Young Adult Reviews
The Ward by Jordana Frankel
Date published: 30th April 2013 Publisher: Kathleen Tegan Books (Harper) Format: Hardcover, 480 pages Series: The Ward, Book 1 ISBN 13: 9780062095343 ISBN 10: 006209534X Categories: YA – Dystopian Goodreads / The Book Depository / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided by the publisher for review Challenge: 2013 Début Author Challenge Sixteen-year-old Ren is a daredevil mobile racer who will risk everything to survive […]
The Holders by Julianna Scott
Date published: 5th March 2013 Publisher: Strange Chemistry Format: Paperback, 320 pages Series: Holders, Book 1 ISBN 13: 9781908844422 ISBN 10: 1908844426 Categories: YA – Paranormal Goodreads / The Book Depository / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided by the publisher for review Challenge: 2013 Début Author Challenge 17-year-old Becca spent her whole life protecting her brother from, well, everything. The abandonment of their father, […]
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Date published: 7th May 2013 Publisher: Penguin Teen Australia Format: Paperback, 460 pages Series: The Fifth Wave, Book 1 ISBN 13: 9780141345819 Categories: YA – Alien Apocalypse Goodreads / The Book Depository / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided by the publisher for review The 1st Wave took out half a million people. The 2nd Wave put that number to […]
Breathless by Brigid Kemmerer
Date published: 30th April 2013 Publisher: Kensington Teen Format: Ebook, 65 pages Series: Elementals, Book 2.5 ISBN 13: 9780758285539 ISBN 10: 0758285531 Categories: YA – Paranormal Goodreads / Amazon / Bookworld Source: provided by the publisher for review Too many secrets. Not enough time. Nick Merrick is supposed to be the level-headed one. The peacemaker. Since it’s just him and his three hotheaded […]
The Cloud Hunters by Alex Shearer
Date published: 1st November 2012 Publisher: Hot Key Books Format: Paperback, 283 pages ISBN 13: 9781471400193 ISBN 10: 1471400190 Categories: YA – Fantasy Goodreads / The Book Depository / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided for review by the publisher Hunting the skies is not for the faint-hearted. In a world where water is scarce and deadly jellyfish swim through the sky, mollycoddled teenager Christien […]
Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
Date published: 8th January 2013 Publisher: Hachette AU (ATOM) Format: Paperback, 341 pages Series: Under the Never Sky, Book 2 ISBN 13: 9781907411069 ISBN 10: 1907411062 Categories: YA – Post Apocalyptic Goodreads / The Book Depository / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided for review by the publisher Aria has struggled to build a life for herself outside Reverie. It hasn’t been easy adjusting to […]
The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa
Date published: 1st May 2013 Publisher: HarlequinTeen AU Format: Paperback, 428 pages Series: Blood of Eden, Book 2 ISBN 13: 9781743562604 Categories: YA – Vampires, Dystopia Goodreads / The Book Depository / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided for review by the publisher In Allison Sekemoto’s world, there is one rule left: Blood Calls to blood. Cast out of Eden and separated from the boy […]
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Date published: 11th December 2012 Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Format: Paperback, 488 pages Series: The Darkest Minds, Book 1 ISBN 13: 9780732294588 Categories: YA Fantasy, Dystopia Goodreads / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided for review by the publisher When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something frightening enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and […]
Song of the Slums by Richard Harland
Date published: 24th April 2013 Publisher: Allen & Unwin AU Format: Paperback, 372 pages ISBN 13: 9781743310052 Categories: YA – Steampunk Goodreads / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: provided for review by the publisher What if they’d invented Rock ‘n Roll way back in the 19th century? What if it could take over the world and change the course of history? In […]
Sweetly by Jackson Pearce
Date published: 23rd August 2011 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Format: Hardcover, 310 pages Series: Fairytale Retellings, Book 2 ISBN 13: 9780316068659 ISBN 10: 0316068659 Categories: YA Fantasy Goodreads / The Book Depository / Booktopia / Bookworld Source: borrowed from the library As a child, Gretchen’s twin sister was taken by a witch in the woods. Ever since, Gretchen and her brother, Ansel, have […]