novels and novellas
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'A tense page-turner that shows adolescent humanity at its best and worst.'
- Kirkus Reviews
Kate's debut novel Girl Island - winner of two Golden Crown Literary Society 'Goldie' awards (Debut Novel and Young Adult Fiction) is an Amazon.com bestselling contemporary Young Adult adventure.
TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE SAVAGE.
Six teenage girls survive a plane crash on a deserted island.
Removed from civilised society, can they challenge class, identity, and toxic femininity to pull together and survive? Or will they descend into savagery?
Seventeen-year-old farm girl Ellery is used to being alone; used to taking care of herself. After she wins an athletics scholarship to a prestigious new school, she finds herself facing her own personal nightmare – stuck on a plane with a bunch of mean girls, the school dork and her ex-best friend. But when the plane crashes and they find themselves alone on a deserted island, the real challenge begins.
As they fight for survival, long-buried secrets are uncovered and – one by one – each girl’s true character emerges. Can friendships, like fires, be relit? And can Ellery survive on Girl Island?
'Mean Girls meets Lord of the Flies. I loved it.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A great read. I couldn't put it down!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Fans of The Hunger Games will love this book.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I didn't want it to end! A brilliant debut.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A wonderfully gripping, daring debut YA novel.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Totally absorbing...I couldn't put it down.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A thrilling YA adventure.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This is the all-girl Lord of the Flies we've all been waiting for.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Read it in one sitting! Beautifully written.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A great story, with characters that took me back to being a teenager myself. Couldn't put it down.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A great read. I will be buying Girl Island for all the teenage girls in my life!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This book is amazing!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I couldn't put this survival story down. Highly recommended.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A thrilling, quick read...I loved it so much that I read it in a day!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A thoroughly enjoyable adventure. It's fast-paced, exciting and totally absorbing. I read it pretty much in one sitting.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I loved this book. I basically couldn't stop reading it until I finished it.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'What a way to finish the reading year! Just wow. I binge-read this in a day!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Amazon and Goodreads reviews
'Consistently engrossing...an absorbing, romantic twist on the traditional pirate's tale.'
- Kirkus Reviews
The Amazon.com Bestseller. Born of the Sea is a novella based on the true story of 18th-century pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
New Providence, 1719. A fierce and fearless Anne Bonny joins Jack Rackham and the crew of pirate ship William, embarking on the adventure of a lifetime.
Born of the Sea follows Anne as she cross-dresses, drinks and fights her way through the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy. But Anne's life is changed forever when she meets Mary Read, plotting a new course on a voyage of self-discovery.
'An engrossing tale...utterly romantic.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A sexy, Sapphic, swashbuckling romp...I loved it.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Brave and brilliant...This little book challenges gender and sexuality in a fresh and powerful way, which is remarkable given it is historical fiction.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Beautiful, adventurous love story...I couldn't put it down!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'What a beautiful little novella. Read in one sitting - inhaled more like - and felt like I fell straight into the world Castle illustrated.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I was completely captivated from the first sentence to the last by this gem of a book. The atmosphere and the exploits of the pirates are so vivid, and Anne and Mary's love was beautifully depicted. I could read about them for centuries.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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