Despite her death being ruled as accidental, Raven has other ideas.

He's taken in by a great family, but he's so troubled and traumatised by the death of his mother that he can't really deal.ĭespite being bullied at his new school and being befriended by Lotte, a girl in his class, all Raven really wants to do is gather some evidence in order to prove guilty the person he knows killed his mother. It seems rather straight-forward at first glance - our main character, Raven witnesses the death of his mother and he's placed in a foster care. I became determined to read Tabitha Suzuma's entire backlist as I'm intrigued and excited about where this author will take me next.įrom Where I Stand is an unusual little book. So I picked up another of her books, this time about a young man struggling with the pressures of a prestigious music academy and manic depression called A Note of Madness and again she blew me away. And it shocked and surprised me how much I began to root for this unusual romantic couple. So many people were talking about this wonderful consensual incest love story that I had to pick it up. I first came across her name when Forbidden was published. Tabitha Suzuma writes some really powerful books. Weird Things You Learn When Writing by Jo CotterillĬonfessions of a Word Nerd by Luisa Plaja

Location, Location, Location by Sophia Bennett Ten British books that I love from Hayley Long The most bookish place in the UK? by Jenni from Juniper's Jungle What makes a novel British? by Catherine Bruton How the British seaside inspires my writing by Jill HucklesbyĪ literary tour of London by Laura from SisterSpooky: Book Fangirl Gritty Teen/YA fiction in the UK by Savita Kalhan the UKīooks by British authors I'm dying to readīritish Book Destinations Tour by Raimy from Readaraptor Reading the not-quite-blockbusters, Part 2īooks that make me want to travel to. Some of my favourite books by British authors The Medusa Project: The Set-Up by Sophie McKenzie The Double Life of Cassiel Roadnight by Jenny Valentine A huge thank you also to my absolutely wonderful and lovely guest posters and guest reviewers, I really don't know how I could have managed the month without you! Thank you so much for writing such brilliant and thoughtful posts! Thank you all for your support, comments, retweets, posts about the month. Here's a look at all the posts which went up. And even though November is finished, I will continue to support and celebrate my favourite homegrown authors, you can be sure of that!

It's been really fun talking about and reading books by British authors. And that's it! I hope you've all enjoyed November's themed month.

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