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It only happens in the movies by Holly Bourne
It only happens in the movies by Holly Bourne
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Suitable for: 14 years+
A perhaps not so traditional love story with sub plots going alongside it. The zombies add an extra twist :)
When Audrey meets Harry it seems to be that start of a true hollywood picture romance but is it?
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
Much to my surprise I really enjoyed this book. While it is essentially a romance, it is set in a girls' spy school. It's quite refreshing to read about girls who are masters of combat, code cracking, stealth etc., having action-packed adventures.
The book is great light entertainment and a quick read, however, this is not a criticism of the author's style. Ally Carter keeps the reader engaged with really nice writing and a good story.
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
I know, you have probably seen the film already but please take the time to read the novel too! For those of you who enjoyed Fault in our Stars you will love this book. Perhaps not the ideal theme of book to read just now but this story is uplifting, sad, emotional, romantic, even funny in parts.
If you want a story you get involved in straight away then this is the book for you because you will fall in love with the characters instantly. Stella, Will and Poe all bring their own parts to this book. Do you want to know if it has a sad ending? Well, I am not going to tell you because it depends on what you imagine happens next, but for now lets just say, I didn't finish the book in tears...
Suitable for ages 14 years +
MD 27/5/20
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
At a support group for young people with cancer, Hazel meets Augustus. As they get to know one another they agree to read each other's favourite book. Augustus is very dissatisfied with the way in which Hazel's choice ends and he arranges a trip, through a charity, to Amsterdam so Hazel can meet the author, her hero, and they can get answers to the questions they have about his book. However, the meeting does not go as expected but the relationship between Augustus and Hazel deepens.
Although this book is an incredibly moving book it is a story about living and loving and having fun and adventures. It will almost certainly make you cry but at the same time it is, in many ways, uplifting.
The places I've cried in public by Holly Bourne
The places I've cried in public by Holly Bourne
Amelie looks back on her relationship with Reese which started after she moved to the south of England. She gradually becomes able to see that what she thought was love was actually cruel and manipulative behaviour by a boy who wanted everything to be about him.
The story flicks between past and present as Amelia tries to put her life back together using techniques given to her by specialist counsellors. Everyone should read this book to discover that abuse doesn't have to be violent and aggressive and can happen in the most outwardly normal seeming relationships.
Suitable 14+
CM/StP/3/6/20
Unconventional - YA Novel
Unconventional - YA Novel
Young Adult Audiobook available from Borrow Box
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Just one day by Gayle Forman
Just one day by Gayle Forman
Allyson goes on a tour of Europe after graduating from school as a meek well behaved young person. She meets somebody and goes across to Paris with them, two days before the end of the tour and dumping the plan. For fans of 'The fault in our stars' they then get lost in Paris, giving a really interesting travelogue. The next morning she awakes and he is gone, she knows not where.
She returns to America with her heart broken and tries to navigate through her new life at college, away from her family.
The next summer she decides to go back to Europe to try to find him, using contacts she made the previous year and following an elaborate trail left by interesting Parisiens. Eventually – there he is and we discover that things were not as they seemed last summer. Will they hook up again, despite his new girlfriend……
Suitable 14+
CM/StP/8/6/20
Finding Sky by Joss Stirling
Finding Sky by Joss Stirling
Sky's adoptive parents move to America for a year as artists in residence in Colorado. Sky meets Zed who reveals her own secret extra-sensory powers to her. He and his family teach her how to use them and how to prevent other savants getting inside her head. They still try though and Sky gets kidnapped as a revenge against Zed's family who are crime fighters. Are their combined powers sufficient to beat the Kelly's?
This book is helpful for Brits wanting to learn a little bit about how the American education system works.
CM/StP/26/6/20
Last day of term, yahoo!
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
When a book says on it's cover that it is heart-wrenching, then it does make me wonder if I going to sit through it crying my eyes out but to my amazement I didn't.
To start with, I thought this book was going to be very similar to other books about young people and serious health matters, and indeed there were many times during the story that I feared the worse was going to happen. The author keeps you guessing right until the end with a great surprise.
Not just a romance novel but deals with other relationships with family and friends and has been done extremely well.
MD/BA/05/9/21
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