Noah, a teen trans boy, is eager to join a club at his new school so everyone will see him for his true gender. So, preferably this club would be the most masculine club possible, but when sports don’t start for a few months all that’s left is an Italian club known for loving football and Lamborghinis, which he figures is good enough! However, Noah soon realises this club is actually a cover for a covert operation run by its members, the Borrow a Boyfriend Club.
Hannah Rooney wants to stay invisible. She is desperate to escape the life of crime her family is caught up in, and save her sister from it in the process. However, when tragedy strikes, Hannah must help to save the last person in the world she would ever want to help …
Matilda has moved around a lot: her mother has always jumped from one relationship to another, dropping everything to take off to another country with her daughter trailing behind. But that’s all Matilda’s ever known, so when she receives an email from her father, a world-renowned artist that she’s never met, with an invitation to his beachside castle, she can’t help but wonder if he could help her to finally find herself after all this time. But of course, things at Hidden Beach are not quiet what they seem.
Lara Williams wants to forget her past even if it’s just for a few weeks. It’s a pity she’s boarded the one luxury train that her ex-friend is also working on for the summer and the fact that creepy, supernatural things are happening on board is also not very ideal …
It’s 1999, and Chloe is returning to her prestigious school, Morton Academy, for her final year. Naturally, one would assume drama, fighting and fallouts would be a staple in a book set at a competitive boarding school like this. However, the secret societies and frequent on campus murders are certainly not what you would expect from your typical final year at school …
This book is described as a swoon-worthy, witchy romantic fantasy, and this reviewer can confirm that this is absolutely the most fitting description. Readers follow Aurelia as she enters her debutante season as a witch, attending balls and following both the societal rules and magical rules that are set by the Council. However, a generational curse on her magic makes fitting in pretty difficult.
Quinn’s whole life is changing quickly and she’s not at all happy about it. Adapting to a new town, dealing with popular kids and trying to stop her parents drifting apart is a lot for a young girl to handle.
When Nettle ends up in the land of the faeries, she makes a desperate deal with the faery king to complete three tasks in return for allowing her to travel back to the real world where her beloved ailing grandmother awaits. Unfortunately for Nettle, the tasks aren’t quiet as simply as they first seem. With constant trickery, twists and turns at every corner we follow along as Nettle navigates this mystical realm.
When I first picked up this book, the concept immediately reminded me of the classic 2000s movie John Tucker Must Die – both stories about a group of young people who have been wronged and isolated by someone they liked and trusted, all coming together to seek revenge and make him pay for his actions. However, after reading, it’s clear that while they are similar in ways, The Luis Ortega Survival Club is certainly a darker and perhaps a sadly more realistic take on such a trope.
We follow Sori, as she deals with life preparing to become a K-pop idol, all the while trying to manage her parents’ high expectations and her confusing relationship with Nathaniel, her very famous ex-boyfriend. Before long Sori starts to wonder if this is really what she wants after all …
