Tag: young adult
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Review: Fraternity by Andy Mientus
3 stars **I received an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Andy Mientus presents Fraternity, a young adult novel centered on queer students at a boarding school where something metaphysical is about to change everything. Blackfriars is a school known for putting out students who go on to be…
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Review: Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 4.5 GennaRose Nethercott presents Thistlefoot, a story steeped in the magic, folklore, and tragedy of Jewish traditional storytelling. Readers follow siblings Bellatine, whose hands burn with anti-death, and Isaac who must run from everything including his very…
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Review: Cryptid Club by Sarah Anderson
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Sarah Anderson returns with Cryptid Club, a collection of short comics centering on various cryptids. I have been a fan of Sarah Anderson’s comics for quite some time, and love a good themed collection. Anderson also provides…
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Review: Vows of Empire by Emily Skrutskie
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Emily Skrutskie completes the Bloodright Trilogy with Vows of Empire. This book picks up shortly after the cliffhanger ending of book two, and any real discussion of the plot will undoubtedly spoil the first two books. Suffice…
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Review: Taproot by Keezy Young
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 4.5 stars Keezy Young’s award-winning debut queer YA graphic novel Taproot receives a new edition through Oni Press. Taproot follows Hamal, a gardener who can see ghosts. Hamal has always seen ghosts, but has recently become friends…
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Review: Sorceline by Sylvia Douyé
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Sylvia Douyé presents Sorceline Volume 1, an upper middle grade fantasy graphic novel following the titular Sorceline. Sorceline finds herself in a magical school for cryptozoology where she and her fellow students aim to learn about magical creatures and…
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Review: Batter Royale by Leisl Adams
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Leisl Adams debuts with a contemporary graphic novel, Batter Royale. Marketed as Check, Please! meets The Great British Bake Off, readers follow Fred and Rose as they compete on a reality cooking show. Fred wants the prize…
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Review: Edgewood by Kristen Ciccarelli
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Kristen Ciccarelli returns with a standalone fantasy centered on song and sacrifice. Readers follow Emeline Lark who is living her dream of making her way in the music industry. But as Emeline works to realize her dream,…
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Review: Anatomy A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Dana Schwartz presents Anatomy, which is a love story in many ways. Readers follow Hazel at the turn of the 19th century. She is to be married to a future viscount, but her true love has always…
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Review: Cold the Night Fast the Wolves by Meg Long
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 Meg Long’s Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves follows the story of Sena. Sena has made her way in the world alone since the death of her mothers in what amounts to the biggest sled dog…
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