A version of this article originally appeared on CRPWrites. OPENING THOUGHTS: I read the novel All the Bright Places about four years ago, and whilst I wouldn’t say it was one of my favourite YA novels, I did enjoy it, and even shed a few tears. When I saw the trailer for this film adaptation, released today… Continue reading All The Bright Places
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Rainbow Rowell’s ‘Eleanor & Park’ to get film adaptation
A version of this article was originally published on FanFestNews in May 2019. YA fiction fans across the globe are celebrating, as Rainbow Rowell’s acclaimed novel Eleanor & Park is finally being adapted for the big screen. The author broke the news herself yesterday via twitter. Picturestart along with Plan B will be producing the… Continue reading Rainbow Rowell’s ‘Eleanor & Park’ to get film adaptation
Elsewhere – Gabrielle Zevin
Elsewhere is where fifteen-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died. It is a place so like Earth, yet completely different. Here Liz will age backward from the day of her death until she becomes a baby again and returns to Earth. But Liz wants to turn sixteen, not fourteen again. She wants to… Continue reading Elsewhere – Gabrielle Zevin
Crush – Eve Ainsworth
Love hurts ... but should it hurt this much? Reeling from her mum's sudden departure, Anna finds the comfort she needs in Will. He's handsome and loving, everything Anna has always dreamt of. Or is he? Crush An interesting idea but a bit basic. The book spends most of it’s 200 pages building up the… Continue reading Crush – Eve Ainsworth
Girl Online on Tour – Zoe Sugg
Penny's bags are packed . . . When Noah invites Penny on his European music tour, she can't wait to spend time with her rock-god-tastic boyfriend. But, between Noah's jam-packed schedule, less-than-welcoming bandmates and threatening messages from jealous fans, Penny wonders whether she's really cut out for life on tour. She can't help but miss… Continue reading Girl Online on Tour – Zoe Sugg
Perfect – Cecelia Ahern
Celestine North lives in a society that demands perfection. After she was branded Flawed by a morality court, Celestine's life has completely fractured, all her freedoms gone. At the start of this year I read Flawed by Cecelia Ahern and found it surprisingly enjoyable. While a lot of the plot is taken from The Hunger… Continue reading Perfect – Cecelia Ahern
Paulina and Fran – Rachel B Glaser
A story of friendship, art, sex, and curly hair: an audaciously witty debut tracing the pas de deux of lust and love between two young, uncertain, conflicted art students. Unlikable and unsatisfying. I picked this up in the student library as it had an attractive cover and the blurb made it sound dangerous and interesting, maybe a… Continue reading Paulina and Fran – Rachel B Glaser
Room Emma Donoghue
ROOM BY EMMA DONOGHUE Room is the story of a five-year-old called Jack, who lives in a single room with his Ma and has never been outside. When he turns five, he starts to ask questions, and his mother reveals to him that there is a world beyond the walls. Told entirely in Jack’s voice, Room is no… Continue reading Room Emma Donoghue
Only Ever Yours – Louise O’Neill
One of the few joys of my new commute is the endless amount of reading time. Last week I managed to finally pick up a copy of Louise O’Neill’s ‘Only Ever Yours’ a dystopian young adult novel inspired by The Handmaid’s Tale, just in time to get it finished before the new Hulu adaptation of… Continue reading Only Ever Yours – Louise O’Neill
The Weight of Water – Sarah Crossan
I was at a loss for what to read during our library lesson last week, so I found myself back at the Sarah Crossan section, having recently enjoyed One when I read it in May. I ended up choosing The Weight of Water, the story of Kasienka, a Polish immigrant who arrives in England with her mother, searching… Continue reading The Weight of Water – Sarah Crossan
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