Short Reads, Short Reviews
This is pretty much a catch-up post for a bunch of comics and novellas I’ve read over the past few months. I find these hard to review fully sometimes without giving too much away, so here are some brief thoughts….
Margot & Me
Fliss loves her mother, so when she suggests a spell in Wales will help her recovery from cancer, she can hardly refuse. Internally she can complain all she likes, as they go to live on her grandmother’s farm in the…
World Book Day Offerings from Rainbow Rowell and Juno Dawson
For those that don’t know, World Book Day is the kids’ version of World Book Night and with it comes a fantastic array of £1 books aimed at younger readers. School children will have received their vouchers to claim one…
All of the Above
It would be neater, wouldn’t it, if this was a story about self-harm or sexuality or eating disorders or drunk mums or ridiculously hot bass players, but it’s a story about all of them. Toria is starting a new school;…
Under My Skin
Quiet Sally Feather keeps her head down, at home and at school. When an encounter with a homeless man leads her to take refuge in a tattoo parlour, she makes a rash decision and gets a tattoo of a pin-up…
This Book is Gay
This Book is Gay is the instruction manual for all those who have ever wondered. Sex education in the UK rarely covers relationships or body issues outside cis heterosexual and this book is something to plug the gap, covering many…
How to Survive a Horror Film
Guest post by James Dawson, author of Hollow Pike and Cruel Summer. It’s nearly twenty years since the first Scream film arrived in cinemas. Since then post-modern teens in horror have been dissecting the clichés of the genre. Cruel Summer…
Cruel Summer
Smiling, Ryan said, “It sounds mad, but I like to pretend we’re all in a big TV show.” It’s been a year since they left school. Ryan, Katie and Ben went their separate ways to university. Greg has a promising…
Hollow Pike
Liz knew she was dreaming, although this brought little comfort as the blood ran down her face. It rushed up her nostrils and caught in the back of her throat. The metallic taste choked her, panic creeping in. Liz has…
