What happens in Enchantasia, a.k.a. Fairy Tale Land, when you get caught for thieving? Sassy 12 year-old Gilly finds out for herself when she gets caught helping her parents (unbeknown to them) making ends meet. After all, one has got to do what one needs to do when one has five little brothers and sisters… Read More Book Review: ‘Fairy Tale Reform School: Flunked’ by Jen Calonita
Being a teenager is already hard; but it’s even harder when your mother is a congresswoman running for re-election. While seventeen year-old Reagan Fray doesn’t have to worry about material things, she has a lot of other things that weigh her down. The pressure of appearing perfect is extremely difficult; taking example from her mother,… Read More Book Review: ‘Life Unaware’ by Cole Gibsen
In the third and final installment of The Dirt Diary series, we meet Ava—Rachel Lee’s alter ego of sorts. When Rachel’s Florida visit starts going sour, she turns to Ava to spice things us a little. For the trip which was supposed to be an occasion for her to catch up with her beloved Dad,… Read More Book Review and Guest Post: ‘The Gossip File’ by Anna Staniszewski
Straight off the heels of her week in Paris, Model Undercover: Stolen With Style follows sixteen year-old Axelle to the Big Apple where she has been asked to find a big black diamond that was stolen from a photo shoot. Although she has the connections—her aunt Venetia is the editor of a well-known fashion magazine… Read More Book Review: ‘Model Undercover: Stolen With Style’ by Carina Axelsson
This third book of the PSS Chronicles series by Ripley Patton continues the story of Olivia Black and her runaway friends, led by the elusive Marcus, straight after the brutal tragedy in the final pages of Ghost Hold. Some of the valiant band are held hostage, some are dead, some are hurt, and some on… Read More Book Review: ‘Ghost Heart’ by Ripley Patton
The quest to become a better writer is one that inspires many a conversation with authors one admires. A reviewer has the opportunity to meet many authors with whom one can have inspiring conversations. These conversations are increasingly feeding into the posts on this blog, so I thought it would be timely to start a… Read More Author Spotlight: Carina Axelsson
Seven seemingly very different individuals appear one day in a big, white room in which there is nothing save them and seven unique chairs. The seven are told that this place will make their dreams come true, but not the materialistic or romantic sort. Rather, it is about overcoming deep fears that are holding each… Read More Book Review: John Dreamer by Elise Celine
Being a teenager is no simple task. One suddenly goes from being a child with simple needs, to having an increasing awareness of the world that shifts everything around, sometimes painfully so. Needless to say, it’s a complicated time of one’s life, even if nothing out of the ordinary happens. Like your mother disappearing. Many… Read More Book Review: Misplaced, by Lee Murray
It’s finally summer! I’m delighted to finally have the time to get my hands on some of the books I have been meaning to read for so long. Because of my work with junior youth (aged 12 to 15), I’m always on the lookout for books that balance realism with high standards, as well as… Read More Book Review: Summer Sanctuary by Laurie Gray