The Betrothed — a trope-filled, romantic YA fantasy — is the latest offering from Kiera Cass, the author of the wildly popular Selection series. Does this book hold a candle to what made this author t…
YALLWest 2020: 5 Ways to Embrace Sucking at Writing
While quarantine may have us all holed up in our homes, YALLWEST continued to make staying home a little brighter with its panel, “Suckage is a Part of Writing.” As an aspiring author myself, who expe…
Book Review: Don’t Call the Wolf by Aleksandra Ross
Aleksandra Ross’s debut novel Don’t Call the Wolf is a lush, atmospheric, Polish folklore-inspired fantasy, featuring a golden dragon, dark magical woods, and a shapeshifting queen. While the wo…
Book Review: Elysium Girls by Kate Pentecost
Kate Pentecost’s debut novel, Elysium Girls, successfully blends dystopian, steampunk, and fantasy genres all into one flashy, high concept western that follows a rough and tumble gang of witches and …
Book Review: Havenfall by Sara Holland
Author Sara Holland’s latest offering, Havenfall, a YA fantasy set in the mountains of the Colorado, breathes new life to the portal fantasy subgenre by bringing the fantastical worlds to us through t…
Book Review: The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
Astrid Scholte’s sophomore novel, The Vanishing Deep, dives into the deepest depths of sisterly love and explores the moral question of what would it mean if you could bring someone back from th…
Book Review: The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
Alechia Dow’s YA, music and literature filled. sci-fi debut, The Sound of Stars, lands a bit pitchy with the plot and tone, turning a fun, trope-filled YA road trip into an unharmonious dirge on the d…