THE WAKING LAND has a great high fantasy feel, but could use a little more development. The Waking Land by Callie Bates is, in some ways, a coming-of-age book set in a magical world. The plot revolves around the first person narration of Elanna Valtai, an ambitious and curious rebel’s daughter who has been prisoner […]
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Middle child syndrome hits a whole new level in All About Mia, the second novel from YA author Lisa Williamson, about a teen who struggles to find her place thanks to her “perfect” siblings. Mia Campbell-Richardson is ruining her parents’ reputation for perfect children. Her older sister, Grace, is an absolute genius, beloved good girl, […]
Completely unexpected, Odd & True by Cat Winters mushed together sisterly love with folklore, keeping readers questioning whether monsters are merely tales spun to amuse children or something that really goes bump-in-the-night. Review When I started, I couldn’t help but compare Odd & True to Supernatural. Siblings banding together after a long separation to hunt for mystical monsters. […]
GENUINE FRAUD, the latest from E. Lockhart, is dark and twisty, but it may feel a bit familiar to mystery fans. We Were Liars author E. Lockhart is back in the deception game with Genuine Fraud, the story of two close friends headed down a destructive path. Jule West Williams survived a rough upbringing and […]
Dive back into the world of Jus Accardo’s The Infinity Division series with Omega, the second book in the trilogy that follows fated characters as they chase a killer through the unpredictable multiverse! Infinity followed Kori Anderson, a teen who discovered that her army general father heads up a top secret government organization that travels […]
Project Pandora, a sci-fi book about modern day teenage assassins by Aden Polydoros, may sound fast-paced with high stakes, but the debut novel doesn’t live up to its promise. Review Tyler (code name Apollo), a seventeen year old, starts having flashbacks of murder scenes and remembering things that never happened–at least in his mind. He […]
Do you love reviewing books and want a chance to share your reviews with a wider audience? The Fandom is now recruiting Young Adult book reviewers! We love doing Young Adult book reviews, but with several amazing titles hitting bookshelves each month from big publishers and indie authors alike, we’re looking for some fresh voices […]
Kasie West delivers another sweet YA romance with her latest book, Lucky in Love. Lucky in Love follows Maddie, a high school senior who is one of the smartest in her class. Although she excels in her studies, her social and home life needs some improvement. Ever since her dad lost his job, her family […]
JULIA DEFIANT brings a new dimension of threats, but struggles with momentum. High fantasy and supernatural mystery meet in Julia Defiant, the second book in Catherine Egan’s The Witch’s Child trilogy. The novel continues the adventures of Julia, a girl with the inexplicable ability to vanish who lives in a world full of witches, magic, […]