A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas – Book Review

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Meet Feyre, a 19-year-old who has been the sole provider for her family ever since her father lost all of his wealth years ago. Her sisters, Elain and Nesta, are adamant that they won’t do any work to aid the family’s survival, so one day when she is out hunting, she kills a wolf to sell it’s pelt. She soon finds that the wolf she killed is more than it seems, and its people want revenge for the wolf’s death. In return for her life being spared, Feyre is sent across the border into the mysterious Prythian, a land with faeries long speculated about by the Human Lands. As her bond with Tamlin, her captor, deepens, she is forced to decide whether her loyalties lie with the mortal world or the faerie realm that is now threatening the safety of humans…

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A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – Book Review

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Every night since his mum started treatment for cancer, Connor O’Malley has suffered from the same nightmare. One night, it’s different. At exactly 12:07, the Monster, formed from a yew tree, goes walking. In return for telling 3 tales Connor must tell him something he has told no one – the truth.

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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare – Book Review

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Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is a normal teenager, or so she thinks. One night, on a visit to a Manhattan nightclub, she witnesses the murder of a seemingly innocent boy. She later finds out that the ‘innocent’ boy was a demon, and the attackers were Shadowhunters, half-human, half-angel and tasked with keeping the human world safe from demons. When Clary discovers she too is a Shadowhunter, she begins to realise that all the stories of vampires, warlocks and werewolves are true…

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Tinder by Sally Gardner – Book Review

Tinder by Sally Gardner

After being forced to fight in battle and looking into the eyes of death, Otto Hunderbiss can only dream of a life away from war. then he meets Safire, a feisty tomboy who’s fate is to marry the terrible prince. With the help of his newly acquired tinderbox, he tries to save her, but when you are a soldier like Otto on the run, not everything turns out in your favour…

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