Book Reviews & Recommendations
Tiffany D. Jackson, the bestselling author celebrated for her sharp, socially conscious thrillers, makes her middle-grade debut with Blood in the Water a story that’s equal parts mystery, coming-of-age tale, and heart-pounding adventure. Set against the sun-drenched yet secretive backdrop of Martha’s […]
If you ever wished Hogwarts had teeth, Scholomance will bite. Naomi Novik’s A Deadly Education drops readers into a sentient, teacherless school where students study, scheme, and try not to be eaten on the way to breakfast. It is equal parts dark […]
What would you do if a road trip with friends turned into a deadly game of survival? In Five Survive, bestselling author Holly Jackson delivers a gripping young adult thriller that takes place almost entirely inside a broken-down RV. With only eight […]
Megan Lally’s That’s Not My Name is a pulse-pounding debut that grips you from its very first page and refuses to let go. Set in a small Oregon town filled with secrets, suspicion, and fear, this young adult thriller explores the terrifying […]
In Rachel Gillig’s One Dark Window, the mist-locked kingdom of Blunder breathes like a living thing, full of secrets, decay, and shadow. With lyrical prose and gothic undertones, Gillig crafts a story where the line between salvation and damnation blurs and where […]
Jennifer Dugan’s Some Girls Do is a heartfelt, beautifully written YA queer romance that explores what it means to live your truth in a world that often makes that difficult. Blending tenderness with tension, it tells the story of two very different […]
In The Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood and Boyfriends, Jamie D’Amato breathes new life into the vampire trope with a mix of humor, vulnerability, and queer romance. Marketed as Heartstopper meets Buffy, this novel blends supernatural chaos with a heartfelt exploration of […]
Margaret Owen’s Little Thieves takes the bones of The Goose Girl and rebuilds them into something clever, propulsive, and emotionally rich. This is a Germanic flavored fantasy with the pulse of a caper and the bite of a character study, anchored by […]
Adam Cesare’s Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives delivers a bloody, chaotic encore that dives deeper into trauma, fame, and small-town paranoia. Following up one of the most talked-about modern slashers in YA horror is no easy feat, but Cesare leans […]
Tasha Suri’s The Jasmine Throne is a triumph of imagination and emotional depth, the kind of epic fantasy that feels both ancient and urgently modern. Drawing inspiration from Indian history and mythology, Suri crafts a world of burning temples, forbidden magic, and […]