Reviewing Books for the Young Adult In All Of Us
Synopsis High above the sea, floats the pristine city of the Heliana. Home to winged-lion shapeshifters―the Leonodai―and protected from the world of humans by an elite group of warriors, the Heliana has only known peace. After years of brutal training, seventeen-year-old Rowan is ready to prove her loyalty to the city and her people to […]
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Vespertine by: Margaret Rogerson Release Date: October 5th, 2021 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal Pages: 400 Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | IndieBound Synopsis From the New York Times bestselling author of Sorcery of Thorns and An Enchantment of Ravens comes a thrilling new YA […]
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Barb the Last Berzerker by Dan Abdo & Jason Patterson Release Date: September 28th, 2021 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Graphic Novel Pages: 256 Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indigo | IndieBound Synopsis She-Ra and the Princesses of Power meets Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man in this sidesplitting […]
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To Break a Covenant by: Alison Ames Release Date: September 21, 2021 Publisher: Page Street Publishing Genre: Young Adult, Horror Pages: 320 Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indigo Synopsis Content Warning: Gore! lots of gore/blood (human and animal), body horror (human and animal), claustrophobia, hallucinations/nightmares, death, animal death, parent […]
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Synopsis Four young Black sisters come of age during the American Civil War in So Many Beginnings, a warm and powerful YA remix of the classic novel Little Women by national bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow. North Carolina, 1863. As the American Civil War rages on, the Freedmen’s Colony of Roanoke Island is blossoming, a […]
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Synopsis From William C. Morris Finalist Nafiza Azad comes a thrilling, feminist fantasy about a group of teenage girls endowed with special powers who must band together to save the life of the boy whose magic saved them all. Meet the Wild Ones: girls who have been hurt, abandoned, and betrayed all their lives. It […]
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Synopsis Shiori, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck, forestalling the wedding she never wanted, but it also catches the attention of […]
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Synopsis ALKA CHELRAZI IS ON A MISSION:1. Infiltrate Blackwater Academy2. Win the Great Game3. Burn Wizard society to the ground As a child, Alka witnessed her parents’ brutal murder at the hands of Wizards before she was taken in by an underground rebel group. Now, Alka is deep undercover at the most prestigious school of […]
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Synopsis Content Warnings: Whipping scene within the context of slavery, gun/police violence, discussion of and character with an eating disorder, blood/gore/violence, death, substance abuse/addiction, mentions of child neglect A rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her family’s magic. The problem […]
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Synopsis From the New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars and Genuine Fraud comes a complex novel about acceptance, forgiveness, self-discovery, and possibility, as a teenage girl attempts to regain some sense of normalcy in her life after a family crisis and a broken heart. If you could live your life again, what would you do differently? […]
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