Gideon The Ninth by Tasmyn Muir is one of the most delightful, creeptastic, intriguing and overall amazing books I have ever read. I first heard the stirrings of buzz a few months back when social media started sharing inklings of…
Book Review: Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks
I can think of no other book to satisfy early autumnal cravings than Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks. Set in the Disneyland of Pumpkin-patches, complete with various Fall-themed attractions, Pumpkinheads introduces readers to Josiah and Deja, two…
9 “Frankly” Fantastic Star-Crossed YA Contemporary Couples
My favorite type of romantic fiction trope is anything where the romance doesn’t come too easy, where the writer or creator makes the couple work for it, so that the inevitable reunion or coupling is that much sweeter. A great…
Book Review: The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett
If the 1999 Brandan Fraser and Rachel Weisz classic, The Mummy and the 2009 Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law Sherlock Holmes had an intrepid teenager obsessed with Dracula, the result would be The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett. When Theodora Fox’s treasure-hunting father…
Blog Tour: Celia C. Pérez on the inspiration for Strange Birds
I first heard about Strange Birds at BookExpo and I knew immediately that I needed to read it. Ensemble stories, especially ensemble stories featuring girls and young women working toward activism and positive change, are my bookish kryptonite. From what…
Book Review: The Good Thieves by Katherine Rundell
Katherine Rundell’s writing is magic. I’ve read three of her books now, and each one is filled with such whimsy and irresistibly charming characters. The Good Thieves is no exception. Set in New York City in the ’20s, an author’s…
Book Review: Start Here by Trish Doller
Trish Doller completely and totally surprised me with Start Here, a devastatingly gorgeous and ultimately hopeful story. Quick background: Willa and Taylor are frenemies, the only common thread between them is their shared best friend, Finley, who passed away from…
