‘The Mirror Season’ Review: Anna-Marie McLemore tells a poignant and powerful story about learning to heal after trauma

Striking, compelling, and full of Anna-Marie McLemore’s signature lyrical prose, The Mirror Season is a heavy, but commanding piece of fiction. Inspired by the Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, The Snow Queen, this book is a poignant and powerful story about…

‘Fat Chance, Charlie Vega’ review: Crystal Maldonado’s beautifully diverse debut about unconditional self-love

Crystal Maldonado’s debut novel blends body positivity, friendship, romance and an effortlessly diverse cast in a captivating contemporary young adult novel. Fat Chance, Charlie Vega is a book young adult readers everywhere should pick up, but be warned: it will…

‘Amelia Unabridged’ review: Ashley Schumacher’s heartfelt debut explores grief and finding your place in the world

Ashley Schumacher’s debut novel Amelia Unabridged gently, yet fearlessly, explores the debilitating nature of grief and trying to find one’s place in the universe. Perhaps the most sobering truth to learn as a young adult is that we are not…

‘The Project’ review: Courtney Summers’ new thriller will chill you to the bone

Courtney Summers’ The Project tells a story about a cult that feels a little too real—and chills you right to the bone.  Gloria “Lo” Denham and her older sister Bea have always had a special bond, a bond that only…

10 Best YA Historical Fiction of 2019

Historical fiction is an amazing genre that brings truth from the past to us today. It can be heartbreaking and heartfelt — and sometimes it includes a smidgen of magic. There is so much to learn from through the lens…

Author Interview: Laura Moe talks “Breakfast with Neruda”

“Breakfast with Neruda” is a novel that follows the life of two troubled teenagers named, Michael and Shelly, as they try to solve Michael’s situation and discover who they are while serving out their community service duties (click here for…

Book Review: Sanctuary Bay

Authors Laura J. Burns and Melinsa Metz have delivered an intriguing premise in their YA novel Sanctuary Bay, where nothing is as it seems and our leading lady Sarah Merson must battle known forces to help save her friend When Sarah Merson receives…