — 25 Feb 2018
Tin Heart by Shivaun Plozza
At death’s door, Marlowe Jensen’s life is saved by the donation of a heart from a donor unknown to her. Since birth Marlowe’s life had been mired by ill-health due…
Review — 22 Oct 2017
The Wave by Morton Rhue
The history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust holds a disturbing and vexed fascination for many of us. The question of how the Nazis were so effective in orchestrating this…
Review — 22 Oct 2017
The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
The Librarian of Auschwitz is based on the true story of Dita Kraus, a 14-year-old girl imprisoned, together with her mother and father, in the family camp at Auschwitz. The…
Review — 24 Sep 2017
The Wonderling by Mira Bartok
Mira Bartók’s The Wonderling is a story full of heart and soul, and one of my favourite middle fiction reads of 2017. This is a story about groundlings – beings…
