Reviewer:

Niamh Ennis-Deehan

Book Cover – Queen of Faces

Queen of Faces

Perfect for fans of outcast hero sagas like Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows, Queen of Faces is a lavishly built world that tackles the big questions, while also keeping the action flowing and developing its own unique magic system and characters.

Book Cover – SuperQuesters Mission: Rainforest Magic

SuperQuesters Mission: Rainforest Magic

The SuperQuesters are whizzed away to the rainforest in this second adventure for Lilli, Leo and Bea. Rainforest Magic covers topics as widespread as how plants can be used in medicine to robotics and even includes up-to-date research, with nanobots being used for delivering medicine as part of the adventure. There are extra fun facts on each topic covered for the inquisitive, but these are optional additions rather than part of the story itself.

Book Cover – The World's First Human Cannonball and Other Incredible Jobs

The World's First Human Cannonball and Other Incredible Jobs

Full of interesting facts, this book is a collection of the world’s most bizarre jobs, from olden times to today, from the downright dangerous to the cushy. Each job is given different levels of detail and facts making it ideal for reluctant readers who prefer to read non-fiction by dipping in and out of a book.

Book Cover – Queer Heroes

Queer Heroes: Meet 53 LGBTQ Heroes from Past & Present

Beautifully illustrated, this non-fiction book is filled with Queer visionaries to mark 50 years since Stonewall. Following a trend of biographical compendiums for young people, this book is full of short and snappy summaries of both the person’s life and achievements.

Book Cover – Hide & Seek

Hide & Seek: An Anthology of the Inner Child

The first publication from a brand-new Belfast-based publishing house, Hide & Seek charts the seasons through the eyes of the inner child of the contributors. Faerie Press is the first publisher of its kind, aiming to lift LGBTQ+ voices in Northern Ireland.

Book Cover - The Whisperwicks - The Labyrinth of Lost and Found

The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found

Benjamin loves logic and solving problems, but he’s not sure how to solve the problem of his parents’ divorce when he is pulled into a new world where magic is everywhere. From the moment Benjamin Creek leaves his regular life on Wyvern-on-the-water through an enchanted door, the action and adventure of this book takes off. Benjamin meets Elizabella and the Cotton family, who are searching for their lost family member Edwid.

Book Cover - Overemotional

Overemotional

Overemotional follows teenage Stephen as he deals with emotions that manifest as powers, often in a way he can’t quite control. When things with Stephen’s powers take a tragic turn, he flees to the bleak town of Grunsby-on-Sea.