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{{newreview
|title=The Trap
|summary=I loved Susan Cooper's [[The Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper|The Dark is Rising Sequence]], but as surprised as I am to say this - this book is far better. While still suitable for older children, this is definitely a book that adults will want to read as well. The book is more mature than her early works, and while obviously gifted from the start, Cooper's talents have matured as well. This book is nothing short of a masterpiece.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782300007</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=Skulduggery Pleasant: Last Stand of Dead Men
|author=Derek Landy
|rating=5
|genre=Teens
|summary=''Kingdom of the Wicked'' left the magical world reeling and on the precipice of conflict, a conflict that erupts into full out war between Sanctuaries. Although the Supreme Council has vastly superior numbers, Ireland is home to some of the most powerful sorcerers in the world, including the legendary Dead Men, creating a formula for endless violence. But this is no straightforward war. Friends and former allies suddenly find themselves on opposing sides of the conflict, and not everyone is prepared to follow orders. Then there is the threat of an army of Warlocks, gathering to attack the mortal population, and thereby reveal the magical population to the world. And despite Roarhaven being the new site for the Irish Sanctuary, can its population, including the secretive Children of The Spider, really be trusted? And looming above all this chaos is the greatest threat of all: Darquesse. Valkyrie knows that she doesn't have any more second chances. If she succumbs to that sinister voice in her head, the lure of that incredible power, she will watch everyone she cares about die by her own hand.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>000748920X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=Hurt
|author=Tabitha Suzuma
|rating=5
|genre=Teens
|summary=Matheo is a golden boy. His family is wealthy and he wants for nothing. He goes to a prestigious private school. Oxbridge beckons. He is a champion diver and a hot prospect for the upcoming Olympics. He moves in the most desirable circles. And he has a beautiful, hot girlfriend in Lola. Most boys would give their eye teeth to be Matheo.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782300201</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=Boy Meets Boy
|author=David Levithan
|rating=4.5
|genre=Teens
|summary=Paul is gay, and confident in his sexuality. With a loving, supportive family, he doesn't have to hide his feelings. Life seems pretty good to him - but falling in love can change everything.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007533039</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=Ostrich
|author=Matt Greene
|rating=5
|genre=General Fiction
|summary=[[The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon]] deserves every piece of praise it received, as a children's novel with plenty to interest older readers and a wonderful way of portraying Asperger's Syndrome through its narrator, Christopher Boone. ''Ostrich'' by Matt Greene follows quite similar lines, although this time the narrator, Alex, has a brain tumour.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0297869523</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=Arclight
|author=Josin L McQuein
|rating=3.5
|genre=Teens
|summary=Many years into the future, after terrifying monsters called the Fade have taken over most of our world, the survivors have banded together in the refuge of the Arclight. With nowhere to go, they stay within their wall of light - until a teenage girl Marina comes out of the Dark and finds them. Marina, though, has lost her memory. What is her secret, why are the Fade taking such a special interest in her, and can she help her rescuers fight back against them?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405263946</amazonuk>
}}