YA | Reading Under The Blankie

S.T.A.G.S by M.A. Bennett

7th Dec 2018 by Norrie

A gorgeous country side manor, a bunch of posh twats and a weekend full off blood sports. Recipe for a disaster, or a delicious thriller? Well, how about both? S.T.A.G.S by M.A. Bennett Genres: Young Adult, Thriller Published: 10th August, 2017 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 5 Nine students. Three bloodsports. One deadly weekend. It is the autumn term and Greer MacDonald is struggling to settle into the sixth form at the exclusive St. Aidan the Great boarding school, known to […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: blood sports, countryside, Mystery, posh twats, Thriller, YA

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

28th Nov 2018 by Norrie

BRIEFING NOTE: This is some epic shit! Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Genres: Sci-Fi, Young Adult Published: 20th October, 2018 Goodreads Series: The Illuminae Files #1 Rating: 5 The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: AIDAN, amie kaufman, illuminae, illuminae files, jay kristoff, Sci-Fi, YA, young adult

All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth

21st Aug 2018 by Norrie

Love a mystery with teenage drama? All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth Genres: Mystery, Young Adult Published: 10th July, 2018 Goodreads | Bookdepository | Amazon UK Series: N/A Rating: 3.5 In the last day of summer, Grace Fairchild, the beautiful young wife of real estate mogul Allister Calloway, vanished from the family’s lake house without a trace, leaving behind her seven-year old daughter, Charlie, and a slew of unanswered questions. Years later, seventeen-year-old Charlie still struggles with the dark […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: All These Beautiful Strangers, boarding school, Fiction, Mystery, secret society, YA

See All the Stars by Kit Frick – Blog Tour & Giveaway

12th Aug 2018 by Norrie

A gorgeously written story about first love, loss and friendship. See All the Stars by Kit Frick Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary Published: 14th August, 2018 Goodreads | Bookdepository | Amazon.com | Amazon UK | B&N | IndieBound Series: N/A Rating: 4 Part love story, part thriller, We Were Liars meets Goodbye Days in this suspenseful, lyrical debut. It’s hard to find the truth beneath the lies you tell yourself. THEN They were four—Bex, Jenni, Ellory, Ret. Electric, headstrong young women; […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: blog tour, contemporary, Fiction, kit frick, secrets, See all the stars, teen drama, YA

All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis

6th Aug 2018 by Norrie

All Rights Reserved is a story that would work perfectly as an episode of Black Mirror. The premise sounds a bit far fetched, but at the same time you can’t help but wonder if it isn’t something that might just happen one day. I mean, personalized advertising the book mentions often, is already sort of a thing now… All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult Published: 29th August, 2017 Goodreads | Bookdepository | Amazon UK Series: […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: black mirror, copyright, dystopia, Fiction, gregory scott katsoulis, YA

Toxic by Nicci Cloke

26th Jul 2018 by Norrie

Depression, teenage drinking and abuse; some heavy topics converge in Toxic, a novel by Nicci Cloke that could have been the ultimate YA summer read, but just wasn’t. Toxic by Nicci Cloke Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary Published: 26th July, 2018 Goodreads | Bookdepository | Amazon UK Series: N/A Rating: 3 Hope has never been happier. She’s on her way to Crete, after a group of her friends have made her an honorary ‘lad’ and let her tag along on their […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: abuse, contemporary, mental illness, YA, young adult

Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson

2nd Jul 2018 by Norrie

While the heavy use of ice cream and frequent mentions of pizza will most likely make you crave carbs like there’s no tomorrow, Since You’ve Been Gone will also make you feel all soft and fuzzy on the inside with its summery vibes. Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary Published: 6th May, 2014 Goodreads | Bookdepository | Amazon UK Series: N/A Rating: 4 It was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: contemporary, ice cream book, morgan matson, since you've been gone, summer read, YA

Ready For The Beach? These 16 Books Will Put You In Summer Mood

7th Jun 2018 by Norrie

Even though I like autumn with it’s orange coloured leaves and golden sunsets, pumpkin pies and walks in the crisp mornings, if I could live in eternal summer, I would. There’s just something about warm sand, floaty dresses and the promise of boat trips I can’t get enough of. I grew up in a country where we had proper seasons, and I lived two minutes away from a riverside where we spent almost every day, eating ice cream, swimming, and […]

Categories: Books, List • Tags: beach, beach reads, contemporary, Mystery, reading list, summer, summer mood, summer reading, Thriller, YA

A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews

4th Jun 2018 by Norrie

A book filled with Chopin, emotions and pain, A Thousand Perfect Notes is the perfect debut that I’m quite sure will put C.G. Drews on your watchlist. A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews Genres: Contemporary, YA Published: 7th June, 2018 (expected) Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon UK Series: N/A Rating: 5 An emotionally charged story of music, abuse and, ultimately, hope. Beck hates his life. He hates his violent mother. He hates his home. Most of all, he […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: A Thousand Perfect Notes, abusive parent, C.G. Drews, classical music, contemporary, Fiction, YA

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

25th May 2018 by Norrie

Lyrical and dreamy, We Were Liars tells the story of a summer that change the lives of four teenagers forever. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Genres: YA, Mystery Published: 13th May, 2014 Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon UK Series: N/A Rating: 5 A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: contemporary, e lockhart, Fiction, liars, Mystery, private island, Reading, Review, we were liars, YA

An Abundance of YA & Contemporary – Book Haul #5

4th May 2018 by Norrie

Well, well, well… I think I’ve built up quite a reputation in my local charity shop. I’d go as far as to say I’m a regular customer now, and always manage to leave with an armful of books after my weekly visits. These past few weeks I managed to score a bunch of YA and contemporary books I’ve been eyeing for a while (and some I haven’t). Let’s see the loot! After I finished Eleanor & Park, I decided I […]

Categories: Books • Tags: book haul, Books, contemporary, Mystery, Reading, Thriller, YA, young adult

#BookTour: Meet Me in the Strange by Leander Watts

6th Apr 2018 by Norrie

Do you like bizarre stories? Are you weird? Do you enjoy narratives that flow like strange dreams? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, Meet Me In The Strange will be right up your alley. Meet Me in the Strange by Leander Watts Published: March 27th 2018 Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult Series: N/A Goodreads | Amazon | B&N From the author of Beautiful City of the Dead and Stonecutter comes a dreamy, atmospheric coming of age story […]

Categories: Books, Review • Tags: futuristic, retro, strange fiction, weird fiction, YA, young adult