Tag: young adult
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Review: TRUEL1F3 by Jay Kristoff
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** It is always difficult to discuss books in a series when reviewing them without spoilers, so I will try to keep this brief. All of the questions I had from the first two books were answered. Nothing…
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Review: The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass by Adan Jerreat-Poole
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 2 stars The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass is Adan Jerreat-Poole’s YA fantasy debut. The story involves all the sorts of things you would hope for in a YA fantasy; witches, assassins, magic, adventure, and more. Readers follow Eli,…
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Review: Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Andrea Contos’ Throwaway Girls is a stunning mystery thriller surrounding one missing girl who everyone wants home, and the other missing girls who were forgotten. The reader follows Caroline, a queer teenager who is just trying to…
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Review: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Namina Forna’s debut novel, The Gilded Ones, is a feminist, West African-inspired fantasy where the demon-tainted girls bleed gold. When Deka has her coming-of-age ritual, she hopes to bleed red, a mark of purity. When she finds…
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Review: Of Silver and Shadow by Jennifer Gruenke
**spoiler alert** **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Jennifer Gruenke’s debut novel Of Silver and Shadow is a high stakes, fast-paced fantasy that will leave you wanting more. Readers follow Ren, a silver-wielding thief who might have gotten into more than she bargained…
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Review: Mayhem by Estelle Laure
**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 Estelle Laure’s Mayhem follows the titular character as she navigates the difficulties of her life, the importance of family and home, and perhaps the type of magic that has persisted through the generations. Part hard-hitting contemporary,…
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Review: Boys of Alabama by Genevieve Hudson
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley.** Actual rating: 2.5 Genevieve Hudson’s Boys of Alabama is part coming-of-age, part magical realism and a strangely unique experience to read. Readers follow Max, a German boy who has recently moved to Alabama. Max has the power to consume death, therein restoring things to…
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Review: Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 Melissa Bashardoust brings Girl, Serpent, Thorn, a young adult fantasy inspired by Persian mythology and folklore. Readers follow Soraya, a princess cursed to have poisonous skin. When Soraya is no longer content to be hidden away…
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Review: All the King’s Traitors by Keylin Rivers
**I was provided an electronic copy through NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 Keylin Rivers brings forward All the King’s Traitors, a YA fantasy centered around a rocky political climate and magical stones which grant the holders powers. The journey is told through following multiple perspectives of characters that…
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Review: All the Pretty Things by Emily Arsenault
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 3 stars Emily Arsenault’s second YA novel, All the Pretty Things, is part slice of life, part mystery, and part hard-hitting contemporary. Readers follow Ivy Cork whose father owns a doughnut franchise and amusement park. When a local kid…
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