Title: Draekora (Medoran Chronicles #3) Author: Lynette Noni Genre: Fantasy/YA Publisher: Pantera Press Published: 1st April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: “I swear by the stars that you and the others slain tonight will be the first of many. Of that you have my word.” With Aven Dalmarta now hiding in the… Continue reading Draekora by Lynette Noni
Category: Young Adult
We Come Apart by Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan
Title: We Come Apart Authors: Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan Genre: YA, Children’s literature, poetry Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 1st March, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: YA rising stars Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan join forces to break readers' hearts in this contemporary story of star-cross'd lovers. Jess would never have looked twice… Continue reading We Come Apart by Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan
Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton
Title: Traitor to the Throne Author: Alwyn Hamilton Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Publisher: Faber/ Allen and Unwin Published: 25th January 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 592 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The second installment of this highly-acclaimed trilogy, Traitor to the Throne throws the irrepressible Amani into a world of espionage, harems, and the Sultan himself. This is not… Continue reading Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton
Ariadnis by Josh Martin
Title: Ariadnis Author: Josh Martin Genre: YA/Fantasy Publisher: Quercus Children’s Books/Hachette Published: 14th February, 2017 Format: paperback Pages: 360 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The first in a breathtaking and unique series, packed with magic, prophecy, and a thrilling competition. The stakes of Ariadnis have never been higher. Back then I thought that if it weren't for… Continue reading Ariadnis by Josh Martin
Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
Title: Frogkisser! Author: Garth Nix Genre: Fantasy, YA Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 22nd February, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A rollicking fantasy-adventure by the master of children's speculative fiction. Talking dogs. Mischievous wizards. An evil stepstepfather. Loads and loads of toads. Such is the life of a Frogkisser. Princess Anya needs… Continue reading Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
The Edge of Everything by Jeff Giles
Title: The Edge of Everything Author: Jeff Giles Genre: YA, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 1st February 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 360 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: For the perfect love, what would you be willing to lose? It's been a shattering year for seventeen-year-old Zoe, who's still reeling from her father's shocking death in a… Continue reading The Edge of Everything by Jeff Giles
Wrap up post: The Matilda Saga by Jackie French
Since 2010, the world of Matilda O’Halloran, spanning six books, and almost eighty years of characters, conflicts and politics, has charmed many readers, and will hopefully continue to do so. Beginning in 1894 in the dark alleys of the city, and Grinder’s Alley, the main character of The Matilda Saga and A Waltz for Matilda,… Continue reading Wrap up post: The Matilda Saga by Jackie French
King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard
Title: King’s Cage Author: Victoria Aveyard Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Orion Children’s Books Published: 7th February 2017 Format: paperback Pages: 512 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The highly anticipated new novel from New York Times Number One bestselling author of Red Queen. Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her mistakes.… Continue reading King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard
The Ghost by the Billabong by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #5)
Title: The Ghost by the Billabong Author: Jackie French Genre: Children’s Literature/Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 1st December 2015 Format: Paperback Pages: 544 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Hippies wear beads, demonstrators march against the Vietnam War, and the world waits to see the first human steps on the moon's surface. But at Gibbers Creek, Jed… Continue reading The Ghost by the Billabong by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #5)
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Title: Caraval Author: Stephanie Garber Genre: Fantasy/YA Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton Published: 31 January 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 402 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Welcome to Caraval, where nothing is quite what it seems. Scarlett has never left the tiny isle of Trisda, pining from afar for the wonder of Caraval, a once-a-year week-long performance where the… Continue reading Caraval by Stephanie Garber
