Reviews written by Katelyn McCall, Staff Reviewer

I knew this was going to be a good one, solely based on how much I love Rosie Talbot's tiktoks. Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot is a YA paranormal novel about Charlie Frith who has a butt ton of problmes. Including the likes of, his...

A dark academia mixed with the fanciful of fairy tales, sign me up. A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid is a YA gothic about a girl named Effy Sayre, who aspires to create the best home design for her favorite fairy tale author. Effy...

Bloody and brilliant. The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix is a YA fantasy novel about Ranka, who wants nothing more than to be left alone to live her life in peace. But when her coven sends her off as a treaty bride to the...

Yes! Finally a Lesbian Gothic! Don't worry, I'll be re-reading this one come October. All the Dead Lie Down by Kyrie McCauley is a YA contemporary Gothic romance about a girl by the name of Marin Blythe, who is all alone in the world. Until...

Jackaby is back baby! Rook by William Ritter is a continuation of the Jackaby series by William Ritter, with a focus on our lovely Abigail Rook. Abigail never wanted to be the bridge between the mortal realm and the supernatural one. But being the only...

A witch? With a the power of storytelling? Tell me less, I'm already in. A Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson is YA fantasy novel about a witch named Maude, who had a childhood filled with running wild through the forest with her...

This was the perfect book to follow Margaret Owen's Painted Devils, because it was just more Margaret Owen! The Grimoire of Grave Fates by Margaret Owen and Hanna Alkaf is a YA fantasy murder mystery anthology that consists of many authors but one interconnected story....

Make way for a newer and so much cooler Howl's Moving Castle, without Howl of course. And Calcifer is a sword. And Sophie is a a young boy named Nack Furnival, who wants to be knight instead of a hatter. The Demon Sword Asperides...

You've never read an Alice in Wonderland retelling like this. The Byways by Mary Pasual is YA contemporary fantasy that pulls heavy inspiration from the likes of Alice in Wonderland and Neverwhere. CeeCee just wants to be like everyone else, but with her uneven temper...

I don't know why, but this book kept giving me Howl's Moving Castle vibes, and I LOVED it. The Counterclockwise Heart by Brian Farrey is a Middle Grade fantasy novel that follows a mage and prince, as they try to come together and save their...

I don't know why, but this cover just kept giving me Ghost Busters vibes, but this book is far from it. Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens is YA queer fantasy novel that follows Rook, formerly known as Edison Rooker, in his attempts to regain the...

This is so complicated, in the best way possible. And I loved every second of it. The Library of Broken Worlds by Alaya Dawn Johnson is YA fantasy/sci-fy novel that features a god wanting to kill a girl. Frieda is a daughter of the library,...

What goes down in the forest, stays in the forest. So long as you manage to escape it. Black Forest Burning, the sequel to Black Forest Bound, by Lorelei Gray is YA fantasy novel that follows the events of its former title. Following their escape...

Oh boy, this book is quite hefty, both physically and all the subjects it deals with. And I was there for it, most of the time. Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen is YA fantasy novel that lends most of it's plot and characterization back to...

Have I had nothing but existential dread and numerous existential crises since finishing this book? YES. Will I gladly recommend this beautifully horrifying novel to anyone that dares to look at me in a weird way. Also yes, in a very loving way. Karma...