A Lesson in Vengeance, Victoria Lee’s new boarding school young adult novel, is an eerie, absorbing thriller about ghosts, history, and mental illness.
‘Like Other Girls’ review: ‘Riverdale’ writer Britta Lundin literally tackles internalized misogyny
In Britta Lundin’s novel Like Other Girls, a closeted teenaged lesbian joins her high school’s previously all-male football team.
‘The Taking of Jake Livingston’ review: Ryan Douglass evokes ‘Get Out’ in his horror debut
Ryan Douglass’s debut young adult horror novel, The Taking of Jake Livingston, captures the pain of navigating high school as a Black gay teen.
‘Summer in the City of Roses’ review: Michelle Ruiz Keil’s novel infuses ’90s Portland with Greek mythology
Michelle Ruiz Keil draws from Greek mythology, Grimm’s fairy tales, and the Latin-American tradition of magical realism for Summer in the City of Roses.
‘Six Crimson Cranes’ review: Elizabeth Lim’s new fairy tale duology takes flight
Elizabeth Lim borrows from Hans Christian Andersen and East Asian folklore to breathe life into Six Crimson Cranes, the first book in a duology set in the same world as her previous book, Spin the Dawn, and its sequel. In…
‘Love & Other Natural Disasters’ review: A trope-y summer romance from Misa Sugiura
It’s been a banner year for fake dating in queer YA romances. Misa Sugiura’s new rom-com, Love & Other Natural Disasters, takes the trope to San Francisco.
‘Strange Creatures’ review: Phoebe North’s love letter to storytelling and childhood
Phoebe North’s young adult novel Strange Creatures is a dark and enchanting love letter to magic, storytelling, and childhood.
