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Review of Truly Devious (Truly Devious #1) by Maureen Johnson

ICYMI: This is the first in Johnson's young adult series, set in a boarding school in rural Vermont, with compelling past and present...

Aug 10

Review of How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying) by Cristina Fernandez

How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying) is a charming, irresistible young adult story about superheroes, villains, a crushing premed...

May 24

Review of See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Rachel Lynn Solomon crafts another sweet, quirky, funny, romantic young adult story that plays with time and is centered around...

Mar 24

Review of Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road #1) by Rachel Hartman

Rachel Hartman's young adult story follows irresistible, hardheaded, wonderfully faulted Tess as she breaks from rigid medieval gender...

Jan 25

Review of Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long

I was hooked by Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction novel about tough young Sena, her skittish fighting wolf Iska, and their...

Jan 6

Review of Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes #1) by Elizabeth Lim

I was captivated by Lim's fairy tale of a fantasy novel, particularly the vivid magical realism, Shiori's strength and abilities, and...

Dec 28, 2021

Review of Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

I was intrigued by the Chinese folklore influences and the story's feminist leanings, although I felt bogged down at times by...

Dec 20, 2021

Review of Pretty Funny for a Girl by Rebecca Elliott

Elliott's book for young readers offers a boy-crazy, truly funny main protagonist in Haylah Swinton. I delighted in watching her come...

Dec 9, 2021

Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series

Royalty, intrigue, and magically wonderful stories--even if no magic is involved (see number 1 below)! It's tough to fall in love with...

Nov 8, 2021

Review of Warcross (Warcross #1) by Marie Lu

You may see much of this young adult story coming, but Warcross is an action-packed quest to right wrongs in an immersive video game and...

Oct 13, 2021

Review of The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz

ICYMI: This young adult historical fiction story was a five-star read for me. I adored it. “My books promised me that life wasn’t just...

Oct 12, 2021

Review of The Project by Courtney Summers

Summers's young adult fiction begins with a fascinating premise--sisters are torn apart by tragedy and then further separated by a...

Oct 8, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/8/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney's book about a young poet hyper-focused on her...

Sep 14, 2021

Review of Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

Emiko Jean's young adult light fiction is delightful, youthful, sometimes wonderfully silly, and heartwarming. The irresistible premise...

Sep 7, 2021

Review of Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2) by Holly Jackson

In Holly Jackson's young adult mystery sequel, we revisit the brave, faulted, irresistible character of Pippa Fitz-Amobi, who is drawn...

Sep 3, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/3/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Emiko Jean's Tokyo Ever After, in which Japanese-American teen Izumi Tanaka discovers that her...

Aug 19, 2021

Review of Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

This light fiction young adult novel offers (reluctant) romance, best friendships, dance lessons, glimpses into the future, a reimagined...

Aug 18, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/18/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Shoulder Season, Christina Clancy's novel set in 1981 Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, at a Playboy resort;...

Aug 6, 2021

Review of Now You Say Yes by Bill Harley

Now You Say Yes is beautiful. Harley's middle-grade story about love, duty, self-discovery, disappointment, and pushing through the...

Jul 26, 2021

Review of Rule of Wolves (King of Scars #2) by Leigh Bardugo

The moments of redemption aren’t too easy, and I found the various threads building toward the amazing ending to be satisfying and...

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