Margaret Rogerson’s latest offering Vespertine is a fresh departure from standard YA fantasy, with a romance free plot full of ghosts, nuns, and powerful relics. Pitched as Venom meets Joan of A…
‘Vespertine’ Interview: Margaret Rogerson on writing in isolation and her love of undead characters
New York Times Bestselling author Margaret Rogerson (An Enchantment of Ravens and Sorcery of Thorns) is back at it with a ghostly new offering: ‘Vespertine.’…
‘Forestborn’ Interview: Elayne Audrey Becker on transitioning from editor to writer and its impact on her storytelling
‘Forestborn’ by Elayne Audrey Becker brings us back to fantasy’s roots, drawing inspiration from the fantasy giant that is Lord of the Rings.…
‘A Lesson in Vengeance’ review: Victoria Lee’s dark academia YA is spooky and sapphic
A Lesson in Vengeance, Victoria Lee’s new boarding school young adult novel, is an eerie, absorbing thriller about ghosts, history, and mental illness.…
‘Namesake’ review: Adrienne Young’s seafaring sequel brings the story to shore, while getting a little lost along the way
Namesake, Adrienne Young’s highly anticipated sequel to her nautical themed fantasy Fable, struggles to stay afloat under the high expectations set by the previous installment. The story starts off mo…
‘Lore’ review: Alexandra Bracken brings Greek mythology to New York City in this blood-soaked adventure
Imagine the world of Percy Jackson with The Hunger Games happening every seven years, in which tributes are not children, but the Greek gods themselves. This essentially is the concept of Lore, the la…
‘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 at sea. The story is a triumph for Young, the per…