I though this book was going to be a murder mystery, which I guess it was I just hadn't realised it was a supernatural one.

Point Horror for a new generation . . . best read under the covers in one sitting.' Kathryn Foxfield, author of Good Girls Die First Last One to Die has been described as ‘point horror for the social media generation’. Were you a point horror fan? Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House Children’s/Delacorte Press for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange for my honest opinions. Usually, there's people trying to get out of Bexhill, not in. Syd doesn't know why you want to get in. Syd doesn't want to know. Syd doesn't care.I loved Ruth and Derek. Ruth is the librarian at Niamh’s school and she is an absolute star. Sweet, kind, and makes sure that Niamh has someone to talk to. Someone to care for her while she is in a strange country with scary things happening around her. And Derek was just wonderful. I love the guy, he was always there for the kids in his building, and made sure to protect Niamh whenever he could. Made sure that the police couldn’t go too far. It was fantastic. Last One to Die is suspenseful from the very beginning, because Niamh knows that she’s in danger. She just doesn’t know what/who the danger is. Trusting people is hard and so is making new friends again. And as the book goes on, the intensity increases and the stakes get higher. Well this question is just mean-there are so many! I’m going to be a massive cliché and go for Pet Semetary by Stephen King. I read it as a way-too-young teen and it terrified me – I had to hide it before I went to bed. I’ve re-read it as an adult with a totally different understanding and it’s as horrific as I remembered – the grief and loss hits you in a different way. When King gets it right, he really gets it right. We Recommend I loved 'Last One to Die'! It's a YA slasher/thriller and is perfect for the Teen/YA fiction lover in your life! It's funny, thrilling and creeeepy. What more could you want?!

Author Anna Kemp introduces The Hollow Hills, the sequel to her dark magical tale, Into Goblyn Wood. Then the ending - my biggest issue. In my opinion, the ending is simply one of the most crucial parts to a good murder mystery because it's mean to link all the clues and puzzle pieces previously foreshadowed, and tie it up in a satisfying knot.

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Entertaining and menacing in equal measure, and loaded with cliff-hangers and red herrings, this accomplished debut brings old school Point Horror novels to mind. This is the start of a story that will keep you guessing. I really loved the writing style. It flowed easily for me. Characters were believable and I grew to care about what happened to them. Scholastic Introducing” is a series of interviews with authors set to publish their debut books for children or young people in 2021. In this Q&A we introduce Cynthia Murphy, the author of YA horror-thriller LAST ONE TO DIE. I loved reading about the museum and would have loved to visit it. It sounds like the kind of museum I would enjoy a ton! Niamh is a great character, brave and feisty and determined to solve the horrific mystery she has become embroiled in. The other characters in the book are all well written and the author makes the reader distrust each of them so that we do not know until the end of the book who is truly on Niamh's side. I especially liked Jess, who becomes a real ally to Niamh. The ending of the book is a tour-de force of horror, with open coffins, bundles of bones and Niamh in deadly danger from a vengeful ghost.

As the story progresses, there are some frightening incidents which are beautifully described. The author uses many devices to increase the tension; a seance at a party, shadowy figures hiding in the dark. The scene in which Niamh is in a deserted underground station and hears the sound of metal scraping on metal behind her is extremely atmospheric. In another incident, Niamh is trapped in the basement of a library, and the author brilliantly describes Niamh's panic and desperation as she tries to escape. It’s so hard to write a spoiler-free review for this book, because I want to share everything I felt while reading it. Niamh was a character I really liked, and she was very easy to relate to as well. I went in for a YA thriller and I got a supernatural horror that kept me on my toes. Dapo Adeola, Tracy Darnton, Joseph Coelho and Chitra Soundar are among the 19 authors and illustrators longlisted for the Inclusive Books for Child...

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Jasper: What did you do for your birthday? Theo: Nothing. Jasper: Oh come on, you must have done something. Theo: Nope. Woke up, felt like shit. Went to work, felt like shit. Jasper: That's called a hangover, Amigo. But that last part… I am sorry, so far the book was fantastic, awesome, WOW, but then you decided to add the little sister in the mix? While SHE FREAKING KNEW that things just weren’t going right? What is up with that? It just didn’t make sense, it was dumb. I am sorry. But I would have rather seen our trio fix things instead of this. I personally wouldn’t have compared it to One of Us is Lying or This Lie Will Kill You but I guess that’s because they’re ya murder mysteries (but not very enjoyable ones in my opinion). I’d say if you like Dawn Kurtigah, Kat Ellis, Katherine Foxfield & Juno Dawson then you’ll love this book.

Point Horror for a new generation . . . best read under the covers in one sitting.' Kathryn Foxfield, author of Good Girls Die First. 'A supernatural terror-fest! Murphy takes you on a terrifying murder spree across London, relentlessly building the tension to a blood-curdling climax. I absolutely devoured it!' Kat Ellis, author of Harrow Lake. As the sound of the playgrounds faded, the despair set in. Very odd what happens in a world without children's voices. I was there at the end. In 20 years, women are infertile. No children. No future. No hope. But all that can change in a heartbeat.What do you do when you go for a summer course and find out people are dying left and right… and they all look similarly to you? Now the plot. The start was alright, and it was intriguing enough to keep me reading. But towards the middle of the book, the story started to drag, and almost left the book as a DNF. I feel that the author really needed to add more layered or suspicious characters to her story, because the introduction and consequent arrest of Will was too strongly a red herring. Because of the intense suspicion thrown onto his character and the obvious dislike all the characters hold for him, I automatically dismissed him as the killer. And honestly, his sudden support and protectiveness for Niamh seemed to come out of nowhere. It was never explained why he felt it necessary to go to her apartment, or get so involved with chasing after Tommy. Him and Jess were never really shown as close in any way, so it also didn't make much sense for them all to be suddenly be working together. . Additionally, her character is further dragged through the mud when she starts interacting with Tommy. Her constant gushing and over-exaggeration of how handsome he is, along with several painful head-turns at a party described by the author immediately makes him seem too good to be true. She starts off as an awkward, second-guessing mess around him, criticising herself for saying "hey", and mentally crying over every tiny social interaction. Then she performs a stellar "main-character-accidental-clumsy-trip-into-the-arms-of-the-male-lead". Towards the height of their relationship, she knows absolutely nothing about him apart from the fact that he is "just so flaming pretty" (pg. 186) and that he's... a poetic flower guy I guess? I honestly felt like I was reading some sort of Wattpad romance fiction from the amount of times she obsesses over his dimples, or his "toned, tanned stomach." (pg. 168), and it was honestly nauseating how she just accepts all of his romantic advances without much question. The fact that their attraction for one another - the very basis of their relationship - was formed purely based on looks rather than personality was seriously uncomfortable, which consequently undermined the believability of Tommy's innocence.