YEAR: 2083. LOCATION: LONDON. MISSION: WAKE ROMEO. It’s the end of the world. Literally. Time travel is possible, but only forwards. And only a handful of families choose to remain in the ‘now’, living off the scraps that were left behind. Among these are eighteen-year-old Juliet and the love of her life, Romeo. But things […]
Read MoreAfter absolutely LOVING Astrid Scholte’s debut novel Four Dead Queens last year (my review is here) her next book was high on my list of most anticipated new releases for 2020. I’m always a tiny bit nervous when I’ve enjoyed a first book so much, but The Vanishing Deep didn’t disappoint! Seventeen-year-old Tempe was born […]
Read MoreKatya de Becerra’s latest novel, OASIS, is quite unlike anything I’ve read before. It’s young adult sci-fi (or is it fantasy?) with elements of mystery and thriller in it too. Here’s the synopsis (from the Macmillan website) Alif had exciting summer plans: working on her father’s archeological dig site in the desert with four close […]
Read MoreYA fantasy with fierce female leads is my original bookish bag, so I was absolutely thrilled when Allen and Unwin sent me a copy of Four Dead Queens – a new #loveozya novel from debut author Astrid Scholte. By the time I got my hands on a copy I had already heard a load of […]
Read MoreI had the pleasure of interviewing Marita Smith when the second book in her #loveozya Kindred Ties series, was released. Marita was kind enough to agree to come and talk to us again, this time about all things Christmassy! The second book in your Kindred Ties series, Emergence, came out in 2018 (yay!). Can you […]
Read MoreEarlier this week I shared my thoughts on Marita Smith’s debut #loveozya sci-fi series Kindred Ties (spoiler alert: I loved reading these! Click here to check out that post if you haven’t seen it yet).I’m thrilled that Marita was kind enough to share some of her thoughts in response to some questions I asked about […]
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