Book Review: ‘Fans of the Impossible Life’ by Kate Scelsa

This is the story of a girl, her gay best friend, and the boy in love with both of them. Ten months after her recurring depression landed her in the hospital, Mira is starting over as a new student at…

Author Interview: Karole Cozzo Talks ‘How to Say I Love You out Loud’

I reviewed this awesome book earlier this week, and you can read it here. Karole Cozzo was nice enough to take time out of her busy schedule to answer a few of my questions about her debut novel.   As…

Seven Sequels We Needed Yesterday

There have been some incredible young adult books published in the last year. These are just seven that have left me clamoring for more: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (Sequel: Glass Sword, coming February 9, 2016) If you’ve read Red…

Read of the Week: ‘No Place to Fall’ by Jaye Robin Brown

Amber Vaughn is a good girl. She sings solos at church, babysits her nephew after school, and spends every Friday night hanging out at her best friend Devon’s house. It’s only when Amber goes exploring in the woods near her…

Book Review: ‘Map to the Stars’ by Jen Malone

 The California dream was supposed to give seventeen-year-old Annie Shelton a fresh start, far removed from her dad’s unusual betrayal. But when things don’t go according to plan in La La Land, Annie’s mom snags a last-minute gig as makeup…

Comic-Con 2015: The Buffy Effect – Teen Heroines Then & Now

If you’re a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan and haven’t read some recent young adult lit, or if you’re a big YA fan but have yet to check out Joss Whedon’s brilliant teen series, you are missing out. Seriously. I…

Blog Tour: ‘Pretending to be Erica’ by Michelle Painchaud

Today we’re excited to be kicking off the blog tour for Michelle Painchaud’s Pretending to be Erica. This debut novel is described as We Were Liars meets Heist Society: Seventeen-year-old Violet’s entire life has revolved around one thing: becoming Erica…