Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw is a lush, atmospheric mystery with a spellbinding setting and prose that lulls you deeper and deeper into the mountain town of Fir Haven. This book makes me think of …
Book Review: Song of the Crimson Flower by Julie C. Dao
Song of the Crimson Flower, the third book by author Julie C. Dao, contains all the trappings of a Vietnamese fairytale with its lush river markets, moonlight confessions of love, and dark magic. Set …
Book Review: Fireborne by Rosaria Munda
Here be dragons! Lovers of Game of Thrones, Eragon, and philosophy are bound to adore Rosaria Munda’s debut novel, Fireborne, a captivating, dragon-filled YA fantasy that is heavily inspired by Plato’…
Book Review: The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
One part Lord of the Flies and one part The Handmaid’s Tale, Kim Liggett’s YA dystopia The Grace Year plunges readers into a terrifying and timely examination of the human condition and women’s relati…
Book Review: The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh
Lovers of vampires rejoice, for Renée Ahdieh’s latest offering The Beautiful, a YA paranormal, historical fiction, features these fanged creatures in droves in this steamy and bloody romp through 19th…
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Turns 10—A brief look into Katniss Everdeen’s Character Motivation
Catching Fire, the second book of the acclaimed YA dystopian trilogy The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, turned ten years old today. Catching Fire is unique in its function as a sequel, with regards …
Book Review: Song of the Abyss by Makiia Lucier
Like a ship caught in the doldrums, Makiia Lucier’s second installment in the YA nautical themed Fantasy Tower of Winds series, Song of the Abyss, struggles to engage the reader. While the ocean/sailo…