Young adult
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
There is a great pleasure in re-reading the classics with a child. While my child is not yet a young adult, he was very keen to read The Hobbit. So, as a dutiful mother, I dusted off a copy…
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
There is a great pleasure in re-reading the classics with a child. While my child is not yet a young adult, he was very keen to read The Hobbit. So, as a dutiful mother, I dusted off a copy…
Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody
The first book in the Obernewtyn Chronicles was published when I was nine years old; the seventh and final, when I was 37. To maintain that kind of dedication and loyalty from fans worldwide for 28 years is a remarkable…
Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews
C.G. Drews’ return to young adult fiction is a gloriously gothic exploration of fairytales, isolation and obsessive friendship, set in an elite boarding school and a dark, untouched forest.
Andrew feels too fragile to exist properly in the world, thanks…
The Glass Girl by Kathleen Glasgow
In The Glass Girl, Kathleen Glasgow delivers a deeply moving exploration of addiction through the eyes of 15-year-old Bella. Overwhelmed by the demands from her divorced parents and broken by being called ‘too much’ by her ex, Bella seeks…
The Dagger and the Flame (The City of Fantome, Book 1) by Catherine Doyle
Seraphine Marchant has always lived a life of secrecy alongside her mother, an alchemist and smuggler of Shade, a magic powder. Shade gives anyone the power to bend shadows to one’s will, which is perfect for spying, stealing and killing.
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My Family and Other Suspects by Kate Emery
This debut novel set in an old farmhouse in a remote locale in Western Australia is the perfect combination of murder mystery and funny-awkward romance. Ruth and her extended family have been staying at her step-grandma’s house for the weekend…
Gentlest of Wild Things by Sarah Underwood
When you think of ‘Love’ as a person, forget the cute, winged Cupid with a bow and arrow. In Ancient Greece, Eros, the god of desire, was born out of the primordial chaos of the world. Love was seen as…
Anomaly by Emma Lord
In the wake of a mysterious sickness that killed the majority of the world’s population, Piper does her best to survive, and to forget she’s alone, almost out of food, and developing a power that is way beyond her control…
Immortal Dark (Immortal Dark, Book 1) by Tigest Girma
This fantasy debut set on the grounds of an ancient university has a fascinating premise of vampires and humans being bound to one another through generations of clan houses. The protagonist, Kidan, wants nothing to do with the blood-soaked history…
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