Ellie O'Neill and Graham Larkin fell hard for each other when a misspelled email address unexpectedly brought them together. Now, over a year has passed since they said goodbye with the promise to stay in touch, and their daily emails have dwindled to nothing. Ellie is a freshman in college and has told hersel…

Settling down for a 24-hour flight to Australia, Lucy finds a text message on her phone from a woman claiming to have slept with her boyfriend, James, four times in the past month. Trapped above the Pacific, she questions everything about their relationship, but when she finally calls him, James reassures her t…

With April's Camp NaNoWriMo drawing to a close, we have decided to honor the occasion by compiling a list of our favorite books which double as master classes on the art of writing, as one great has put it (and who is featured in the list below, fear not). Penned by authors, agents, publishers and screenwriters a…

I mentioned in the last In My Mailbox post that it had been my birthday recently. I received more books from a very generous person, who spends way too much money on me, and I also treated myself to more at the bookshop. Why not? I wandered in for a browse and ended up with a big bagful. As usual. I have a book buy…

2 girls + 3 guys + 1 house – parents = 10 things April and her friends did that they (definitely, maybe, probably) shouldn't have. If given the opportunity, what sixteen-year-old wouldn't jump at the chance to move in with a friend and live parent-free? Although maybe "opportunity" isn't …

I'm sure you're not all aware, but I can inform you now, that Monday April 20th is my (Natalie's) birthday! And, of course, I know some amazingly nice people and have received some books in celebration of my 26th. Spoilt, or what? You can always say it with books and you can't go wrong,  so my family …

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewrit…

"Today is my last day as Violet Lasting. Tomorrow I become Lot 197." The Jewel is a shocking and compelling new YA series from debut author, Amy Ewing. Sold for six million diamantes, Violet is now Surrogate of the House of the Lake in the centre of the Lone City, the Jewel. Her sole purpose is to prod…

At times, our dislike of a book or a part of a book is so profound and so incomprehensible that it's difficult to express why it is exactly that we dislike it. It goes beyond any one particular fault, or any one expectation we had which the book had failed. But for those times when we know exactly  what it is…

I've just recently moved into a new place, and I was lucky enough to get a housewarming present from a very good friend of mine. Dennis, the book giver extraordinaire, has sent me three books to help bring some more life and happiness into my new home. I'm a lucky girl!  I've had these books on my…

In Middle Grade, YA and NA literature in general, the most frequently unfinished series are pretty well-known and frequently-discussed. They spark debates, incite arguments and occasionally fuel mini-wars. The readers who have finished these controversial series swear by them. Others who have abandoned the series fee…

A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy romp about a clique of girlfriends, and a dark other-worldly fantasy - jumble them all together and you have this complicated and unusual first novel. Sixteen-year-old Gemma has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she …

The commencement of spring brings us three somewhat beloved traditions: celebrating nature by stopping to smell the flowers (literally, in some cases), daylight savings, and a list of our most anticipated book releases of the season. In our Top 10 Most Anticipated 2015 Book Releases post, we've already establ…

She’s about to make a deal with the college bad boy...   Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she’s carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush’s attention, she’ll have …