Book Reviews

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Book Review: The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor

The cute, high school, math nerd retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma I didn’t know I…

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‘Grown’ review: Tiffany D. Jackson’s new mystery novel for girls who were forced to grow up too fast

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson is not a book for light reading. Grown is a…

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This Is My America’ review: Kim Johnson’s debut novel is a triumph of hope and justice

I want to preface this review by saying that as a white woman and because…

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‘When Villains Rise’ review: Rebecca Schaeffer marvelously concludes her addictive ‘Market of Monsters’ series

Just as in the very beginning, monstrosity, in both deed and being, is the subject…

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‘Fable’ review: Adrienne Young’s new YA fantasy is a perfect whirlpool of swashbuckling action and romance

Adrienne Young’s latest YA Fantasy, Fable, is the start of a grand, seafaring adventure–a salt-water…

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Book Review: Greythorne (Bloodleaf #2) by Crystal Smith

Greythorne, the sequel to Bloodleaf by Crystal Smith, is a series of puzzling decisions that…

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Book Review: Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera

Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera sparks new life and culture into the tale of…