Reviews written by Elisha Jachetti, Staff Reviewer

GAME, SET, MATCHED by Ivy Bailey is a YA Contemporary Sports Romance that follows Billie, a talented tennis player who has just finished secondary school and is gearing up to play in the Wimbledon Junior Championships. She is ready to prove to herself, and to her dad, that she can...

YOUNG WORLD by Soman Chainani is a YA political thriller in which Benton Young, a 17-year-old kid, accidentally becomes president of the United States. To impress his activist crush, he posts a video on social media, which goes viral and sets off a revolution amongst the youth, not just in...

EMIKO by Chieri Uegaki is a contemporary remix of EMMA by Jane Austen. In this version, Emiko, a high school senior, raised by her grandfather and aunt, is an absolute busybody. She’s worried about everyone around her, more than she’s worried about herself— so much so that she can’t figure...

THE ROOMMATE ARRANGEMENT by Samantha Markum is a YA Contemporary Romance in which Blair Milligan has everything planned out for her freshman year of college. She’s going to move into a super cute house with her two best friends, attend an accelerated learning program in the major her parents picked...

LOVE GOES VIRAL is a YA Romantic Contemporary from the minds of Camille Stochitch, Alexander Berman, and Estelle Laure. It’s a dual POV between Love Thompson, a social outcast turned popstar, and Austin Grey, a down-on-his-luck boy next door. Austin accidentally saves Love’s life when she falls during a performance,...

THIS AGAIN? by Adam Borba is a middle-grade time travel story in which Noah tries to repair the worst day of his life. He’s never been able to measure up to his brother’s legacy, and now is his chance. If he gets elected as class president, that would prove to...

THORN SEASON by Keira Azar is a YA fantasy novel set in Daradon, a land where Wholeborns hunt and kill Wielders, people with invisible power. Eighteen-year-old Alissa is set to inherit her father’s title, as well as King Erik’s hand in marriage. The only problem is she has magic, and...

ELIZA, FROM SCRATCH by Sophia Lee is a YA Contemporary Romance and Coming-of-Age. In the book, Eliza is on track to graduate as second in her class by finishing and acing every AP course that’s offered. That is, until a small snag happens: she has a schedule conflict that lands...

LOU WITH THE BAND by Alexandra Leigh Young starts when Lou graduates from high school and embarks on a worldwide journey as production crew on a pop star’s world tour. On the clock, Lou works as a laundress within the wardrobe department. Off the clock, Lou gets to explore new...

CALM by S.J. Baker is the YA Dystopian novel we’ve been missing! Ever since publishing decided this genre’s market was saturated, we haven’t gotten a truly good story in this space in years, but Baker has finally relieved the dry spell. In CALM, the government has maintained control over the...

LOVE IN A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY by Lucy Flowers is a YA Romance and Coming-Of-Age novel. Elle has a lot of secrets, like what she discovered on her birth certificate, what really happened that led to her house arrest, and most recently, the fact that she’s secretly dating her next-door...

THE WILDE TRIALS by Mackenzie Reed is a YA mystery novel in which selected boarding school kids compete for a major cash prize, making them exempt from finals. For Chloe, though, it’s different. She needs the money to help pay for her sister’s treatments. The tricky part is that her...

RETURN TO SENDER by Lauren Draper is a YA Contemporary novel that begins with Brodie returning to her small town to live with her grandma again. She’s been away at boarding school, desperately lonely, and harboring all the same grudges she held since she left. Coming back means facing her...

A FRENCH GIRL IN NEW YORK by Anna Adams is a YA Romance à la Cinderella. Maude has been raised by the Rucherts in the French countryside. Her parents passed away when she was a baby and as such, she’s never felt like she belonged anywhere. To escape the Rucherts’...

The Luminaries are back in THE WHISPERING NIGHT, the third and final book, by Susan Dennard. The novel starts with Winnie Wednesday on top of the world. Jay Friday is her boyfriend, she has a group of friends she can count on, and with all her good work, her family...