Wilder Girls by Rory Power: A Sharp and Vicious Debut feat. Body Horror and Smart Subtext

Rory Power’s Wilder Girls is a sharp and biting debut full of high stakes, a vicious world, and the monsters inside teenage girls. I struggled a lot with this review because it’s so hard to accurately capture the sheer power that this novel has. It’s fierce, it’s vicious, and it’s so raw and real—I can’t …

The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman: A Highly Atmospheric Book About a Mysterious Small Town

3.5 stars After her older sister’s death, Violet Saunders and her mother moves back to Four Paths, her mother’s hometown. Four Paths is a small town, and filled with more secrets than Violet is ready for. Soon she’s embedded into understanding how the town works—with its mysterious monster, the Gray, hunting and killing innocents, and …

Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale: A Sweet Summer Romance feat. So. Many. Baked Goods

5 stars Babe Vogel loves the town of Oar’s Rest—she’s grown up here all her life with her best friends Penny and Chad, loves her job at the café The Busy Bean, and can’t imagine anywhere she’d rather be. But in the summer after graduation, everything is changing. Not only have Penny and Chad broken …

Writer Wednesday: Author Interview with Alyssa Wees on The Waking Forest

If you're looking for a lush, magical fantasy with serious fairy-tale vibes, do not hesitate to check out Alyssa Wees' The Waking Forest! I finished reading a few days ago and WOW this was such an intricate book? And the plot twist was heavenly. So definitely keep your eye out, because it just came out …

7 Atmospheric Reads: The Spooky, the Magical, and the Mysterious + Make Your Own

There are so many cool novels that came out/are coming out that feel really atmospheric. I know when I say this most people jump to the sound of "spooky, mysterious, enchanting" but even more than that, I think it applies to any sort of novel with a really strong setting and environment that just engrosses …

If You Liked #9: Spooky Edition!

It's the spookiest month of the year, and today I'm bringing you a wide range of Halloween novels--from witchy to chilling to bloody. These are sure to suit your every taste--whether you do or do not like horror--and provide a large variety of awesome book recommendations based on novels you already know and love! From …

ARC: When Light Left Us by Leah Thomas

5 stars When the Vasquez siblings' father left, it seemed like nothing could remedy the absence in their lives--at least, until a shimmering figure they called Luz appeared in the canyon behind their house. Luz did what their father didn't. He shot hoops with Hank's own hands, he showed movies behind Ana's eyelids, and he …

Interview with Illustrator Lisa Perrin

I know I spoiled this during last week's spotlight post, but today's Cover Geek (#16) is an interview with illustrator Lisa Perrin, who has helped create multiple covers for notable young adult novels. I personally was first introduced to her work a year or two ago on the cover of Wink Poppy Midnight, by April Genevieve …

Spotlight: The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw (DRC)

Today's post is a cover geek, review, and spotlight all wrapped in one! I'm featuring one of my favorite YA debuts of 2017, which is The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw! The Wicked Deep revolves around the cursed town of Sparrow where three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery two centuries ago. For a …