Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch
Jo Niederhoff
Library book swapping is almost a habit among my family. My mom has borrowed the copy of Girl Waits with Gun that I checked out last week, and I’ve been…
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Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
Lucy Hounsom
This review contains spoilers for Red Queen. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the first book. I’m new to this series and tore through the first book,…
Sara Raasch Interview
Leo Elijah Cristea
Sara Raasch is the author of the New York Times Bestselling Snow Like Ashes trilogy. Whilst eagerly awaiting the third and final instalment of the trilogy, why not check out…
Evelyn Skye Interview
Evelyn Skye’s hotly-anticipated debut, The Crown’s Game, is due out in the spring. Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls…
The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore
My first experience with magical realism is quite possibly something I’ve already forgotten. I read a great deal when I was younger (and still do, though I don’t have as…
Susan Dennard Interview
Susan Dennard has come a long way from small-town Georgia. As a marine biologist, she got to travel the world before settling down as a full-time novelist and writing instructor.…
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Richard Bray
“Well, we’ve managed to get ourselves locked into the most secure prison in the world. We’re either geniuses or the dumbest sons of bitches to ever breathe air.” Fantasy-Faction recently…
Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski
Sonia Grace
I tore through Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski in about two hours, which should give you an idea of its readability. The book drew me in right away,…
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Illuminae was a good time from beginning to end. The plot itself is fairly straightforward – teenagers break up, teenagers’ planet gets invaded, teenagers barely escape onto improvised evacuation ships…
Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley
Nicole Singer
I was a little surprised how much I liked this book. A race of birds? Songbirds that fly in and out of people’s lungs? Sky vessels and squallwhales? There’s plenty…
Review: Dreamland by Robert L. Anderson
Overlord
I’ve made a real effort to widen my Young Adult reading over the last year or so. Mostly this is the result of multiple conversations I had with authors at…
Demon Road by Derek Landy
Derek Landy’s new novel is just as exciting, just as break-neck and just as addictive as his wildly successful Skulduggery Pleasant series. I tore through those books because I loved…