Reviews written by Kim Baccellia, Staff Reviewer

Nicole Reed's ex-military and survivalist father has uprooted her family to the middle of nowhere. He expects Nicole to be able to use all the tips of surviving the end of the world that he's taught her. Problem though is her mother totally loses it when she sees...

The topic of guns is a sore point for more than a few. Some want stricter gun laws while other shout that they have the right to owe a gun based on their Second Amendment right. Either way, guns have made and will probably continue to make national...

Depression is a subject some people still feel uncomfortable discussing but I feel very strongly that it needs to be addressed. Most books out there address what leads up to someone trying to attempt suicide. THE MEMORY OF LIGHT shows what happens after the attempt. THE...

I'm a huge fan of The Lunar Chronicles. Marissa Meyer gives a futuristic Sci-fi twist to fairy tales. Winter is the final book in this series. What worked: Everything! There is so much to love about this book. Meyer is able to effortlessly weave...

Christmas has to be one of my all-time favorite holidays. I also love short story anthologies. Put the two of these together and you have one winning collection! MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME is a collection of twelve holiday stories that range from NA...

I'm a huge sucker for anything set in Paris. A Drop Of Night is a fast-paced thrilling ride through an over two hundred year old underground Palace where things aren't what they seem to be. Seventeen-year-old Anouk is excited to be a part of a group...

Candance "Candy" Pickens is fascinated with the folk lore of her small Louisianan town which includes a yearly birthday ritual at a family member's grave site. Legend has it that when one is born, another one dies. The litany read at the site includes family members that have passed...

In this alternative world, it's 1816 and it's illegal for anyone to use machines to replace body limbs. Those that help these people by replacing body limbs with mechanical pieces are called 'Shadow Boys'. Two years ago, one Shadow Boy, Alasdair Finch's life takes a horrific turn. ...

Seventeen-year-old Genesis 'Gena' Lee is a Mementi-a small group of genetically enhanced humans that remember everything. She and other Mementi wear Link bracelets, which keep her memories. Then some Links are stolen which includes her friend Cora's Link bracelet. Cora forgets two years of her life. ...

PAINT MY BODY RED is a haunting tale of Paige, who lives in a Silicon, Ca community where it's the 'norm' to pressure teens to succeed and the painful ramifications that follow. In Paige's high school one so-called successful teen ends up killing himself and...

Seventeen-year-old Morgan Dey likes being a Reducer, someone who has her brain uploaded into another body in order to help overweight people loss weight. This is the 'dream job' for Morgan who feels that not only does she help people but earns quick money to help her financially straddled...

Once again The Merry Sisters of Fate--YA authors, Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff--have written a collection of short stories that are haunting, powerful, and magical. I'm a big fan of the first anthology, THE CURIOSITIES: A COLLECTION OF STORIES. What made that...

This is a fun twist on the whole paranormal premise. Seventeen-year-old RJ isn't the nicest girl around. At first she's totally unlikable and when she 'accidentally' gets in the way of a Grim Reaper(okay, more like pushed in his way), she's beyond upset. She goes to the...

Fifteen-year-old Hadara is strong, feisty, and questions a faith that demands obedience and allegiance. Her other sister Amaniel is the exact opposite and knows the scriptures of their god Nihil and also is the perfect image of an obedient subject. Then a falling star crashes into the marshes....

I'm a huge fan of YA horror novels and wow, just, wow on BLOOD AND SALT. This is one roller coaster ride into a centuries old world hidden in some Kansas cornstalks. Set within this cult is a 500 year old story of hate, loss, and ghosts seeking immortality....