Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway – review

helloitsheath 'I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to people who love music as well as people who like light YA chick lit style books'

Quickfire interview: Mairi Hedderwick

The Scottish author and illustrator, best known for the Katie Morag series of children's picture books set on the Isle of Struay, takes on the Guardian children's books quickfire interview

Teardrop by Lauren Kate – review

helloitsheath: 'It took a while to get into it but once I'd settled into the story and the writing style I couldn't put the book down'

She is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick – review

SophieScribe: 'Funny, scary, thrilling, sad and full of hope, this book has it all'

Split Second by Sophie McKenzie – review

SophieScribe: 'I highly recommend this book to everyone out there who's a fan of edge of your seat thrillers - this one's certainly at the top of its game'

The Night Itself by Zoė Marriott – review

SophieScribe: 'The Night Itself ticks every single box! It's exciting, scary, magical, cultural and humorous'

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling – review

Bookworm1408: 'You haven't lived until you have read the Harry Potter books'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – review

Bookworm1408: 'It's one of my favourite books because it's so exciting and it makes your heart race and your blood pump'

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green – review

Butterfly Rainbow: 'This absorbing novel shows John Green at his unrivalled best. The Fault in Our Stars is a stunning achievement'

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani – review

Bookworm1408: 'All in all it was pretty good and if you like magic and fantasy you'll probably like this'

How the visual language of comics could have its roots in the ice age

Cartoons have a sophisticated language all their own, argues psychologist and comics obsessive Neil Cohn. He breaks it down for David Robson

Hollow Earth by John and Carole Barrowman – review

Bookworm1408:'Some parts of it were a bit creepy and some were just plain scary. I don't like horror but I loved Hollow Earth'

Monster High 3: Where There’s a Wolf, There’s a Way by Lisi Harisson – review

Butterfly Rainbow: 'I absolutely LOVED this fangtastic book. Harrison describes everything with great precision and feeling'

Maps by Aleksandra Mizielinska and Daniel Mizielinski – review

BookTrain125: 'it did not have all the countries, which was disappointing. Other than that it was fascinating'

Reader reviews roundup

YOUR REVIEWS: Some vile visitors have come a-knocking at the site, and we're turning invisible (and so is JK Rowling!) Haven't a clue what we're on about? Enter this week's reader reviews roundup and find out...