Day’s YA Archives

Hi there, fellow readers! Welcome to Day’s YA!

Before we get down to business, I want to introduce myself and share a little bit about me. My name is Emily Day and I’m the Associate Manager + YA Specialist in Macmillan’s Library Marketing department. Prior to moving to NYC in 2017, I lived in Boston, where I worked as a bookseller/publishing intern/grad student combo while getting my Master of Arts degree in Children’s Literature. I spent 5 years in Brooklyn, but I now call sunny California home.

I read YA almost exclusively, and I am so excited to use this space to share some of my favorites with you. Be on the lookout for posts from me (labeled “Day’s YA” and stamped with this logo), where I will share my candid reviews of upcoming YA titles from Wednesday Books, Flatiron Books, and Tor Teen.

Day’s YA Archives:

2024:

THE RIVAL by Emma Lord (posted 10/24/24)

BREATH OF THE DRAGON by Shannon Lee and Fonda Lee (posted 10/17/24)

WHAT THE WOODS TOOK by Courtney Gould (posted 9/13/24)

DUST by Alison Stine (posted 9/6/24)

NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART by Lex Croucher (posted 8/21/24)

THE DEBUTANTES by Olivia Worley (posted 8/8/24)

FOR SHE IS WRATH by Emily Varga (posted 7/24/24)

SOME LIKE IT COLD by Elle McNicoll (posted 7/18/24)

THE LIES WE CONJURE by Sarah Henning (posted 6/13/24)

WHEN HARU WAS HERE by Dustin Thao (posted 6/6/24)

MYSTERIOUS WAYS by Wendy Wunder (posted 5/23/24)

CASTLE OF THE CURSED by Romina Garber (posted 5/9/24)

HEIR, APPARENTLY by Kara McDowell (posted 5/2/24)

DASHED by Amanda Quain (posted 4/25/24)

THE WHITE GUY DIES FIRST by Terry J. Benton-Walker (posted 4/11/24)

THE CALCULATON OF YOU AND ME by Serena Kaylor (posted 3/28/24)

SIX MORE MONTHS OF JUNE by Daisy Garrison (posted 3/22/24)

THE GHOST OF US by James L. Sutter (posted 3/19/24)

TWELFTH KNIGHT by Alexene Farol Follmuth (posted 3/14/24

ANNIE LEBLANC IS NOT DEAD YET by Molly Morris (posted 3/7/24)

THE QUINCE PROJECT by Jessica Parra (posted 2/29/24)

ATTACHED AT THE HIP by Christine Riccio (posted 2/9/24)

CANTO CONTIGO by Jonny Garza Villa (posted 1/19/24)

THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES IN THIS ONE by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell (posted 1/11/24)

2023:

THE PERFECT GUY DOESN’T EXIST by Sophie Gonzales (posted 12/7/23)

IN THE ORBIT OF YOU by Ashley Schumacher (posted 11/30/23)

HOPE ABLAZE by Sarah Mughal Rana (posted 11/10/23)

THE BAD ONES by Melissa Albert (posted 11/2/23)

THIS DAY CHANGES EVERYTHING by Edward Underhill (posted 10/19/23)

EVEN IF IT BREAKS YOUR HEART by Erin Hahn (posted 10/12/23)

INFINITY ALCHEMIST by Kacen Callender (posted 10/5/23)

A FRAGILE ENCHANTMENT by Allison Saft (posted 9/28/23)

THE GETAWAY LIST by Emma Lord (posted 9/21/23)

ARYA KHANNA’S BOLLYWOOD MOMENT by Arushi Avachat (posted 9/14/23)

OUR CURSED LOVE by Julie Abe (posted 9/7/23)

GWEN & ART ARE NOT IN LOVE by Lex Croucher (posted 8/31/23)

WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS by Isabel Ibañez (posted 8/24/23)

ARTIFACTS OF AN EX by Jennifer Chen (posted 8/17/23)

THE HUNTING MOON by Susan Dennard (posted 8/10/23)

PEOPLE TO FOLLOW by Olivia Worley (posted 8/3/23)

SONGS OF IRIE by Asha Ashanti Bromfield (posted 7/20/23)

THE SEARCH FOR US by Susan Azim Boyer (posted 7/13/23)

FIND HIM WHERE YOU LEFT HIM DEAD by Kristen Simmons (posted 6/29/23)

GUARDIANS OF DAWN: ZHARA by S. Jae-Jones – letter to librarians (posted 5/25/23)

UNEXPECTING by Jen Bailey (posted 5/18/23)

TILLY IN TECHNICOLOR by Mazey Eddings (posted 5/11/23)

UNNECESSARY DRAMA by Nina Kenwood (posted 5/4/23)

GHOSTED by Amanda Quain (posted 4/27/23)

