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Map of Days by Ransom Riggs
Having defeated the monstrous threat that nearly destroyed the peculiar world, Jacob Portman is back where his story began, in Florida. Except now Miss Peregrine, Emma, and their peculiar friends are with him, and doing their best to blend in. But carefree days of beach visits and normalling lessons are soon interrupted by a discovery—a…
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Legendary by Stephanie Garber
A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win. After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister, Scarlett, from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn’t yet free. She made a desperate bargain with…
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Using Books for Your D&D Game | Map of Days by Ransom Riggs
Somehow Dungeons and Dragons is no longer seen as a nerdy game by the mainstream media…and it is fantastic. While playing as a character in a make believe world might be exciting, being the Dungeon Master (DM) is way more fulfilling. You see, as a DM you are essentially the god of the world, in…
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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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Wayward Stars by Mary Fan | Cover Reveal
It’s cover reveal day for Wayward Stars (Starswept, #2) by Mary Fan! This sweeping sequel to the award-winning YA sci-fi novel Starswept will be released on February 26, 2019, by Snowy Wings Publishing. The cover features photography by Roberto Falck, with graphic design by Streetlight Graphics. Title: Wayward Stars (Starswept, #2) Author: Mary Fan Publisher: Snowy Wings Publishing Publication Date: February 26,…
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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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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…