Holly Bourne - Soulmates

Age 14+

After a chance meeting at a local band night, Poppy and Noah find themselves swept up in a whirlwind romance unlike anything they’ve ever experienced before. But while the odds of this happening are about as likely as being struck by lightning, when they do meet and fall in love, thunderstorms, lightning strikes and lashings of rain are only the beginning of their problems.

With a secret international agency preparing to separate them and a trail of destruction rumbling in their wake, they are left with an impossible choice between the end of the world, or a life without love…

Every so often, two people are born who are the perfect match for each other.

Soulmates.

At 544 pages this is a tome of a book, but it's an electrifying, pacey read from popular YA writer, Holly Bourne. This was her debut novel back in 2013, and great for older readers. Would make a great book club choice discussing the theme of first love and romance novels.

Holly Bourne - The Yearbook

 YA Book Review 

Holly Bourne - The Yearbook 

Age 14+

 

About the book:

Finding your voice. Speaking the truth. Falling in love. All the biggest drama happens in high school...
Mean Girls meets To All The Boys I've Loved Before in this hugely relatable high-school takedown from the queen of UKYA.

Paige is used to staying quiet in the face of lies. Like how popular girl Grace is a such an amazing person (lie). How Laura steals people's boyfriends (lie). How her own family are so perfect (lie).

Now Grace and friends have picked their "best" high-school moments for Paige to put in the all-important Yearbook. And they're not just lies. They're poison.

But Paige has finally had enough. And as she starts to find love through the pages of a book, she finds her voice too. Now she is going to rewrite her story - and the Yearbook is the perfect place to do it.

My Review: 

I love Holly Bourne's relatable and insightful storytelling.  Her latest novel, The Yearbook, began unexpectedly, with the focus on home rather than school.  We learn more about Paige, and how she takes control over her life, this way.  Midway through the book we meet a wonderful character and I couldn't turn the page fast enough to discover how Paige's story unfolds.  

4/5 

Buy The Yearbook from my online Usborne shop, Awesome Bookshop, £7.99