

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/14/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a memoir about coping with chronic illness; a twisty mystery in which people aren't always what...
Jun 14, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/20/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Sarah J. Maas's popular young adult fantasy about the collision of faeries and humans, the...
Apr 20, 2021


Review of A Deadly Education: Lesson One of the Scholomance by Naomi Novik
El is a grumpy, powerful, smart, straightforward character I was obsessed with, and I wanted to spend as much time with her as possible....
Apr 8, 2021


Review of Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Boulley weaves fantastically fluid and frequent details of indigenous tradition into Daunis's everyday life, pivotal moments, and her...
Apr 5, 2021


Review of She's Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard
Heard's young adult thriller was a lightning-fast read, and there's a yearning for connection between the two main protagonists that...
Mar 30, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/29/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading three books that are about to be published: Cory Anderson's debut, a dark young adult novel about...
Mar 29, 2021


Six Fantastic Stand-Alone Young Adult Books
Aren't young adult books just the best? Young adult is one of my favorite genres to read for fun and to edit. The main protagonists are...
Mar 19, 2021


Review of Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
The first book in Mahurin's young adult fantasy trilogy was unabashedly dramatic and angsty, and I was smiling at all of it in delight....
Mar 18, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/17/21 Edition
What I'm Reading Now: Three Fun Fantasy Stories I'm reading the newest book from Naomi Novik, which showcases excellent dark humor within...
Mar 17, 2021


Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series
01 The Conquerer’s Saga series by Kiersten White White's And I Darken, the first book in her Conquerer's Saga series, has a cover that to...
Feb 26, 2021


Review of The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Johansen offers peeks at her characters' pasts as well as the forces that shaped the Tearling, and she plays with time and reality to...
Feb 18, 2021


Six Books with Cold, Wintry Settings to Read by the Fire
01 The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld This book is dark and beautiful, with such expansive descriptions of the mountains, the closed-in...
Feb 12, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/28/21 Edition
01 The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James Can you fall in love with someone you’ve never met, never even spoken to--someone...
Jan 28, 2021


Review of Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Solomon offers a sweet, romantic young adult story with emotions that feel authentic; the book showcases competition, honesty, youthful...
Jan 11, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/1/21 Edition
01 Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon It's the last day of high school, and nemeses Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have battled...
Jan 1, 2021


Review of One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
I suspected each of the main players at one point or another and couldn't wait for the big reveal for this young adult mystery, the first...
Dec 24, 2020


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/22/20 Edition
01 The Searcher by Tana French What do I love more than a Tana French book, a retired detective story, or an Irish setting? Nothing....
Dec 22, 2020


Review of Fable by Adrienne Young
I loved this first installment of Young's two-book series, which features pirates, a brave young heroine, a little romance, and lots of...
Nov 18, 2020


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/17/20 Edition
01 Skyhunter by Marie Lu My copy of the book unfortunately does not have this gorgeously mesmerizing cover. But I'm still excited to read...
Nov 17, 2020


Review of How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang
Zhang's detail was wonderful, and her characters make noble sacrifices and face impossible choices. The book's frequent heartbreak was a...
Nov 4, 2020