Contemporary set books
Blurb from Goodreads Izzy O’Neill is an aspiring comic, an impoverished orphan, and a Slut Extraordinaire. Or at least, that’s what the malicious website flying round the school says. Izzy can try all she wants to laugh it off – after all, her sex life, her terms – but when pictures emerge of her doing … Continue reading ‘The Exact Opposite of Okay’ by Laura Steven – Book Review
Blurb from Goodreads Izzy, a practical-minded teen who intends to become a doctor, isn't happy about her recent move from the Lower East Side across the river to Brooklyn. She feels distanced from her family, especially her increasingly incomprehensible twin brother, as well as her new neighbourhood. And then she meets Tristan. Tristan is a … Continue reading ‘Izzy + Tristan’ by Shannon Dunlap – Book Review
Blurb from Goodreads "In the dark beside me, she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla, and on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette, but even in the dark, I could see her eyes - fierce emeralds. And not just beautiful, but hot too." Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, … Continue reading ‘Looking for Alaska’ by John Green – Book Review
Blurb from Goodreads "I want you to do something with the place. Something epic." Emi has been entrusted with her brother's Los Angeles apartment for the summer as a graduation gift, but she isn't sure how to fulfil his one condition: that something great take place there while he's gone. She may be a talented … Continue reading ‘Everything Leads to You’ by Nina LaCour – Book Review
Blurb from Goodreads A deeply moving story of carrying on even when it seems impossible. Life is over in an instant for sixteen-year-old Finn Miller when a devastating car accident tumbles her and ten others over the side of a mountain. Suspended between worlds, she watches helplessly as those she loves struggle to survive. Impossible … Continue reading ‘In an Instant’ by Suzanne Redfearn – eARC Book Review
Blurb from Goodreads From the author of I Believe in a Thing Called Love, a laugh-out-loud story of love, new friendships, and one unique food truck. Clara Shin lives for pranks and disruption. When she takes one joke too far, her dad sentences her to a summer working on his food truck, the KoBra, alongside her … Continue reading ‘The Way You Make Me Feel’ by Maurene Goo – Book Review
Blurb from Goodreads A heart-wrenching, life-affirming novel about a 12-year-old boy who is the sole survivor of a deadly plane crash One summer morning, a flight takes off from New York to Los Angeles. There are 216 passengers aboard: among them a Wall Street millionaire; a young woman taking a pregnancy test in the airplane … Continue reading ‘Dear Edward’ by Ann Napolitano – eARC Book Review
Blurb from Goodreads THE CATCHER IN THE RYE meets TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN from the acclaimed author of THE TASTE OF BLUE LIGHT. FIX ME. DRAW ME WHOLE. COLOUR ME IN. Nineteen-year-old actor Arlo likes nothing more than howling across the skyline with best friend Luke from the roof of their apartment. But when … Continue reading ‘Colour Me In’ by Lydia Ruffles – Book Review
Blurb Sometimes love is written in the margins ... Two teens find their way back to each other in a bookstore full of secrets and crushes, grief and hope - and letters hidden between the pages. Years ago, Rachel had a crush on Henry Jones. The day before she moved away, she tucked a love … Continue reading ‘Words in Deep Blue’ by Cath Crowley – Book Review
Blurb from Goodreads It’s all in the chemistry… Sisters Sarah and Molly are close, but they couldn’t be more different. Sarah runs a craft business and is obsessed with all things shiny and glam, whilst Molly is much more at home in her white coat and goggles, working in a science lab. When Molly is … Continue reading ‘The Love Solution’ by Ashley Croft – eARC Book Review
