C Reviews
Asian heroine, Love-Triangle, Simon & Schuster, steampunk, Young-Adult
Dear Ms. Fine, When it comes to YA speculative fiction, I’ve been looking for something different. I’m meh about urban fantasy and paranormals. I’m just about done with dystopians. And many a science fiction title has earned my side eye,… more
B Reviews
Contemporary, grief, Little Brown, Young-Adult
Dear Ms. Brown, Some days I get in the mood for what I call “wallow” reads. Books that are emotionally wrenching and send you through the ringer. I can’t read novels like that all the time but going through the… more
C- Reviews
Contemporary, female friendship, grief, SourceBooks, stalker, thriller, Young-Adult
Dear Ms. Jayne, I’m fond of YA thrillers. I think it’s because I grew up on Lois Duncan and Christopher Pike. In fact, I still think of the earlier Christopher Pike books with nostalgia (Remember Me!) even though I’m not… more
B- Reviews
Faeries, Scotland, steampunk, Young-Adult
Dear Ms. May, I admit it. I’m jaded on the speculative fiction genre. It’s not that I’ve seen it all because I don’t think that’s the case. How is that even possible? I just think that a lot of what’s… more
F Reviews
Contemporary, Macmillan, mental illness, mystery, Portland, Serial-Killer, Young-Adult
Dear readers, Help me. I think I’ve done something to anger the universe. Why do I say that? Because I am lost in a swamp of books that, at best, can be described as meh. And at worst — At… more
D Reviews
Assassin, dystopian, Florida, futuristic, Harper-Teen, post-apocalyptic, Young-Adult
Dear Ms. Cummings, I think we’ve reached that stage where post-apocalyptic and dystopian novels are being labelled something else to circumvent disenchantment. I obviously have thoughts about this because given the flood of such books over the past few years,… more