First Shift is the first book in the The Wolves of Rock Falls series by author AJ Skelly. First shift felt like it could be a standalone story, so I am not sure if the next book will follow a new main character (s) or if it will still feature Sam and Meg, but either… Read more »
The Reclaimed Kingdom is the first book in the young adult fantasy Syphon series by Dana Claire. I enjoyed The Reclaimed Kingdom and I am certainly interested in continuing on in the series. At times, The Reclaimed Kingdom felt like a purely foundational novel. It allowed us to get to know the characters, get to… Read more »
You Have a Match is a young adult contemporary romance standalone by Emma Lord. This book was a super cute read that instantly transported me to summer time. I loved the summer camp setting, the friendships explored in You Have a Match we great and I loved all of the romances present as well. All… Read more »
The Fate of Crowns is the first book in the young adult fantasy series called The Fate of Crowns by Rebecca L. Garcia. The cool thing about this series is that all of the books are going to be releasing very closely together. So if you read and love The Fate of Crowns, book two… Read more »
The Dragon Kings Chronicles is a young adult paranormal romance/urban fantasy adventure serial by author Kimberly Loth. It is set in the same world as her Dragon Kings series that featured Obsidian and his gang. This series is about the next generation of royal dragons, and where the first series was set in America, The… Read more »
I Do Not Trust You is a young adult adventure mystery by Laura J. Burns & Melinda Metz. I was immediately drawn in to this book by the title and the summary. A member of an ancient cult shows up to tell you that the father you thought was dead, isn’t? And then sweeps you… Read more »
They Call Me Alexandra Gastone is the first book in the young adult spy & mystery series by T.A. Maclagan. The series is aptly titled the Alexandra Gastone series. I think I will need to read the second book in the series to be able to fully develop my thoughts because one of my main… Read more »
A Different Me is a young adult contemporary fiction by Deborah Blumenthal. I thought this was a good read. It deals with a very common theme of teenage insecurities and I think that Deborah Blumenthal does a fantastic job giving us great insight into our main character, Allie’s head. I really enjoyed getting to know… Read more »
Ruinsong is a young adult fantasy by author Julia Ember. The author describes the book as a “queer Phantom of the Opera retelling with music magic”, which is a pretty good description, and sounded super unique to me. Overall the novel ended at a good stopping place, but I can see, and maybe hope for… Read more »
Throwaway Girls is a young adult mystery by Andrea Contos. I have become a big fan of mysteries and thrillers this year, and I thought Throwaway Girls was a book that got better as it went on. The ending of this mystery truly surprised me, which made the whole book even better in my opinion…. Read more »
