Dear Holly Black, Over the summer I caught up with your Cruel Prince trilogy (I know, I know, I live under a boulder) and enjoyed each book more than the last. When I saw that The Stolen Heir, Oak and Suren’s story, was coming out this month, I got excited ... more >
In my experience, romantic holiday anthologies have good odds of being meh, but this collection of contemporary and fantasy stories included enough great names in Young Adult literature to be worth a try. Technically, it could be considered New Adult, since several of the characters are in college, but most ... more >
Dear Ms. Black, I’m a fan. I loved your Curseworker trilogy, so I was interested to see what you’d write next. It turned out to be vampires. Normally that would make me hesitant. I overloaded on vampires during my urban fantasy phase, and it takes a lot to overcome that ... more >
Dear Authors, Steampunk is that subgenre I want to love, that I think has so much potential. Unfortunately, we have a rocky relationship. I’ve attempted to read too many novels in which the steampunk trappings are superficial — put a pair of goggles on someone, mention an airship, and have ... more >
Note: This review is going to be spoilery for White Cat because there’s no good way to discuss Red Glove without revealing the big secret of that book. Skim very selectively if you’re spoiler-phobic! Dear Ms. Black, Last year, you introduced us to the Curse Workers. In the Curse Worker ... more >
Dear Ms. Black, I was first introduced to your books a few years ago with your debut, Tithe, the first in a series about faeries in modern times. In some ways, I consider those books to have kickstarted the popularity of faeries in recent young adult fiction. That said, I’ve ... more >