So you want to get started listening to audiobooks. It can be overwhelming. One look at the length (an average of 10 hours or more) and I don’t blame you for being put off. But I’m here to tell you–as…
The 10 Best Books of 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, the books team looks back on a truly amazing year for young adult books. We came together, voted, and ranked our ten best books of 2021. We love fantasy here at the Young Folks,…
‘The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks’ review: Mackenzi Lee’s ambling adventure offers insight into anxiety
The long anticipated, newest addition to the Montague Siblings series, The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee did not disappoint. Like the previous two in the series, this story is full of pirates and wild adventures, but…
Most Anticipated Reads of 2021
So far, 2021 has been an excellent year for books. On this site, we have already highlighted some of our favorites, and we can’t wait to see what the next five months have to offer! In the second half of…
7 YA Bad Boys to Fall For After Watching Loki
The popularity of Disney+’s Loki only proves how much people still love bad boys. (Also that Tom Hiddleston is incredibly hot and charismatic, but we already knew that). Over the past few years, the YA category has become flooded with…
Book Review: The Gentlemen’s Guide To Getting Lucky by Mackenzi Lee
As 2019 comes to an end, I’m not sure there is anything that could make me happier than a Gentlemen’s Guide novella. Mackenzi Lee’s The Gentlemen’s Guide To Vice and Virtue and companion The Lady’s Guide To Petticoats and Piracy are some of my favorite…
Review: The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
I am officially declaring Mackenzi Lee the queen of historical fiction road trips. Lee’s The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue was one of my favorite books of 2017 and its sequel, The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy is…