THE PRINCE & THE APOCALYPSE by Kara McDowell (posted 4/13/23)

WHERE ECHOES DIE by Courtney Gould (posted 4/6/23)

GOING BICOASTAL by Dahlia Adler (posted 3/30/23)

GIRLS LIKE GIRLS by Hayley Kiyoko (posted 3/17/23)

DARKHEARTS by James L. Sutter (posted 3/9/23)

RUBI RAMOS’S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS by Jessica Parra (posted 3/2/23)

ANDER & SANTI WERE HERE by Jonny Garza Villa – Q&A (posted 2/23/23)

THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS by Jen Wilde (posted 2/16/23)

DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross (posted 1/19/23)

BLOOD DEBTS by Terry J. Benton-Walker (posted 1/12/23)

2022:

INTO THE LIGHT by Mark Oshiro (posted 12/15/22)

MISSING CLARISSA by Ripley Jones (posted 12/8/22)

WHERE DARKNESS BLOOMS by Andrea Hannah (posted 11/17/22)

ALWAYS THE ALMOST by Edward Underhill (posted 11/11/22)

WILDBLOOD by Lauren Blackwood (posted 11/3/22)

BEGIN AGAIN by Emma Lord (posted 10/28/22)

THE RENAISSANCE OF GWEN HATHAWAY by Ashley Schumacher (posted 10/20/22)

NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER by Sophie Gonzales (posted 10/13/22)

SAINT by Adrienne Young (posted 10/6/22)

THE LUMINARIES by Susan Dennard (posted 9/9/22)

I’M THE GIRL by Courtney Summers (posted 8/25/22)

NIGHT OF THE RAVEN, DAWN OF THE DOVE by Rati Mehrotra (posted 8/11/22)

THREE KISSES, ONE MIDNIGHT by Roshani Chokshi, Evelyn Skye, and Sandhya Menon – Q&A (posted 7/21/22)

THE STARS BETWEEN US by Cristin Terrill (posted 7/14/22)

BEATING HEART BABY by Lio Min (posted 6/9/22)

HEAT WAVE by TJ Klune (posted 6/2/22)

WAKE THE BONES by Elizabeth Kilcoyne (posted 5/19/22)

THE CHARMED LIST by Julie Abe (posted 5/12/22)

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE by Dahlia Adler (posted 4/22/22)

OUR CROOKED HEARTS by Melissa Albert (posted 4/13/22)

TOKYO DREAMING by Emiko Jean (posted 3/17/22)

PRIMAL ANIMALS by Julia Lynn Rubin (posted 3/10/22)

I KISSED SHARA WHEELER by Casey McQuiston (posted 2/17/22)

ALL THE BEST LIARS by Amelia Kahaney (posted 2/3/22)

THE ONE TRUE ME AND YOU by Remi K. England (posted 1/28/22)

DAUGHTER by Kate McLaughlin (posted 1/6/22)

2021:

THIS GOLDEN STATE by Marit Weisenberg (posted 12/16/21)

THESE DEADLY GAMES by Diana Urban (posted 12/6/21)

EDGEWOOD by Kristen Ciccarelli (posted 11/18/21)

WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE by Emma Lord (posted 11/5/21)

IF THIS GETS OUT by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich (posted 10/14/21)

WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS by Lauren Blackwood (posted 10/8/21)

REMEMBER ME by Estelle Laure (posted 9/16/21)

ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART by Stephanie Garber (posted 8/19/21)

WILD TONGUES CAN’T BE TAMED by Saraciea J. Fennell (posted 8/6/21)

THE LAST LEGACY by Adrienne Young (posted 7/22/21)

THE DEAD AND THE DARK by Courtney Gould (posted 7/9/21)

ALL OF US VILLAINS by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman (posted 7/1/21)

SLOPPY FIRSTS and SECOND HELPINGS by Megan McCafferty (posted 6/10/21)

BETTER TOGETHER by Christine Riccio (posted 5/27/21)

CatNet Series by Naomi Kritzer (posted 5/20/21)

TROUBLE GIRLS by Julia Lynn Rubin (posted 5/13/21)

TOKYO EVER AFTER by Emiko Jean (posted 4/29/21)

FLASH FIRE by TJ Klune (posted 4/22/21)

COOL FOR THE SUMMER by Dahlia Adler (posted 4/9/21)

FORESTBORN by Elayne Audrey Becker (posted 3/25/21)

HURRICANE SUMMER by Asha Bromfield (posted 3/11/21)

A CHORUS RISES by Bethany C. Morrow (posted 3/4/21)

SLINGSHOT by Mercedes Helnwein (posted 2/18/21)

TALES FROM THE HINTERLAND by Melissa Albert (posted 2/11/21)

THE LAST SECRET YOU’LL EVER KEEP by Laurie Faria Stolarz (posted 1/21/21)

