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Marissa Meyer on Cyborgs, Queens and Everything in Between
Marissa Meyer's 'The Lunar Chronicles' is a national and New York Times-bestselling YA series.
March TBR: The Hyped Books Edition
There are beloved series, hyped new releases and book-to-movie adaptations that have been on our radar for some time, and March is the month for them.
February Reading Wrap Up: My Escape Into YA
How have we already completed the second month of the year!? I know how I spent mine, though. Reading. Lots.
Check out the 24 reads I managed to complete this month:
8 by a male author
16 by a female author
3…
February Book Haul: Or, My Young Adult and Thriller Obsession
So after a pretty frugal January I thought I would treat myself to a few new books this month. And by a few I mean 31...
My first mini book haul came from the unlikely place of my weekly grocery shop. Those 'two books for seven pound'…
Closed: Win 1 of 5 copies of Gemma Fowler’s ‘Moondust’
'Moondust' is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that combines authentic YA contemporary with accessible science fiction. There's action, fantasy, romance and grief all entwined into one off-the-scale epic read.
What World Book Day Means to Me
Top ten reasons to celebrate literature on World Book Day this year.
Review: The Memory Book by Lara Avery
Lovers of romantic coming-of-age stories featuring marginalized characters won't be able to put this one down.
Closed: Win 1 of 5 copies of The Great Wall official novelisation
To celebrate the release of epic adventure The Great Wall, which is released in UK Cinemas on February 17th, we have five copies of the official novelisation of the story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnsesxk5LF4&feature=youtu.be…
Review: The Bombs That Brought Us Together by Brian Conaghan
United By Pop received a free copy of The Bombs That Brought Us Together in exchange for an honest review, all opinions are our own.
Title: The Bombs That Brought Us Together
Author: Brian Conaghan
Purchase: Available in the UK and…
Born Scared author Kevin Brooks talks mental health and character development
Kevin Brooks is the author of the suspense-laden coming of age story, Born Scared. We sat down with Kevin to discuss his character development, strong mental health themes that run through the book and his inspirations. Want to know more…
February’s TBR: Some Non-Fiction, Some High Fantasy and a Whole Lot of YA!
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Ahh, February! The month of love. Not that my…
Review: The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein
Title: The Pearl Thief
Author: Elizabeth Wein
Purchase: Available May 4th in the UK and May 2nd in the US
Overall rating: 4/5
Great for: Lovers of classic, historical mysteries in the style of Agatha Christie with a young adult…
January’s Reading Wrap Up: The Roanoke Girls, Kill The Father and more
So I've started 2017 as I mean to go on: forgetting all other responsibilities and burying my head inside the pages of a book.
This month I have managed to complete a total of 27 books, which may just be my personal best:
12 by a…
Philip Pullman Unveils New Instalment to His Dark Materials
For seventeen years fans have (sort of) patiently awaited this day. Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' series is set for an expansion!
https://twitter.com/DFB_storyhouse/status/831773738110705664
The original bestselling fantasy…
Review: The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry
United By Pop received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for a honest review. All opinions are our own.
Title: The Fifth Petal
Author: Brunonia Barry
Purchase: Available in the UK and the US
Overall rating: 3/5 stars…