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Title: Some Shall Break (None Shall Sleep 2)Author: Ellie MarneyPublished: June, 2023Publisher: Allen and UnwinReadership: Young AdultRating: ★★★★★RRP: $24.99 I received a copy of Some Shall Break from the publishers for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. September, 1982: Three months after the showdown with Simon Gutmunsson in St Elizabeths Hospital for the Criminally Insane, …
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Title: A Hunger of ThornsAuthor: Lili WilkinsonPublished: April 18, 2023Publisher: Allen and UnwinReadership: Young AdultRating: ★★★★★RRP: $24.99 I received a copy of A Hunger of Thorns from the publishers for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Maude is the daughter of witches. She spent her childhood running wild with her best friend, Odette, weaving stories of …
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Title: Nightbirds (Nightbirds #1)Author: Kate J ArmstrongPublished: February 28, 2023Publisher: Allen and UnwinReadership: Young AdultRating: ★★★★RRP: $24.99 I received a copy of Nightbirds from the publishers for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Magic may be illegal in Simta, but you can find it if you know which whispers to heed. None as tantalising as the …
Title: Two Can Play That GameAuthor: Leanne YongPublished: January 31, 2023Publisher: Allen and UnwinReadership: Young AdultRating: ★★★★.5RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of Two Can Play That Game from the publishers for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Funny and romantic, an upbeat YA novel about gaming, goals and getting even from a fresh new voice …
Title Daughter of Darkness Author: Katherine & Elizabeth Corr Published: October 5 2022 Publisher: Allen and Unwin Readership: Young Adult Rating: ★★★.5 RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of Daughter of Darkness from the publishers for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Enter the Underworld in an epic new fantasy, where the Gods of ancient Greece rule …
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Title: My Spare HeartAuthor: Jared ThomasPublished: May 31, 2022Publisher: Allen and UnwinReadership: Young AdultGenre: Contemporary FictionRating: ★★★★★RRP: $19.99Content/trigger warnings: racism, alcoholism I received a copy of My Spare Heart from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Seventeen-year-old Phoebe's life is turned upside down when she moves from the city to …
Title: Mars Awakens Author: H.M. Waugh Published: May 2022 Publisher: Allen and Unwin Readership: Middle-Grade/YA Genre: Science-fiction, mystery Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $16.99 I received a copy of Mars Awakens from the publishers for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Kids from rival Martian colonies must come together to fight for survival in this thrilling middle-grade space adventure from …
Title: The Greatest Thing Author/Illustrator: Sarah Winifred Searle Published: May 2022 Publisher: Allen and Unwin Readership: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Format: Graphic Novel Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $19.99 Content Warnings: Depression, insomnia, eating disorder, self-harm I received a copy of The Greatest Thing from the publishers for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This tender YA comic is perfect for fans …
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Title: Fall of the Argosi (Spellslinger series) Author: Sebastien de Castell Published: January 2022 Publisher: Hotkey Readership: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of Fall of the Argosi from the publisher (Allen and Unwin) in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A brilliant story of adventure, …
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Title: Aurora's End (The Aurora Cycle 3)Author: Amie Kaufman & Jay KristoffPublished: November 2021Publisher: Allen and UnwinReadership: Young AdultGenre: Science-FictionRating: ★★★.5RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of Aurora's End from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The thrilling finale to the internationally bestselling Aurora Cycle series sees the return of …
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