‘When We Make It’ review: Elisabet Velasquez crafts an intimate coming-of-age-tale

Elisabet Velasquez crafts an explosive and intimate coming-of-tale in her debut novel, ​​When We Make It. Written in verse, the story takes place in the 1990’s in Bushwick, Brooklyn.  Told in first person, we meet Sarai, a first generation Nuyorican…

Book Review: We Unleash The Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Revolution burns brighter than ever in We Unleash the Merciless Storm, the sequel to last year’s We Unleash the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia. Happiness, love, fear, dread, anger and hope — expect to feel every emotion  in…

This Month In Books: July 2014 New Releases

This Month in Books is back here at TYF! Each month I will be posting a list of the most anticipated new books being released that month. This month we’ve got a great list including a new Richelle Mead Bloodlines…