Tag: YA
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THE GIRL THE SEA GAVE BACK by Adrienne Young (Book Review)
Let me start this review with a quote from Kanye West: “I didn’t want to play it boring and safe. I also didn’t want to innovate ... -
Witchsign by Den Patrick (Book Review)
The Good: Fantastic concepts, especially in terms of world building and history. Strong themes from start to finish, with shock reveals along the way. The Bad: ... -
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson (Book Review)
In December 2017, I saw Brandon Sanderson speak in Glasgow as part of his Oathbringer tour. Two important things happened that night. My then-11-year-old daughter was ... -
One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence
Caution: review may contain spoilers. In Mark Lawrence’s gradual migration away from the world and characters of his debut novel Prince of Thorns, One Word Kill ... -
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
“We are made up of stories. And even the ones that seem the most like lies can be our deepest hidden truths.” An argument used to ... -
Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
Warning: this review contains spoilers! “War eats the victors last.” Stepping back into the worlds of Red Rising was not as easy as I expected it ... -
Roses and Rot by Kat Howard
This is the thing about fairy tales: You have to live through them, before you get to happily ever after. That ever after has to be ... -
13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough
“People so often try and make themselves look good when they lie. That, however, should never be the point. The point should be to distract from ... -
Sabriel by Garth Nix
I’ve always adored tales of the undead. Looking back, I believe Garth Nix’s Sabriel is the point at which this fascination began. In Nix’s world, a ... -
Half a War by Joe Abercrombie
As a huge fan of Abercrombie’s six First Law novels, I entered his Shattered Sea series with humongous expectations . . . and ended up feeling a ...