Recommendation: 'Code red lipstick' by Sarah Sky

Jessica Cole has a rather unusual lifestyle - one, she is a teen model and two, her father is a retired MI6 operative who is now a private d... Read more »

Recommendation: 'Feral' by Holly Schindler

Claire Cain is a award winning student journalist who took a stand and told the truth to save her best friend - an act of truth and loyalt... Read more »

Recommendation: 'Some boys' by Patty Blount

It was just supposed to be a normal party in the woods, a chance to let her hair down and have some fun. Instead Grace was left unconsciou... Read more »

Recommendation: 'Free to fall' by Lauren Miller

Rory has just been accepted into the Theden Academy - an elite finishing school that will allow Rory to attend any university - a chance a... Read more »

Recommendation: 'The 100' by Kass Morgan

Hundreds of years ago mankind fled into space to survive the destruction of the Earth's surface. Their descendants now live a life of re... Read more »

Retro read: 'Survival' by Chris Ryan

For most of the teenagers on the Phoenix it is the adventure of a lifetime, sailing on the ocean and working as a tightknit team to keep eve... Read more »

Recommendation: 'The naturals' by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Cassandra "Cassie" Hobbes is not your average teenager, at just seventeen she is able to read people more accurately than profes... Read more »

Recommendation: 'The here and now' by Ann Brashares

Prenna James lives a life controlled by the rules of her insular community - don't seek medical help from the outside world, don't... Read more »

Retro read: 'See ya, Simon' by David Hill

See ya, Simon by David Hill .  While wondering what wonderful read to pull out of my memory banks for this month's retro read, I coul... Read more »

Recommendation: 'Shadow and bone' by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and bone by Leigh Bardugo. Alina has clung to fellow orphan Mal all her life. Now he is slipping away from her. So, when it is d... Read more »

Retro read: 'Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude get a life' by Maureen McCarthy

Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude get a life by Maureen McCarthy. Set in Melbourne, in the early 1990s, what drew me to this book was the ... Read more »

Recommendation: 'Maggot Moon' by Sally Gardner

Maggot Moon. Imagine a dystopian society, ruled by an oppressive regime that relies on propaganda to segregate society into the chosen a... Read more »

Recommendation: 'What's left of me' by Kat Zhang

What's left of me by Kat Zhang Addie and Eva have a secret they have to keep at all costs - they are a hybrid.  In a world where e... Read more »

Recommendation: 'The indigo notebook' by Laura Resau

I have been reading the eBook version of  The indigo notebook , it is also available in hard copy format . Zeeta is the child of La... Read more »

Recommendation: ‘Counting backwards’ by Laura Lascarso

Counting backwards by Laura Lascarso Taylor has been sent to Sunny Meadows school to be rehabilitated after she stole a car from one ... Read more »

Retro read: 'Stanley's aquarium' by Barry Faville

Stanley’s aquarium by Barry Faville This little-known New Zealand book is worth hunting down. Robbie takes on a weekend job mowing lawn... Read more »

New, hot, and recommended for May 2012

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Wow – talk about wow. What can I say about this book that hasn’t already been said? Is it amazing? Sh... Read more »

Introducing 'No Laughter Here' by Rita Williams-Garcia

No laughter here by Rita Williams-Garcia. How would you feel if you’ve spent the whole holidays waiting for your best friend to come hom... Read more »

Recommendation: 'Mortal engines' by Philip Reeve

Mortal engines by Philip Reeve It’s the distant future, and the great cities of man no longer exist as we know them. Instead, they have b... Read more »

Recommendation: 'Legacies' by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill

Legacies by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill Spirit White has lost everything - her family, her home, her old life. Spirit's new ... Read more »