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Paperback Snob
Aug 17, 20224 min read
Five reasons why we love Starlet Rivals by Puneet Bhandal
'The last thing I needed right now was all-out war with the most "in" girl at school...' Boarding school, betrayal and Bollywood glamour...
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Paperback Snob
Aug 11, 20212 min read
Eliza may not be here to be liked but you will love her!
Not Here To Be Liked by Michelle Quach, Usborne books Not Here To Be Liked is amazing! I absolutely loved the main character, Eliza. She...
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Paperback Snob
Jul 28, 20214 min read
BLOG TOUR: Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Puffin Books
Listen, Layla is a book I enjoyed on so many levels. It’s a story about the search for identity and the struggle for autonomy that so...
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Paperback Snob
Jun 10, 20212 min read
How far would you go to get a laugh?
Something I Said by Ben Bailey Smith, Bloomsbury Carmichael Taylor, “Car” to his friends, is a quick-witted and clever thirteen-year-old...
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Jun 4, 20212 min read
A survival story that feels very real
This Can Never Not Be Real by Sera Milano, Farshore Books This Can Never Not Be Real is an incredibly powerful book which takes readers...
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Paperback Snob
Jun 3, 20213 min read
Dancing to the end of love
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon, Penguin Last summer, I read Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon and was blown away by her...
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Paperback Snob
Jun 1, 20213 min read
This electric debut will mesmerise you
The Lightning Catcher by Clare Weze, Bloomsbury The Lightning Catcher is one of the most exciting books I’ve read, and it kept me...
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Paperback Snob
Apr 22, 20213 min read
An exhilarating tour of Elizabethan London - The Dark Lady by Akala
The Dark Lady is an intriguing, mesmerising and electrifying YA debut from acclaimed rapper, writer, poet and activist Akala. This...
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Paperback Snob
Apr 7, 20214 min read
A glorious trip around the globe
Welcome to our World: A Celebration of Children Everywhere by Moira Butterfield and Harriet Lynas, Nosy Crow What's it about? Welcome to...
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Paperback Snob
Feb 14, 20213 min read
How to fall in love with yourself
Love is a Revolution by Renée Watson "Self-love is radical love. Self-love is radical love. Self-love is radical love. Today, I've...
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Paperback Snob
Feb 8, 20213 min read
Sherlock Holmes meets Star Wars
Space Detectives by Mark Powers, illustrated by Dapo Adeola, Bloomsbury "It was another perfect day on Starville – the most astonishing...
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