Book Review: Wicked as You Wish by Rin Chupeco

Wicked as You Wish by Rin Chupeco is the first book in the urban fantasy series, A Hundred Names For Magic. It explores what happens when you mix politics, magic, and teenage angst. While bright, colorful and full of #OwnVoices magic…

Book Review: The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte

Astrid Scholte’s sophomore novel, The Vanishing Deep, dives into the deepest depths of sisterly love and explores the moral question of what would it mean if you could bring someone back from the dead… for a price. Everything about this…

Book Review: Diamond City by Francesca Flores

Francesca Flores’ debut YA fantasy Diamond City presents a violent industrial steampunk world through the cold-blooded eyes of the city’s greatest assassin, where industrialists and magic users are at odds and crooked gangs rule the streets.  This book’s fantastic premise…

Book Review: Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen

Loveboat, Taipei is a charming coming of age debut YA novel by Abigail Hing Wen about learning to forge your own path regardless of parental expectations. All her life, Ever Wong has done everything her parents have asked for. She’s a top…

Book Review: Color Me In by Natasha Diaz

Heartfelt, lyrical and emotional, Color Me In is a story that places self identity front and center. Natasha Diaz’s debut book is about learning to love all of the different, complicated, parts that make you who you are.  Inspired by…

10 Best YA Historical Fiction of 2019

Historical fiction is an amazing genre that brings truth from the past to us today. It can be heartbreaking and heartfelt — and sometimes it includes a smidgen of magic. There is so much to learn from through the lens…

10 Best Holiday YA Novels of the 2010s

Sit back and relax this winter with a great holiday novel and a cup of hot cocoa. There are plenty holiday-themed Young Adult books to choose from, but these stories are the top ten within the last decade. Appreciate the…