Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson is not a book for light reading. Grown is a mystery that engages a narrative that is difficult to put down, while simultan…
Book Reviews
‘Grown’ review: Tiffany D. Jackson’s new mystery novel for girls who were forced to grow up too fast
This Is My America’ review: Kim Johnson’s debut novel is a triumph of hope and justice
I want to preface this review by saying that as a white woman and because of the privilege associated with that, I haven’t had to face the microaggres…
‘When Villains Rise’ review: Rebecca Schaeffer marvelously concludes her addictive ‘Market of Monsters’ series
Just as in the very beginning, monstrosity, in both deed and being, is the subject of When Villains Rise, the conclusion to the darkly insightful yet …
‘Fable’ review: Adrienne Young’s new YA fantasy is a perfect whirlpool of swashbuckling action and romance
Adrienne Young’s latest YA Fantasy, Fable, is the start of a grand, seafaring adventure–a salt-water soaked story to delight those whose hearts belong…
Book Review: Greythorne (Bloodleaf #2) by Crystal Smith
Greythorne, the sequel to Bloodleaf by Crystal Smith, is a series of puzzling decisions that at once improve the series and wildly shift its previous …
Book Review: Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera
Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera sparks new life and culture into the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice by framing it as a love letter to Puerto Rico.&nbs…
Audiobook Review: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
What do you get when you mix endearing characters, genuine family dynamics, brujería-inspired magic, and queerness in a myriad of forms? Cemeter…