Book Reviews Archive

From the author of the award-winning The Gondola Maker, Laura Morelli comes a rich tale of Renaissance Venice, a heroine with a lust for life, and love against all odds: The Painter's Apprentice: A Novel of 16th-Century Venice.

An infographic that compiles encouraging, motivational words from some of the most famous and worth reading young adult books of our time. Feel the inspiration, and take on the challenge to name the books that we quote.

Anna and the French Kiss is a phenomenal debut YA novel from Stephanie Perkins. It walks the line between hilarious and emotive, hysterical and hard hitting. If you’re looking for a story that grabs at your heart and holds it with incredible characters, a beautiful setting and many a near miss, you’ll find a home in this story. After many …

The Dragon Orb is full of magic and adventure, and a way for younger readers to get a peek into the world of politics. The book is a strange combination of a Dungeons and Dragons adventure with Game of Thrones, but with kids as the movers and shakers of the story.

Reviews of the seven most inspiring books that have changed young adults’ perspectives on life and made a milestone in the way they live it.

Having read Like Hell by Madeline Stanford some time ago, I was expecting this story to be good, and it didn't disappoint. The story is centred around Aurora, whose Grandmother predicts the dates on which the pair of them will die. When her Grandmother's prediction for her death date comes true, Rory starts a countdown to her own death and …

Zat is a dreamer from the distant future—a time when humans no longer dream and Earth is a desolate wasteland. He dreams of the beautiful Earth of the past, and a fiery-haired beauty named Babe. Against the wisdom of his peers, Zat decides to risk everything to travel back in time and live in Babe’s dreams…