Hands down one of the best debut books I have ever read. By the end of this book you will be emotionally wrecked and desperate for the authors next book. Write faster Romy! Two young brothers, Tom and Jordy, live with their grandparents, abandoned on the doorstep one day by their mother Loretta. Their father is rarely mentioned but often the elder brother will taunt the younger by saying "how do you know we even have the same father? " thus giving an insight into a tumultuous family life. One day Loretta returns unannounced to collect them as they are walking home from school and they spend the next few days still in their school uniforms, sleeping in the car as they exist on junk food from service stations. I found myself still thinking about these characters days after finishing the book and they were so vivid in my imagination my fear for their futures felt palpable. A talented writer we be hearing a lot more from.
- Natalie 

Romance, ladies or men for that matter, has arrived. When strong, protective, superhuman and plainly gorgeous Gale (sounds good already right) falls for Emma, who thinks she’s human, a forbidden romance unfolds and this time it isn’t because the boring human might be murdered, bitten by her vampire lover (thank god), no this is much more serious. Generations of people are relying on them not being together. If you’re ready (which you should be) to fall in love, cry and then fall in love some more then this book is perfect for you!

Suited for people aged, anything, okay fine, 10+

9/10

Reviewed by Katie McGregor 

Switched is a magical, superb book. It features magic (obviously), magical creatures and trolls (which due to this book are coming into fashion, watch out vampires!). Switch will captivate you and ensure its pages keep turning. It’s a mystical novel of romance and lies. The main character, an awkward, strange female teenager (no, not all teenagers are like that), with a dark past, becomes an acquaintance of a mysterious, young adult who has a habit of appearing in her bedroom at night. Soon she’s off with him, traveling to find the truth of her past. Hurry up and read this book before everyone else does, because Switched has true awesomeness and is going to be big!

For ages 10+

8/10

Reviewed by Katie McGregor 

It is always interesting to read a novel that has received so much hype and generated such wildly opposite responses. Readers fall into either the Lovers or Haters camp. After finishing "Imaginary Girls" I can safely place myself on the side of those who loved it. Fair warning, this book is not for everyone. It is confusing and riddled with many chilling and frightening elements. And while this might be a turn off for some people, Nova Ren Sum presents it in a way that mesmerizes and captures the audience all the way through. The intention of this book is not to tuck you in at night with a warm cup of milk bidding you sleep. It is to shock you and it is to scare you. Told from the perspective of Chloe the novel focuses on the relationship between her and her older enigmatic and wild sister Ruby. It starts off one dark night at a party where, after a dare from Ruby, Chloe swims across a reservoir of water and, in its murky depths, comes across the cold body of a dead classmate. After this Chloe is sent from her home town - to the unhappiness of Ruby who will do anything to get her sister back. And when she returns home two years later things are certainly not as they were, the truth, an illusive object, now shrouded in death. Dark and twisted "Imaginary Girls" is a revolutionary book about the complicated and dangerous bonds of sisterhood.
 
Recommended: ages 15 and up  - although depending on taste could be suitable for younger audiences.
 Rating: 8.5/10

-Ruby

The first thing that comes to mind about "Midwinterblood" is that reading it was a pleasant surprise. With a seemingly cardboard set up the author manages to innovate in strange and original ways, one being the use of a technological device called the ”OneDegree bumper”. This idea seriously impressed me even separated from the book. The main premise of "Midwinterblood" focuses on the boundaries of a love that lasts forever. It explores this through the main character of Eric Seven who has lived many lives and in each one has loved the same woman. In a twist of fate they are not always born as lovers but as mother and son or brother and sister. An original slant to the story line. Told in reverse from June 2073 until a “time unknown” slowly through the course of the novel you uncover the events that have plagued these two ‘immortal souls’. "Midwinterblood" is an eerie story, dark and full of sinister suspense. Brimming with tension this short novel devours you from the first page drawing you in with its unorthodox take on “love re-born”.  

Recommended: ages 14 and up
 Rating: 8.2/10

-Ruby

Everneath

The place known as Everneath is a limbo between hell and heaven. Time is different in the Everneath, six human months equaling a century there. And this is exactly the amount of time that teenager Niki Bennet has been caught there in sleep. Now, returning to the human world before the Everneath comes back to claim her, Niki has a limited amount of time to say goodbye to all the things she holds dear. Set in a paranormal world, “Everneath” is the story of Niki Bennet and her struggle with love, loss and immortality. Revolving around the protagonist's wish to reignite a romance with a past boyfriend this novel can be placed firmly in the paranormal romance section. Interwoven in an extremely original way, Greek and Egyptian mythology are the basis for the story line. Managing to avoid many of your usual paranormal romance pitfalls, "Everneath" gives a new take on school, bad boys and cat fights. Overall the backbone of this book is its innovative characters - a pioneering bad boy who, despite the name, fits into no stereotype and, one of >> the most important things in a modern novel, a strong heroine. 
Recommended ages: 13 to 17 

Rating: 7.8/10

-Ruby

If you love a book with drama, action, comedy and suspense. A book that makes you think and ponder then this is the book for you. I was so engrossed that I stayed up many nights just thinking about some possible futures. The main two characters are kind, daring, interesting and very believable. This book points out some of the problems with today’s society and how it could change.  10 Futures is a book with just that, 10 possible futures in which two consistent characters remain. So how would you go if artificial intelligence ruled our lives, there was extreme rationing due to overpopulation or a massive plague that wipes out most of humanity? Read up to find out 10 Futures will leave you speechless!

- Katie McGregor