Reviews written by Katelyn McCall, Staff Reviewer

Did I absolutely love Bakewell's previous novel, Flowerheart? Absolutely yes. Did I love this one just as much? No, but I have my reasons. Do I still feel the sting of Bakewell absolutely ripping my heart out with this one? .........yes Where the Shadows Bloom...

Wow.....just.....wow. Salvación by Sandra Proudman is a Latinx YA fantasy novel that takes heavy inspiration from El Zorro. Lola de La Peña yearns to be free from the societal expectations of a young Mexican lady of her station. She spends her days pretending to be...

Oh no. I can feel it. My old YA dystopian phase is slowly sinking back in. This is it. This is the end for me. Goodbye. Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker is a YA dystopian novel that revolves around the idea that souls are reincarnated with...

Is this the start of my mermaid phase? Yes. The answer is absolutely yes. The Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche is a young adult fantasy novel that is described as The Little Mermaid meets Pirates of the Carribean. As the youngest daughter of...

I couldn't pass on the cover, but then you mentioned the magic of Bardugo's Shadow and Bone, and I was instantly sold. The Kiss of the Nightingale by Adi Denner is a YA fantasy novel about a stolen gem that transforms an orphan's destiny. 1890,...

Okay, I'm usually not the biggest fan of vampires, unless they're the ones in Holly Black's The Coldest Girl in Cold Town. But these ones were *chef's kiss*. Where Shadows Meet by Patrice Caldwell is a YA fantasy novel that is a queer vampire fantasy....

I don't know why, but I went into this book thinking it was going to be one thing. Then the complete opposite happened, and now I'm slightly confused and underwhelmed? Yet, I still really liked this book. Inheritance of Scars by Crystal Seitz is...

Wow. Just wow. I thought I loved Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea, but this one easily became my favorites. The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag is a YA graphic novel that focuses on family secrets and necessity of friendship. Everyone has secrets. Mags’s...

You sold me on the comp of Serpent and Dove. The Temptation of Magic by Megan Scott is a YA fantasy novel that is filled with supernatural and dark academia vibes. Nicole Palmer and her family have been in hiding for years from the Wake—a...

I wasn't the biggest fan of how Barnes ended the original Inheritance Games series, but I feel like this spin off is one worth keeping an eye on. The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is a YA mystery novel set in the same world...

This book made me laugh, cry, and scream, all at the same time. And I couldn't thank it enough for it. The Pirate and the Porcelain Girl by Emily Riesbeck is a graphic novel about a pirate banished from her home, but willing to find...

This book makes Lorelei Gray one of my favorite authors of all time. Secrets and Scorpions by Lorelei Gray is a YA fantasy novel filled to the brim with monsters and mythology (aka my two favorite things!) Liliana had it all: an idyllic life in...

A British Girl's Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak by Laura Taylor Namey is a YA contemporary novel that is not quite a sequel, but a companion to the former A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow. Winchester, England, has always been home for Flora, but when her mother dies...

I'm not a horse girl, but I still found myself swooning. Even If It Breaks Your Heart by Erin Hanh is a YA contemporary novel that combines romance with horses. The only thing keeping nineteen-year-old Case Michaels together after the death of his best friend,...

I am literally going to sob when this series is over. Heartstopper (Vol. 5) by Alice Oseman is a series of graphic novels with the premise of boy meets boy, boys become friends, boys fall in love. Nick and Charlie are very much in love....