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Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Darius doesn’t think he’ll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA. Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He’s about to take his first-ever trip to Iran, and it’s…
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City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab | Book Review
An ARC was provided in exchange for an honest review at Bookcon 2018 Cassidy Blake’s parents are The Inspectres, a (somewhat inept) ghost-hunting team. But Cass herself can REALLY see ghosts. In fact, her best friend, Jacob, just happens to be one. When The Inspectres head to ultra-haunted Edinburgh, Scotland, for their new TV…
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The Last of the Firedrakes by Farah Oomerbhoy | Book Review
This book was sent to me in exchange for an honest review. 16-year-old Aurora Darlington is an orphan. Mistreated by her adopted family and bullied at school, she dreams of running away and being free. But when she is kidnapped and dragged through a portal into a magical world, suddenly her old life doesn’t…
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Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne | Book Review
In “Kill the Farm Boy” by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne, a group of unlikely individuals comes together under very strange circumstances. Together, they oddly enough sorta succeeded in their grand adventure together. This novel is the lovechild of Shrek, The Princess Bride, and Monty Python and that child goes on a crazy Dungeons…
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The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden | Book Review
“The Girl in the Tower” is the second novel in Kathrine Arden’s Winternight trilogy. Ms. Arden was able to continue to create a magical world where magic is weaved delicately to every nook and cranny. In book two, Vasya sets off to become her own person — an adventurer if you will. However, her dream…
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The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Greblins | Book Review
The Adventure Zone by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy and Carey Pietsch, follows the adventures of three very different individuals who are trying to complete a simple mission, but get dragged into a much larger adventure. Tako — an elvish wizard with a prideful personality, Magnus Burnsides — a human fighter that…
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A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro | Book Review
“‘But tonight I’ll go alone. You’re about as stealthy as a lame elephant. See you later.’ She patted me on the shoulder and took off down the path, leaving me behind, both charmed and insulted. The side effects of hanging around Charlotte Holmes.” “A Study in Charlotte” by Brittany Cavallaro is a modern twist…
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The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco | Book Review
“Everyone is a puzzle, Tea, made of interlocking tiles you must piece together to form a picture of their souls. But to successfully build them, you must have an idea of their strengths as well as their weaknesses. We all have them, even me.” “The Bone Witch” by Rin Chupeco is a dark…
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Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi | Book Review
“It wasn’t a romance; it was too perfect for that. With texts there were only the words and none of the awkwardness. They could get to know each other completely and get comfortable before they had to do anything unnecessarily overwhelming like look at each other’s eyeballs with their eyeballs.” Mary H.K. Choi’s debut “Emergency…
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The Crowns of Croswald by D.E. Night | Book Review
This book was given to me byStories Untold Press in exchange of an honest review. The minute the words— student, magic and school — compile into a sentence the mind immediately pictures a magnificent stone castle in the middle of nowhere in England and a boy with a lightning scar. J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter…