Love is in the air (quite literally), as Jane Austen’s classic romance Persuasion takes to the stars in Alexa Donne’s sci-fi, YA retelling The Stars We Steal, a story of exes, marriages of convenience, and destitute royalty in which vibrant,…
Book Review: Buzz Kill by David Sosnowski
David Sosnowski’s YA, satirical sci-fi Buzz Kill is an ambitious and humor laced examination of the future of AI and teen suicide. The story focuses on two teenage hackers that have never met and live far away from each other…
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: Frankly in Love by David Yoon
David Yoon’s YA contemporary Frankly in Love is a heartfelt and humorous portrayal of the struggles of high school love and finding your identity, all while shining a light on the damaging power of racism on relationships. I was so…
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
A tale as old as time, or is it? Brigid Kemmerer’s YA Fantasy A Curse So Dark and Lonely is a dark and enchanting Beauty and the Beast retelling laced with sass, a bromance of the ages, and fierce heroine…
Book Review: Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw
Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw is a lush, atmospheric mystery with a spellbinding setting and prose that lulls you deeper and deeper into the mountain town of Fir Haven. This book makes me think of a dream, a beautiful dream, that…
Book Review: Song of the Crimson Flower by Julie C. Dao
Song of the Crimson Flower, the third book by author Julie C. Dao, contains all the trappings of a Vietnamese fairytale with its lush river markets, moonlight confessions of love, and dark magic. Set in the same world as Dao’s…
