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'Secrets So Deep' is a fantastical YA mystery/horror book by Ginny Myers Sain about a girl called Avril. From the back of the book, we...

'Date Night' is another instalment into the evergrowing collection of mystery thriller books that Samantha Hayes has published. It isn't...

'The Serial Killer's Daughter' is the second instalment into the anthology series by Alice Hunter, perfectly titled 'The Serial Killer's...

Within the second sentence, we are slightly introduced to the tragedy that occurred when someone called Scotty died and Kenna was...

'She Drives Me Crazy' is a relatively new, YA, LGBT romance book from Kelly Quindlen. It came out in 2021 on kindle, but the actual...

'Nothing More to Tell' is another instalment into the YA mystery/thriller from Karen McManus and one that starts by putting the main...

A first introduction into the YA fiction realm and Bryony is throwing off the deep end, not starting with something more straightforward,...

I liked how this book started. Explaining the similarities between love and hate with the main differences being the actual emotions...

The dark tone of the book is the first thing I noticed. Coming home from practice, Monica tells us about her family life, how her mother...

Kasie West introduces us to the conflict of this book straight away by showing the breakup between Gia and Bradley. She also presents...

I write these reviews at the same time as I read the books so some of the things I say end up being wrong. One thing that I think might...

Adelina's mental degradation is clear to see as soon as the book starts. How constant dark thoughts that keep returning invade her being,...

Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever but is also about to be burnt at the stake for murder. Left in isolation for an amount...

'It Ends With Us' is a romantic, new adult, fiction piece looking at the life of Lily Bloom. The book does a great job first introducing...

The first thing, and the one that is the hardest to miss, is the cold and emotionless voice with which Grace thinks. She is in prison,...

Although we do learn that Eleanor is going to court during the first chapter there is a lot that we still don't know about the story and a...

Everything that we need to know is quickly established as we are told that there are balls held every year for girls to get married and...

Our main character isn't used to living in the big city, nor is she used to seeing people getting their heads popped under the wheel of a...

Alec and Tessa's new budding relationship is the first thing that is pushed onto us. We already know how much they care for each other...

The powers are introduced in ways that make sense and assume we read the back cover and know the general gist of the story. They have...