Title: Don’t Look Back
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Ease: Moderate
Rating: 5/5
Sam has it all – wealth, popularity and a boyfriend that every girl in the school wants – but after a suspicious accident, she hasn’t got a clue who she is. Someone doesn’t want Sam to regain her memories of what happened that night to her or to her best friend.
Title: The Whole of My World
Author: Nicole Hayes
Ease: Moderate
Rating: 5/5
I didn’t realise that this book was set in the late 80s/early 90s until the protagonist, Shelley, used a scrunchy to put her hair up. The mention of Jason Donovan was the next hint. The story though, of girl grieving for the life she lost and looking desperately for a future, is timeless.
Title: The Impossible Knife of Memory
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Ease: Moderate
Rating: 5/5
The Impossible Knife of Memory is a dark story, tinged with humour and suspense. It has a unique voice and a brave, snarky, protagonist who balances the trials of adolescence with caring for her father – an ex-soldier haunted by his past. Continue reading
Title: Life of Pi
Author: Yann Martel
Ease: Challenging
Rating: 5/5
If you enjoy books that make you think, that take you on a journey and that refuse to be predictable than this is the book for you. Continue reading
