Young adult
The Sidekicks by Will Kostakis
After Isaac dies, his three best friends struggle to fill the space he occupied in their lives. To make the situation worse, the three weren’t actually friends with one another, but now find their lives increasingly tied together through their…
We Should Hang Out Sometime by Josh Sundquist
I don’t often read young adult autobiographies. This may be because the majority lately are by bloggers or YouTube sensations and, quite frankly, I couldn’t give two hoots about those people. Luckily for Josh Sundquist I didn’t realise he was…
The Yearbook Committee by Sarah Ayoub
It’s always nice to be given an Australian author to review as I’m a huge advocate for Aussie YA. Having not read Sarah Ayoub’s first book, Hate Is Such A Strong Word, I wasn’t sure what to expect from…
The Way We Roll by Scot Gardner
All we know about Will in the first few chapters of The Way We Roll is he’s dropped out of a wealthy private boarding school (it’s complicated) and he lives under a bowling alley. With Julian, the other main character…
A Tangle of Gold by Jaclyn Moriarty
Either, like me, you’ve read the first two books of Jaclyn Moriarty’s Colours of Madeleine trilogy and have been waiting anxiously to find out what happens next to the wonderful characters that inhabit its pages. Or, you’re one of those…
Max by Sarah Cohen-Scali
Prepare to be taken uncomfortably deep into the Third Reich. Our narrator, Konrad, begins his story in utero – immediately demonstrating an ambitious nature and unswerving devotion to the Führer. Konrad has been conceived as part of the little-known Nazi…
Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard
When I was first given Beautiful Broken Things I was expecting a story of teenage debauchery, a bit of crazy fun. What I was not expecting was a compelling story about strong female friendship or the devastation that mental illness…
My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier
Rosa is ten years old. Rosa is a psychopath. Her older brother Che is the only one that can see it, and is therefore tasked with protecting the world from Rosa. This novel is amazingly, stunningly well-written but not at…
The Stars at Oktober Bend by Glenda Millard
I’m sad to admit it but I had never read Glenda Millard before The Stars at Oktober Bend and I can say I will be quickly rectifying this.
Alice has been through a truly awful assault but luckily she has…
The Pause by John Larkin
A fresh new wave of books discussing mental illness has washed in this year, and if you are one who wants to dive into this new wave but is easily frightened off by a book that incorporates many themes relating…
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