Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers

Review: Need – Joelle Charbonneau

Review: Need – Joelle Charbonneau

Need is a chilling tale about how far the anonymity of the internet could go if we let it. Putting others behind wants for new and shiny things is not new, but the way this was facilitated in Need made the story quite horrifying. My Need review: Need takes social media stalking and bullying to a whole new level, and it’s very hard to see who can be trusted, and who the main character should stay very far away from! With a layered plot, a solid story and characters that are realistic and flawed, Need appealed to me in many ways! Everybody who has a social media account knows how important it is to be polite and show respect online… […]

Posted 3 November, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 16 Comments
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Review: Undertow – Michael Buckley

Review: Undertow – Michael Buckley

Undertow is a story about differences, acceptance, xenophobia and how important it is to believe in what we think is right. My Undertow review: Undertow is like reading a fantasy fictional version of current affaires in the world right now! People afraid of everything that is ‘other’. Refugees being held between a wall and the sea, with only the beach to give them shelter. The Alpha arrived three years before the story starts, and this species usually lived under water, like many different species of what we’d call mermaids. They loathe being called mermaids, though, they are selkies, nix, and other names that not only look different, but who have different jobs to keep their universe going round. In the […]

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