The Stars We Steal [Review]

The Stars We Steal Author: Alexa Donne Publication Date: February 4, 2020 Genre: YA Sci-fi Pages: 400 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Synopsis Engagement season is in the air. Eighteen-year-old Princess Leonie “Leo” Kolburg, heir to a faded European spaceship, only has one thing on her mind: which lucky bachelor can save her family from financial…

The Shadow Between Us [Review]

The Shadow Between Us Author: Tricia Levenseller Publication Date: February 25, 2020 Genre: YA fantasy Pages: 336 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Synopsis Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power: 1) Woo the Shadow King. 2) Marry him. 3) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself. No one…

The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly [Review]

The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly Author: Meredith Tate Publication Date: February 11, 2020 Genre: YA mystery/thriller Pages: 368 Publisher: G.P Putnam's Sons books for Young Readers Synopsis When band-geek Ivy and her friends get together, things start with a rousing board game and end with arguments about Star Wars. Her older sister Autumn is…

All the Bad Apples by Moira Fowley-Doyle Review

All the Bad Apples Author: Moira Fowley-Doyle Publication date: August 27, 2019 Genre: YA paranormal/magical realism Pages: 320 Publisher: Kathy Dawson Books Synopsis The day after the funeral all our mourning clothes hung out on the line like sleeping bats. 'This will be really embarrassing,' I kept saying to my family, 'when she shows up…

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren Review

The Unhoneymooners Author: Christina Lauren Publication date: May 14, 2019 Genre: Adult romantic comedy Pages: 395 Publisher: Gallery Books Synopsis Olive is always unlucky: in her career, in love, in…well, everything. Her identical twin sister Ami, on the other hand, is probably the luckiest person in the world. Her meet-cute with her fiancé is something…

The Storm Crow Blog Tour + Review

The Storm Crow Author: Kalyn Josephson Publication date: July 9, 2019 Genre: YA fantasy Pages: 352 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Synopsis In the tropical kingdom of Rhodaire, magical, elemental Crows are part of every aspect of life...until the Illucian empire invades, destroying everything. That terrible night has thrown Princess Anthia into a deep depression. Her sister…

Teeth in the Mist By Dawn Kurtagich Review

Teeth in the Mist Author: Dawn Kurtagich Publication date: June 11, 2019 Genre: YA horror Pages: 464 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Synopsis Before the birth of time, a monk uncovers the Devil's Tongue and dares to speak it. The repercussions will be felt for generations... Sixteen-year-old photography enthusiast Zoey has been fascinated by…

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson Review

Sorcery of Thorns Author: Margaret Rogerson Publication date: June 4, 2019 Genre: YA fantasy Pages: 464 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Synopsis All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of…

The Haunted by Danielle Vega Review

The Haunted Author: Danielle Vega Publication date: June 4, 2019 Genre: YA Horror/parnormal Pages: 304 Publisher: Razorbill Synopsis Clean slate. That's what Hendricks Becker-O'Malley's parents said when they moved their family to the tiny town of Drearfield, New York. Hendricks wants to lay low and forget her dark, traumatic past. Forget him. But things don't go as planned.…

Wilder Girls by Rory Power Review

Wilder Girls Author: Rory Power Publication date: July 9, 2019 Genre: YA feminist horror/dystopian Pages: 368 Publisher: Delacorte press Synopsis It's been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty's life out from under her. It started slow. First the teachers died one by…