Now Insurgent is smashing into cinemas, we look back at the plot of Divergent and what makes it franchise-worthy

The mystery thriller about teenage graffiti taggers ends in tragedy! But does our review of it?

Why things aren't ok and how John Green's responsible for a C in English!

It's episode 3, and the Booksword team are about to discuss a teen mystery! Part crime drama, part romance, how will everyone react to this UK-based detective novel?

This time (in a discussion that actually occured in February!) the Booksworders discuss The Pledge, the first in a dystopian trilogy by Kimberly Derting. With a bit of royalty and romance, it's definitely got enough originality to stand on it's own two feet in a crowded genre. But is it an enjoyable read?

Our YA Lit / Teenage Fiction bookgroup extroadinaire get a chance to review 'The Maze Runner' by James Dashner, the first of a 4-book dystopian trilogy in a similar vein to 'The Hunger Games.'
Soon to be a major movie (Fall 2014), will the book stand on it's own, or will it be stuck in the shadow of the genre's biggest player?