This book is beautiful and heartbreaking and lovely. F/F, rep of people with disabilities, set in South African township, contemp YA. You all need to read it.

I'm half way through this at the moment, and seriously, if you only read one book this year it should be this one. It's incredible.

I really enjoyed this, from the author of The Rosie Project. It's definitely flawed in places - the main character is just a bit too self aware/insightful - I have a feeling if he were a woman he'd be considered a bit of a Mary Sue. But it's a compelling read and good fun.

I loved Rebel of the Sands, but Traitor to the Throne is a step up. Just buy them both. I have no suitable picture for this, so here is my miniature human with a book. ETA: said miniature human is also the reason for my recent silence on here!

This book is written in a really interesting style, and I loved the little bits of insight into the supporting characters' lives. Really good fun!

Thoroughly enjoyed this one, which came in my #illumicrate. It's another which didn't really read as YA to me (for me, characters have to behave like teenagers in order for it to be YA, and these could have been any age), but it's still a great book. Lots of plotting and intrigue.

This is a psychological thriller out in Jan 2017. It's incredibly dark, and focuses on 15 year old Milly, whose mum is a serial killer, and how Milly copes in the lead up to the trial. The way it ramps up the suspense, drip feeding you info, really reminds me of The Girl on the Train. Even though the protagonist is 15, this isn't a YA book!

So I loved Six of Crows, and the sequel is just as good. I have just one gripe about both books. There is literally nothing about them which makes them YA. You can't take protagonists who act nothing like teenagers, age them down, and then send the book out as YA. That's not how it works. That said, it takes nothing away from how good both books are, I highly recommend them.

I really enjoyed this one. The co-authors do a good job of making the characters sound distinct, and they had enough of their own lives to make it interesting.

This book was...ok. Not amazing, not awful, pretty tropey and I think other books do what this one does, only better.

This is a truly excellent book. Really well written, a gripping read and left me with questions. Totally recommend it, and I'll be adding his others to my TBR.

I desperately wanted to like this book. The premise is excellent, it's easy to follow the shifting timeline because of the use of different fonts (and the arrow at the top of the page), and it's well researched. But. But. There is a but. The execution just didn't do it for me. The writing was a bit clunky and a bit too 'tell'. I felt like I was reading the draft before the final edit.

I'd heard really good things about this book, but I confess I'm struggling. The writing isn't quite doing it for me - it feels quite clunky, mainly in the dialogue. Still, I'll persevere...

This is a brilliant sequel to the equally brilliant illuminae. If you haven't read them, go and buy them right now. They are just superb.

This book hasn't been receiving nearly the hype I expected in the bookish corners of the Internet I inhabit. I don't know if it's because it's a 'celebrity' author? It's a seriously well done portrayal of teenage alcoholism and the reason Nina goes down that path. I particularly liked how well done the supporting characters were. Add it to your TBR.

I've got this lined up after Gemina, and I've heard good things!

Just started this - after reading #Illuminae I've been waiting all year for part 2! Word of advice - this is not a book you want on your e-reader. Get the real deal.

This isn't out until Jan 2017, but you *need* to add it to your TBR. It's a stunning YA novel about a girl with anterograde amnesia. Definitely one of the best books I've read this year. Totally captivating and so well done.

Got sent this book by a friend, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It deals with grief and mental health, and is a really satisfying read.

I have literally no idea why this book is so successful. It badly needs editing, oh to have got it to an editor with a red pen pre-publication. I started it because so many people recommended it, but after struggling to the half way point, I've given up. I'll never get this time back.

This book is great. It's intentionally 'easy' for the main character because of what the book is trying to do, so I'd encourage you to read the author's note at the end. Give this book to the teenagers in your life, they'll thank you for it one day.

This has been recommended to me many times and was on sale in the Kindle store, so for just over Q9, it'd have been daft not to!

I read this book in about 2 days. I elevated it to the status of 'pick' because I didn't think so-so was fair, but there were definitely aspects of it I was ambivalent about.

This book was a *long* time coming after The Rook, but it's totally worth the wait. Excellent sequel, just as good as the first. Looking forward to more, though not holding my breath I'll get them quickly!

I thought this sequel to The Rook would never be published! Loved The Rook so I'm excited for this book.

It's rare to get the second part of a series told from the POV of a different character, and at first I wasn't sure about it. But this actually worked really well for me and I'm now a big fan.

Ok, so I ran out of ideas for a fancy photo to represent this one! I rattled through this book to the point I was shocked to reach the end and actually went back to check I hadn't accidentally skipped chapters. Instantly bought book 2.

I'm a big fan of Hardinge's writing and this is no exception. It starts in the cheese tunnels of Caverna and follows Neverfell on her adventures. A really fun, captivating book.

I got into Frances Hardinge via The Lie Tree, but I'd thoroughly recommend you check out both this and Cuckoo Song too. Really enjoying this. (Aren't holidays great? So much reading time!).

So since I read ebooks and pics of my kindle would be dull, I'm now going to try and get pics which evoke the book! And I don't think I could have read Uprooted in a more fitting setting really. This is a beautifully written book, and I'll be checking out more of her work.

I am LOVING this book. Every so often I come across a book I wish I'd written. The last one was The Night Circus. This goes straight on that list. I'm torn between being desperate to finish it and never wanting it to end.

So. I loved the other two books in this series, but this one just didn't grab me as much. The pacing wasn't as good and I felt like Kestrel was too passive for too much of the book.

Gah! The UK eBook version is driving me a bit crazy since every instance of the word pleasure is formatted plea sure. And probably is all prob ably. Very jarring in a book that's already slower paced than the others in the series!

This book is a game-changer. It should be a set text in schools. Brilliantly done and utterly captivating, but fair warning: it doesn't work on eBook. Buy a hard copy. Then make all your friends read it. Even the ones who hate sci-fi.

Somehow this book perfectly evokes the languid feeling of a long summer. Plus it has maths and wormholes. What's not to love?