Sensational summer reads for young adults
A roundup of excellent books for teens which are also ideal for grown-ups who have found themselves in a reading rut! Parents often...
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- Jun 4
- 2 min
A survival story that feels very real
This Can Never Not Be Real by Sera Milano, Farshore Books This Can Never Not Be Real is an incredibly powerful book which takes readers...
Paperback Snob
- Jun 3
- 3 min
Dancing to the end of love
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon, Penguin Last summer, I read Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon and was blown away by her...
Paperback Snob
- May 27
- 2 min
This author's incredible talent is not hidden
All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O'Donoghue, Walker Books Maeve finds a pack of tarot cards and instantly feels a strange and strong...
Paperback Snob
- Apr 26
- 1 min
Book Match Monday: a Past and Future London
The Dark Lady by Akala and The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne by Jonathan Stroud Here are two absolutely brilliant young adult novels recently...
Paperback Snob
- Apr 22
- 3 min
An exhilarating tour of Elizabethan London - The Dark Lady by Akala
The Dark Lady is an intriguing, mesmerising and electrifying YA debut from acclaimed rapper, writer, poet and activist Akala. This...
Paperback Snob
- Apr 6
- 2 min
This thrilling new fantasy series will blow you away!
The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne by Jonathan Stroud A fugitive bank robber named Scarlett McCain roams the ravaged landscape of the dystopic...
Paperback Snob
- Mar 22
- 5 min
An opportunity to learn, grow and bring about change
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph "While this book is meant to be a guide for white people to...
Paperback Snob
- Mar 7
- 3 min
The Enchanted Lake
Classic Irish fairy tales by Sinéad de Valera, illustrated by Alexis Sierra The Enchanted Lake is a wonderful collection of stories that...
Paperback Snob
- Feb 25
- 3 min
Enchanted Castles and Warrior Princesses
The Cursebreakers Series by Brigid Kemmerer, Bloomsbury This isn't so much a review as an ode to an amazing trio of books. I went into...
Paperback Snob
- Feb 14
- 3 min
How to fall in love with yourself
Love is a Revolution by Renée Watson "Self-love is radical love. Self-love is radical love. Self-love is radical love. Today, I've...
Paperback Snob
- Jan 21
- 4 min
A brilliant book can light the way
Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer "What happened in that class is something that none of us have ever talked about to anyone else. Though of course...
Paperback Snob
- Jan 4
- 4 min
A bold and beautiful retelling of a favourite Irish legend
Savage Her Reply by Deirdre Sullivan, illustrated by Karen Vaughan, Little Island Books "And when you read about the things I did, the...