Category Archives: YA

Blog Tour – A Kingdom Falls by John Owen Theobald

Synopsis London, 1944. Britain’s capital is back in the firing line. It has been several years since the Blitz ended, but now death is dropping from the skies once more. Has the tide of war turned again? Anna Cooper survived … Continue reading

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Hollow City bu Ransom Riggs

Synopsis This second novel begins in 1940, immediately after the first book ended. Having escaped Miss Peregrine’s island by the skin of their teeth, Jacob and his new friends must journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. Along … Continue reading

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Ghost Camera by Darcy Coates

Synopsis When Jenine finds an abandoned camera in a lighthouse, she takes a photo for fun. But there’s something very, very wrong with the picture: it contains ghosts. Jenine and her best friend, Bree, realise the camera is capable of … Continue reading

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Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

Published by Little Brown Young Readers 27th October 2016 Synopsis Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord’s daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she … Continue reading

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Heartless by Merissa Meyer

Published by Feiwel and Friends 8th November  2016 Synopsis Long before she was the terror of Wonderland, she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and … Continue reading

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Children of the Moon by Laekan Zea Kemp

Synopsis Growing up, Bryn’s nightmares and the debilitating sleep episodes that came with them were what made her weak. But now that she’s learned how to manipulate the dreams, they’re what make her strong. Strength she’ll need now that the … Continue reading

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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Synopsis A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of curious photographs. A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home … Continue reading

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The Graces by Laure Eve

Published by Faber and Faber 30th August 2016 Synopsis Everyone said the Graces were witches. They moved through the corridors like sleek fish, ripples in their wake. Stares followed their backs and their hair. They had friends, but they were … Continue reading

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Tamzin Clarke v Jack the Ripper by Lauren Stock

Dragon Girl Press 19th Jan 2016 Synopsis Tamzin Clarke’s life seems to be falling into place. She has Jimmy, her musician boyfriend, and a solid group of friends. She’s been taking dance class for ten years, and has been promoted … Continue reading

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Drag Teen by Jeffery Self

Published by Push on 26th April 2016 Synopsis A fantastic, fabulous, funny YA debut from Jeffery Self, one of the gay icons of the YouTube generation, that follows one high school student on a drag race to his future. Debut … Continue reading

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