C+ Reviews/ Featured
aliens, Penguin, post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Young-Adult
5 Comments
Dear Mr. Yancey, I already can hear readers groaning. “Oh no, not another post-apocalyptic novel!” Believe me, I sympathize. Thanks to The Hunger Games, post-apocalyptic and dystopian novels have flooded the young adult genre. But despite this, The 5th Wave… more
B- Reviews/ C- Reviews/ Featured
bullying, college, Contemporary, ebook, Hachette, Young-Adult
0 Comment
Dear Ms. Keplinger, I’m a fan of your contemporary YA novels. I really like their empowered teen girl and positive female sexuality outlook. While Secrets and Lies isn’t a brand new novel-length work, I enjoy your writing enough to give… more
Publishing News
Amazon, Apple, Young-Adult
55 Comments
Stacked: Female Sexuality in YA Fiction: Exploring the Range of Experiences – Catagator discusses the need for YA books to have a more sexually empowering message. It should be noted that Catagator isn’t calling for all YA books to have… more
B- Reviews
Contemporary, female friendship, Penguin, Young-Adult
0 Comment
Dear Ms. LaMarche, After going on a bit of an older YA/NA reading spree while on vacation, I found myself in the mood for more contemporary fare over my usual SF&F preferences. Your novel, Five Summers, fell right into that… more
B+ Reviews/ Recommended Reads
Contemporary, Recommended Reads, Young-Adult
9 Comments
Dear Ms. McGarry: I definitely had my druthers about this book. In Pushing the Limits Beth doesn’t portray herself in the best light and it is clear that Isaiah, a guy who seems to be constantly saving her, is destined… more
A Reviews
Young-Adult
29 Comments
Yesterday marked the last performance of the symphony in my town. This year my family went to four events. It wasn’t the first time that I’ve been to a symphony but it was the first time that we did so… more
C Reviews/ C- Reviews
Istanbul, steampunk, World War I, Young-Adult
8 Comments
Dear Mr.Westerfeld, Following an enthusiastic recommendation from Lou of The Book Pushers, I picked up your Leviathan Trilogy, a YA steampunk series, to read with my husband. The series is set in a fun, detailed and engaging if not 100%… more
C+ Reviews
post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Young-Adult
3 Comments
Dear Ms. McQuein, Like many other readers of YA novels, I’ve grown somewhat weary of the paranormal and urban fantasy titles in the genre. I want a change and have been trying to find more thrillers and science fiction titles… more
C+ Reviews
Flux, New-York, Witches, Young-Adult
1 Comment
Dear Mr. Tracey, I have a soft spot for witches. It stems from my traditional fantasy reader background. After all, a witch is often the urban fantasy equivalent of a mage. Though I’d heard lots of buzz about your debut,… more
C Reviews
Contemporary romance, mental illness, New Adult, Young-Adult
3 Comments
C Reviews
ghosts, horror, mental illness, Simon & Schuster, sisters, Young-Adult
0 Comment
Dear Ms. West, I loved reading teen horror novels when I was younger. Old school Christopher Pike? Fear Street? Sign me up! Despite the explosion of YA novels in recent years, however, I haven’t seen many fall into the horror… more
C- Reviews
amnesia, Macmillan, Science Fiction, Time-Travel, Young-Adult
2 Comments
Dear Ms. Brody, The premise of your novel, Unremembered, piqued my interest. My reading tastes have been shifting again and I’m feeling the desire to read more thrillers. Bonus points if they have a supernatural or science fiction bent. The… more
B+ Reviews/ Recommended Reads
Bloomsbury, Contemporary, high-school, New York City, Recommended Reads, spies, Young-Adult
4 Comments
Dear Ms. Benway, I’m very fond of novels about teenage spies and grifters. But while I get a steady grifter fix from series like Holly Black’s Curseworker trilogy or Ally Carter’s Heist Society series, there’s a definite lack of YA… more
Publishing News
gender bias, Library, Young-Adult
29 Comments
Hingston: Kill the hardcover, please – From Reader Lana is this opinion piece in the Edmonton Journal calling for the end of the hardcover. The hardcover is currently the biggest money making item for publishers. Hingston argues that no one… more
B+ Reviews/ Recommended Reads
Assassin, blind, first person present tense, Harper-Teen, orphan, psychic powers, Recommended Reads, sisters, Young-Adult
3 Comments
Dear Ms. White, Despite hearing good things about your Paranormalcy trilogy, I haven’t had the chance to pick them up yet. My paranormal weariness usually results in my passing over books in favor of something fresh and new (to me)…. more