The Rescue (The Medusa Project Book 3) by Sophie McKenzie

Until recently, the Medusa teens lived under the protection of William's brother, Fergus Fox, at his North London boarding school - Fox Academy. However their existence has now became known to members of the criminal underworld, so they are being taken to a secluded training camp in Spain, where their identities can be kept secret. Now Dylan has been kidnapped, and this time only Ed can help set her free...

It was really good. I didn't want it to end. G.S. (S2) *****

Secret Lives (Darke Academy Book 1) by Gabriella Poole

The Darke Academy is a school like no other. An elite establishment that moves to an exotic new city every term, its students are impossibly beautiful, sophisticated and rich. And the more new scholarship girl Cassie Bell learns about the Academy, the more curious she becomes.

This is one of the most beautiful, intense books I have ever had the privilege to read. The use of historic legends is incredibly clever and the descriptions used are fantastic!
C.W. (S2) *****

Hell's Heroes (The Demonata Book 10) by Darren Shan

Beranabus and Dervish are gone. Bec has formed an unholy alliance with Lord Loss. Kernel is blind, held on Earth against his will. Grubbs is mad with grief and spinning out of control. The demons are crossing. The disciples are falling. The shadow is waiting. Welcome to the end.

Very good book by a very good author.
Anonymous Reviewer *****

The pickpocket's ghost by Catherine Fisher

There's a ghost in Sarah's bedroom and he is begging for her help. All he needs is for her to open a box. Will she save his soul or is it a dreadful trap?

Great, scary in some parts, very imaginative.
Anonymous  ***

The violet keystone by Garth Nix (Book 6 in The Seventh Tower series)

Tal and Milla are only one step away from death, while the evil that has controlled their world for so long is about to triumph. If the Veil is lifted, nothing can save the Dark World. Their one glimmer of hope is to confront the monster Sharrakor and regain the violet keystone.

A very good book, particularly the bit about the worm. K.A. (S3) ****

Wasted by Nicola Morgan

Jack worships luck and decides his actions by the flip of a coin. No risk is too great if the coin demands it. Luck brings him Jess, a beautiful singer who will change his life. But Jack's luck is running out, and soon the stakes are high. As chance and choice unravel, the risks of Jack's game become terrifyingly clear.

This book is intense. It constantly speaks of luck and chance and philosophy. I found it very enjoyable.
R.G. (S3) ***½


This book is a true masterpiece. It brings up so many philosophical questions and entwines fantasy and reality in a beautiful way. I would recommend this to anyone.
C.W. (S2) ****½

Follow Nicola Morgan's blog about Wasted at:
http://www.talkaboutwasted.blogspot.com/

The Ely Plot by Joan Lennon

You'd think growing up in a medieval abbey, surrounded by nothing but monks and hundreds of miles of swamp, would be pretty boring. Pip thinks so too, until the day he meets Perfect, a small stone gargoyle with a life of her own. Before long, the two find themselves in the midst of an assassination attempt against the new king, escaping into the cold dark night, being chased across the fens by a man bent on killing them ...Boring? Not so much.

An amazing heartwarming story and a true fantasy story. J.B. (S1) *****

Time Riders by Alex Scarrow

Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2029. Yet moments before death, someone mysteriously appeared and said, 'take my hand'. Liam, Maddy and Sal have been recruited by the TimeRiders, to stop time travel from destroying the world.

This book is OK and it has a good story. Anon (S1) *****

Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo

For young Private Thomas Peaceful, looking back over his childhood from the battlefields of the First World War, his memories are full of family life deep in the countryside. Mother, his brothers Charlie and Big Joe, and their friend Molly, come vividly alive in his mind. But every moment Tommo spends thinking about his life, means another moment closer to something he cannot bear to think about - a time when the war and its horrific consequences will change his life for ever.

I thought this book was very good and detailed. K.B (S4) *****

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

The heart-wrenching sequel to the bestselling 'Shiver'. Grace and Sam must fight to stay together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping dangerous secrets. For Sam, it means grappling with his werewolf past - and figuring out a way to survive the future.

It was a little boring at the beginning but, when you got into it, it was brilliant! M.M. (S3) ****