Publisher’s Description Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns howContinue reading “Book Review: THE HAZEL WOOD by Melissa Albert”
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5 More Great Reads from the CYBILS Young Adult Speculative Fiction Nominees
My last post shone a spotlight on Five Must-Read books from the CYBILS 2017 Young Adult Speculative Fiction nominees. But there was too much awesome to fit in just one post. If you love fantasy, science fiction and magical realism as much as I do, you’ll love these books too! The Last Magician by LisaContinue reading “5 More Great Reads from the CYBILS Young Adult Speculative Fiction Nominees”
5 Must Reads from the 2017 CYBILS YA Speculative Fiction Nominees
One hundred and thirty books were nominated for the 2017 YA Speculative Fiction Award. 130! That’s a lot of books for seven judges to read in three months! As one of those judges, I’m overwhelmed by the volume but even more overwhelmed by the talent!
Recommended: NYXIA by Scott Reintgen
Every life has a price in this sci-fi thriller that has the nonstop action of The Maze Runner and the high-stakes space setting of Illuminae. This is the first in a new three-book series that will take a group of broken teens to the far reaches of the universe and force them to decide whatContinue reading “Recommended: NYXIA by Scott Reintgen”
Recommended: THE CLOCKWORK DYNASTY by Daniel H. Wilson
In the rugged landscape of eastern Oregon, a young scientist named June uncovers an exquisite artifact—a three-hundred-year-old mechanical doll whose existence seems to validate her obsession with a harrowing story she was told by her grandfather many years earlier. The mechanical doll, June believes, is proof of a living race of automatons that walk undetectedContinue reading “Recommended: THE CLOCKWORK DYNASTY by Daniel H. Wilson”
Recommended: SONG OF THE CURRENT by Sarah Tolcser
I requested an advanced reader copy of Song of the Current in exchange for an unbiased review. An immersive fantasy debut set along the waterways of a magical world. Caroline Oresteia is destined for the river. Her father is a wherryman, as was her grandmother. All Caro needs is for the river god to whisper her name, and herContinue reading “Recommended: SONG OF THE CURRENT by Sarah Tolcser”
Book Recommendations: FOLLOW ME BACK by A.V. Geiger
I received a free advanced reader copy of Follow Me Back in exchange for an unbiased review. Told through tweets, direct messages, and police transcripts Follow Me Back is the first book of a new duology. Written for the online generation this thriller will keep you guessing right up to the shocking end. Tessa Hart’s world feelsContinue reading “Book Recommendations: FOLLOW ME BACK by A.V. Geiger”
Book Recommendation: THE TAKEDOWN by Corrie Wang
I received a free Advanced Reader Copy of The Takedown in exchange for an honest review. Kyla Cheng doesn’t expect you to like her. For the record, she doesn’t need you to. On track to be valedictorian, she’s president of her community club, a debate team champ, plus the yummy Mackenzie Rodriguez has firmly attached himself toContinue reading “Book Recommendation: THE TAKEDOWN by Corrie Wang”
Book Recommendation: THE DISAPPEARANCES by Emily Bain Murphy
I received an Advanced Reader Copy of The Disappearances in exchange for an honest review. What if the ordinary things in life suddenly…disappeared? When Aila’s mother dies and her father is drafted to fight in World War II, she and her younger brother are sent to live with her mother’s best friend from childhood. Aila has met Mrs. CliftonContinue reading “Book Recommendation: THE DISAPPEARANCES by Emily Bain Murphy”
Using Setting to Create a Three-Dimensional World for Your Story: THE URBAN SETTING THESAURUS
We received a free copy of Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s The Urban Settings Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to City Spaces in exchange for an honest review. Since we’re fans of their Emotion Thesaurus as well as their thesauri of positive and negative character trains, we were excited to dive in. (See our review of the other books here.)Continue reading “Using Setting to Create a Three-Dimensional World for Your Story: THE URBAN SETTING THESAURUS”
Rebecca J. Allen 