A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy) by Libba Bray
August 22, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
Filed under 2009, 4 stars, Young Adult
Libba Bray pens an intriguing and suspenseful tale in A Great and Terrible Beauty and even throws in a hint of passion (not too much – this is a Young Adult novel after all!). I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be on the look out for the other two novels in the Gemma Doyle Trilogy.
[ Read this article → ]Fade to Blue by Sean Beaudoin
July 12, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
Filed under 2009, 3 stars, Young Adult
Fade to Blue is a teenage comic-scifi-thriller novel, filled with humour and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing that by the end of it all you’re not really too sure what actually happened!
[ Read this article → ]Another Twilight Gift for a Twilight Fan – Twilight Journals
May 20, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
Filed under Twilight Saga, Young Adult
If you have a Twilight fan in your family then you’ll want to order a set of these Twilight journals before they sell out. There are four beautiful journals in a special keepsake tin – and each journal features one of the gorgeous jackets from the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. The Twilight theme doesn’t [...]
[ Read this article → ]Breaking Dawn Special Edition Announced (The Twilight Saga)
May 20, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
Filed under Twilight Saga, Twilight series, Young Adult
If you missed the Twilight Concert Series at the back end of next year then you’ll be pleased to read that Stephenie Meyer is releasing a Special Edition of Breaking Dawn. The hardcover book comes with a DVD of the concert series and a reproduction of Justin Furstenfield’s hand written lyrics for the song My Never.
[ Read this article → ]An Interview With Julia Hoban – Author of Willow | TSS
March 22, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
Filed under Interviews, Sunday Salon, Young Adult
A few weeks back I posted an online book review of the fabulous WILLOW by Julia Hoban. I really enjoyed the book and Julia was kind enough to answer some questions about it for me.
Interview with Julia Hoban
CS: What inspired you to write WILLOW?
JH: I wanted to write a book for all of us with [...]
Willow by Julia Hoban | Online Book Review
February 25, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
Filed under 2009, 5 stars, Reviews, Young Adult
In this Young Adult novel, Hoban takes the very sensitive subject of self-harm and delivers a powerful story. Of how people cope with loss, of our perceptions of the world around us, and how sometimes we see things differently to everyone else, almost to the point of paranoia.
[ Read this article → ]New Moon film – all about the movie
January 12, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
Filed under Twilight Saga, Young Adult
With the New Moon film due to hit our screens this year Twilight fever is set to continue. If you’ve already seen the Twilight movie, read all of the books, bought a Twilight bracelet and other Twilight stuff and downloaded the Midnight Sun draft you’re probably looking for something new. How about some interviews with the Twilight cast, information on the New Moon characters and some New Moon movie trailers to whet your appetite?
[ Read this article → ]Twilight Stuff
January 12, 2009 by Clare Swindlehurst
Filed under Twilight Saga, Young Adult
If you are a fan of the Twilight series then impress your friends with a Twilight T-shirt or Tote Bag. I’ve pulled together a list of Twilight stuff for you to choose from to show the world that you are the biggest Twilight fan. The good news is that you can order these products whether you live in the UK or the USA.
[ Read this article → ]Book Review | Just In Case by Meg Rosoff
December 31, 2008 by Clare Swindlehurst
Filed under 3 stars, 50 book challenge, Young Adult
The novel starts out in the bedroom of David Case; a teenage boy with a baby brother. A baby brother who decides that he wants to be a bird and stands a little too close to the window ledge. In that moment David loses his childhood innocence – his lack of fear – and starts to think what if…?
[ Read this article → ]Aside | Christmas Gift Ideas for the Twilight Fan
December 6, 2008 by Clare Swindlehurst
Filed under Asides, Twilight Saga, Young Adult
Twilight fever is alive and well again thanks to the release of the recent movie. Hundreds of fans continue to search for the Midnight Sun draft to get their Twilight fix. With internet rumours suggesting that the New Moon movie might hit the big screen in December 2009, and Meyer putting Midnight Sun on hold following the leak I thought I’d put together a Christmas Gift Guide for all you Twilight fans out there to keep you occupied while you wait for the next movie/novel in the Twilight Saga to be released.
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