Category Archive: Young Adult

Mar 23

Passion – Lauren Kate

My experience to date with the Fallen Series has been mixed. The first book Fallen was merely okay, a not unpleasant diversion for an afternoon, but nothing special. Then the second book, Torment which was better, I actually read that one eagerly and when it was over looked forward to the next instalment with a …

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Nov 24

The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky

I’m not even sure what made me buy this book. I had never heard of it before, and when I ordered it from Book Depository it just had a plain green cover as the graphic. So there was nothing to indicate that this book had a largish following of fans, and that this book had …

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Jun 16

Mockingjay (Book Three- Hunger Games Trilogy)- Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay is the final book in the hugely popular Hunger Games series. Followers of my blog will know that I am a huge fan of the first two books, so it will probably pass as strange that it took me so long to get around to reading this one. I have to admit I’m not …

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May 05

Divergent (Unabridged)- Veronica Roth [Narrator: Emma Galvin]

Divergent  by Veronica Roth is set in a dystopian Chicago. It is written from the point of view of Beatrice Prior. In the world that Roth has created, in the aftermath of a terrible war, society has been divided into five factions, each placing emphasis on one virtue above all the others. These factions are …

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