Review: By Ash, Oak and Thorn by Melissa Harrison

I was sent a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Blurb: Three little people, no bigger than your hand, wake up from their winter sleep in the hollow trunk of an old ash tree. Moss, Burnet and Cumulus usually love spring, but their joy turns to worry when they discover that …

Review: Amy Chelsea Stacie Dee by Mary G Thompson

TW: discussion of rape, kidnap, sexual assault Blurb: A stranger took Amy and Dee as children and gave them new names. Now at sixteen and called Chelsea, Amy has returned. Dressed in purple and clutching a plastic doll, she refuses to answer questions but locked inside her is the truth. How did she survive? Why did …

Review: In the Shadow of Heroes by Nicholas Bowling

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Blurb: Cadmus has been scholar Tullus's slave since he was a baby - his master is the only family he knows. But when Tullus disappears and a slave girl called Tog arrives with a secret message, Cadmus's life is turned upside down. …

Review: Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan

Blurb: Ronnie never thought she'd want to fail a test - until she finds herself staring at a plastic stick with two solid pink lines. She's pregnant. With her college future fading before her eyes, Ronnie has to make a tough choice - an abortion. But the closest clinic is over nine hundred miles away. Faced …

Review: Faceless by Alyssa Sheinmel

Blurb: When Maisie is burnt in a terrible accident, her face is partially destroyed. She's lucky enough to get a face transplant, but how do you live your life when you can't even recognise yourself any more? As Maisie discovers how much her looks shaped her relationship to the world, she has to redefine her own …