A thrill ride from the first page to the last… Riveting.
Donnely strikes a perfect balance between powerful worldbuilding and rich thematic exploration as Mirana and Teague struggle against their fates in Donnelly’s third in The Kinderra Saga. Though her parents’ lives are… Trine Revelation, The Kinderra Saga: Book 3 by C. K. Donnelly
A thrill ride from the first page to the last… Riveting.
Donnely strikes a perfect balance between powerful worldbuilding and rich thematic exploration as Mirana and Teague struggle against their fates in Donnelly’s third in The Kinderra Saga. Though her parents’ lives are…
Compelling and original…
Perone weaves a compelling tale of one young boy’s coming of age journey in his engrossing debut. The magical mountain of Danger Peak is special but holds a particular attraction for thirteen-year-old Robert Kin and his two…
A sprawling, heady, engrossing tale…
Azuki grapples with mysterious happenings, secrets, and the tumultuous meanings of what it means to stand for one’s family, friends, and nation in the eighth installment of Youmans’s addictive, layered historical fantasy series. Japan, 1877.…
Eloquent and assured… An intricately realized coming-of-age story.
Being the only openly gay kid at school in Boondock, Indiana, means Josh Cooper has to live under the radar and not draw attention to himself. Still getting bullied is more than…
A wonderfully imaginative YA urban fantasy…
Sullivan’s debut is an exhilarating page-turner, featuring a fully fleshed-out cast and a fantastical world packed with both whimsey and dark. When Bax accepted a ring intended for his estranged father from a decrepit…
A tender, deeply moving story with depth…
Koven’s latest novel is a touching, insightful YA coming-of-age story, filled with poignant emotion and character. All his life, sixteen-year-old Tristen has seen nothing but grief. His father died when he was a…
Extraordinary and unforgettable…
Starace debuts with this excellent YA supernatural, featuring a teenager with exceptional abilities, trying to make the world a better place. Sixteen-year-old Adam is constantly haunted by strange dreams that leave him exhausted and confused. When Adam…
Breathless, nail-biting…
Brimming with intriguing paranormal details, Smith’s latest, a tale of supernatural action, boasts vividly wrought characters and a satisfying, carefully paced narrative following five teenage boys’ gradual transition from regular high school kids to the saviors of the…
A captivating fantasy tale of mystery and intrigue…
Garcia’s latest is a dark, complex web of mystery, magic, and supernatural intrigue. Struggling with his parents’ divorce and his older brothers’ diagnosis of schizophrenia, fifteen-year-old Jacob Kelly is less than thrilled…
An entirely fresh and addicting tale…
A young man learns what it means to be a true hero in Lee’s debut coming-of-age fantasy. Johan Finley has always dreamt of being a warrior, but when his arrogance and impulsive nature cost…
A fast, intense, action-packed YA read…
Hansen concludes the Transformed Nexus duology with this entertaining, imaginative installment. It is 2164. Sierra is in a new body and on a new planet with a new problem. Cromwell, the mad scientist, has…
Immersive and heartrending…
Winn’s debut, the first novel in a YA series set in the same universe as AC Rob’s forthcoming Rock series, is high on emotion, mystery, and intrigue. Seventeen-year-old Mischa Kenning-Elliot, is content being ‘invisible’ in her high…
Complex and sophisticated…. Absolutely un-put-downable.
The award-winning Manning thoughtfully examines the intricacies of living with a chronic condition, love, and identity in her page-turning latest YA romance. Life for high-school senior Erica O’Donnell is hardly ideal: living with syncope, a…
A taut, compulsively readable tale…
Set in 1944, Kingston’s stand-alone sequel to The City Island Messenger is a coming-of-age tale of love, friendship, revenge, and reincarnation. The world around City Island is caught up in war, and the close-knit community…
An emotionally resonant and thought-provoking YA romance…
Hendricks’s debut has a lot to like with its sensible hero, spunky heroine, and dynamic secondary cast. Trying to find a subject for a project for the semester, Cleo and Stan, a Black…
Complex, creative, and captivating…
A young queer girl travels to Alaska disguised as a boy, trying to find some kind of inner peace in Skipstone’s engrossing latest. Seventeen-year-old Tracy has always felt awkward in her skin. And it is the…
A dangerous journey filled with darkness, mystery, betrayal, and intrigue…
Troubled characters, complicated bonds, dark supernatural magic, and power politics mark Hutchinson’s third installment in the Obluvium Series. With the tyrannical king of Stromboden and the mad Count Carvil out…
Gripping, powerful, and unforgettable… An emotion-packed must-read.
Bourgault infuses his exceptionally well-built world with small town intrigue, old secrets, treacheries, and human drama in his deeply engrossing debut. Ferguston, Ontario. 12-year-old Justin Lambert has seen his father struggling with the…
Hopeful and tear-jerking at once…
Bellec delves into the intricacies of adolescence in his engrossing latest, taking readers on a teenager’s journey to self-realization. Struggling with mental illness and childhood trauma, Someone is less than thrilled when he is forced…