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Hazel (2934 KP) rated The Island in Books

Jan 30, 2021  
The Island
The Island
C.L. Taylor | 2021 | Thriller, Young Adult (YA)
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is a book written for the Young Adult market ... I have to confess that I am a few years past what I would call a young adult ... well, quite a few actually ... but nevertheless I really enjoyed this story and I know I would have loved it when I was a teenager.

This book is The Famous Five on steroids; although there are six of them and no dog! Full of action, thrills and tension but it also explores many of the issues that young people have to face growing up such as mental health, death, grief and relationships but it does so with ease and with sympathy and understanding.

The characters were really well developed and although not all of them I particularly liked, they all felt right somehow. The setting was perfect and so well described that my hair frizzed due to the humidity! The pace was good and the writing style was easy to read so much so that I raced through quite quickly.

This is a great thriller for people of any age even though it is primarily aimed at young adults and I want to thank HQ (an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest, unbiased and unedited review.
  
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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated Red Queen in Books

Jul 10, 2018  
Red Queen
Red Queen
Victoria Aveyard | 2015 | Young Adult (YA)
10
8.0 (64 Ratings)
Book Rating
I have wanted to read this book since it was published. I'm in charge of the teens section at the bookstore that I worked at and I fell in love with the cover. I have been pretty excited to see that this book has been on the teen best sellers list since its publication and it definitely didn't disappoint.

The characters were really awesome. I could relate to the characters and I was definitely rooting them on. I loved how flushed out the characters were and the insecurities that presented themselves.

The plot was definitely fun. I loved how many twists and turns there were and was not able to guess what was going to happen next (which is usually the case with young adult books).

Ultimately, this book was amazing and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes Young Adult fantasy books.
  
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Kristy H (1252 KP) rated Twilight (Twilight, #1) in Books

Feb 1, 2018  
Twilight (Twilight, #1)
Twilight (Twilight, #1)
Stephenie Meyer | 2005 | Paranormal, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
6
6.8 (160 Ratings)
Book Rating
Young adult novel about a teen who moves to a small town in Washington and falls in love with a vampire... I enjoyed it (and this isn't my normal reading fare), but couldn't past the terrible writing, lack of character development, and clunky passages that just made me cringe. If it had been better developed and written, it would have been a total winner, because it still had me spellbound.
  
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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated The Dead Fathers Club in Books

Nov 6, 2019  
The Dead Fathers Club
The Dead Fathers Club
Matt Haig | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry
6
6.5 (2 Ratings)
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Another young adult book by Matt Haig, The Dead Father's Club is a reimagining of Hamlet. Even with serious issues, Haig likes to keep tongue in cheek and fill his books with fun and here's another one. A boys dad died and joins The Dead Father's Club, should he listen to his dad and kill his uncle or does his dad's ghost even exist?