The Vanquishers: Secret of the Reaping – Kalynn Bayron

All of this is to keep us safe but there is a part of me that wonders how long it can last. I watched my parents vanquish the camps that had come after me and Aaron and Miss Kim but there are more. There have to be. And that is the scariest part of all.

Bite Risk: Caught Dead blog tour

If you haven’t already read my review of this thrilling sequel, what have you been doing? It’s here anyway! Bite Risk is a series you must read and Caught Dead is a sequel which raises the stakes and definitely the tension. Thank you to S.J. Wills for taking part in a Q&A with me. •

Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn – Tolá Okogwu

‘You said there were two adults, right?’ Niyì asks, and Zahrah nods. ‘Where’s the other one?’ My heart races. Adanna and Hassan are on their own. ‘Go,’ Niyì calls, reading the panic on my face. ‘I’ve got this.’ Zahrah and I don’t hesitate, racing out of the room and back down the stairs. We don’t

Interdimensional Explorers: Alien Apocalypse – Lorraine Gregory

We stagger away from the wave of noise as a horde of tiny, springy creatures burst out and start boinging all around the place, their long noses unfurling into horn shapes with every deafening toot. ‘What the flip are they?’ I ask, batting one off as it boings at my head. Danny’s grandad has left

Bite Risk: Caught Dead – S.J. Wills

‘Help me.’ His voice is rasping and broken. Hale moves first, rushing to give first aid as Mr Costa cries out, ‘I’ve been… I think I’ve been…’ and then he collapses face down on the grass. When I turn back to Ingrid, her horror reflects my own. Because we both know what Mr Costa was

The Boy Who Fell From The Sky – Benjamin Dean

I think even Dad saw Hunting as more of a sport than a public safety role. He loved the spotlight and adoration it gave him, and heconsidered himself the best there was. The numbers in the Hunting League, which ranked every Hunter based on their number of captures, more than proved that. Dad had the

The Creatures of Killburn Mine – Dan Smith

Nancy froze as Pete and Krish came closer, peering at the side of her neck. There was some kind of creature stuck to her skin, no longer than a paperclip. it was plump in the middle and narrow at both ends, with shiny, dark green skin and faint red and yellow lines along its fleshy

Black Hole Cinema Club – Christopher Edge

Directly ahead, I see Caitlin and Maya scrambling out of their seats. Through the gloom I glimpse the fear in their eyes as they try to outrace the oncoming tide. Catching my gaze, Caitlin starts to scream out a warning, but the words never reach me as I see a shadow fall across her face.

The Vanquishers – Kalynn Bayron

They tell me there’s no reason to be afraid of the dark, that there are no monsters waiting for me in the shadows. But even still, I’m not allowed out after dark for any reason – not to run and grab something from the car, not to make sure my bike is locked up, not

Murder in Velvet – Sarah Wynne

Grace’s vision cleared and she lurched to her feet. ‘I’ve got to get out of here,’ she whispered to Suzy before edging along the seats, muttering her apologies as she bumped past knees and toes. Suzy leapt up and followed, picking up Grace’s coat from the floor. 13 year old Grace loves her new coat