VICTORIES GREATER THAN DEATH by Charlie Jane Anders (posted 1/14/21)

PERFECT ON PAPER by Sophie Gonzales (posted 1/7/21)

2020:

DOWN COMES THE NIGHT by Allison Saft (posted 12/8/20)

AMELIA UNABRIDGED by Ashley Schumacher (posted 12/3/20)

THE GOOD LUCK GIRLS by Charlotte Nicole Davis (posted 11/20/20)

THE PROJECT by Courtney Summers (posted 10/23/2020)

YOU HAVE A MATCH by Emma Lord (posted 10/9/2020)

EVENTIDE by Sarah Goodman (posted 9/17/2020)

DATING MAKES PERFECT by Pintip Dunn (posted 9/3/2020)

WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST (YA Edition) by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele (posted 8/6/2020)

THE SILVERED SERPENTS by Roshani Chokshi (posted 7/23/2020)

EACH OF US A DESERT by Mark Oshiro (posted 7/10/2020)

THE INSOMNIACS by Marit Weisenberg (posted 6/25/2020)

Black YA and YA-OK authors (posted 6/4/2020)

THE HENNA WARS by Adiba Jaigirdar (posted 5/22/2020)

MAYHEM by Estelle Laure (posted 5/8/2020)

GIRL, SERPENT, THORN by Melissa Bashardoust (posted 4/24/2020)

THE MALL by Megan McCafferty (posted 4/10/20)

MORE THAN MAYBE by Erin Hahn (posted 3/27/20)

CRAVE by Tracy Wolff (posted 3/19/2020)

LOBIZONA by Romina Garber (posted 3/11/2020)

IT SOUNDED BETTER IN MY HEAD by Nina Kenwood (posted 2/27/2020)

ANNA K: A Love Story by Jenny Lee (posted 2/14/2020)

ONLY MOSTLY DEVASTATED by Sophie Gonzales (posted 1/30/2020)

2019:

JANE ANONYMOUS by Laurie Faria Stolarz (posted 12/13/2019)

FOUL IS FAIR by Hannah Capin (posted 11/22/2019)

WAYWARD SON by Rainbow Rowell (posted 11/8/2019)

THE NIGHT COUNTRY by Melissa Albert (posted 10/28/2019)

TWEET CUTE by Emma Lord (posted 10/11/2019)

BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY by Candice Montgomery (posted 9/27/2019)

PLEASE SEND HELP by Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin (posted 9/13/2019)

THE GRACE YEAR by Kim Liggett (posted 8/30/2019)

THE GIRL THE SEA GAVE BACK by Adrienne Young (posted 8/16/2019)

THE LAST HOPE by Krista and Becca Ritchie (posted 8/2/2019)

HIS HIDEOUS HEART ed. by Dahlia Adler (posted 7/12/2019)

RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston (posted 6/28/2019)

FINALE by Stephanie Garber (posted 6/14/2019)

ASK ME ANYTHING by Molly E. Lee (posted 5/17/2019)

AGAIN, BUT BETTER by Christine Riccio (posted 5/3/2019)

BIRTHDAY by Meredith Russo (posted 4/19/2019)

THIS IS NOT A LOVE SCENE by S.C. Megale (posted 4/5/2019)

WICKED SAINTS by Emily A. Duncan (posted 3/22/2019)

ECHO NORTH by Joanna Ruth Meyer (posted 3/8/2019)

YOU’D BE MINE by Erin Hahn (posted 2/22/2019)

TIN HEART by Shivaun Plozza (posted 1/18/2019)

CARRY ON by Rainbow Rowell (posted 1/4/2019)

2018:

ENCHANTÉE by Gita Trelease (posted 12/13/2018)

THE GILDED WOLVES by Roshani Chokshi (posted 11/30/2018)

ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell (posted 11/8/2018)

IN PARIS WITH YOU by Clémentine Beauvais (posted (10/26/2018)

WONDERFUL FEELS LIKE THIS by Sara Lövestam (posted 10/11/2018)

TEEN TRAILBLAZERS by Jennifer Calvert, illus. by Vesna Asanovic (posted 9/26/2018)

AFTERCARE INSTRUCTIONS by Bonnie Pipkin (posted 9/14/2018)

FLIGHT SEASON by Marie Marquardt (posted 8/23/2018)

UNSTOPPABLE MOSES by Tyler James Smith (posted 8/9/2018)

I DO NOT TRUST YOU by Laura J. Burns & Melinda Metz (posted 7/25/2018)

SADIE by Courtney Summers (posted 7/12/2018)

MIRAGE by Somaiya Daud (posted 6/28/2018)

LEGENDARY by Stephanie Garber (posted 6/15/2018)

THE RAGING ONES by Krista & Becca Ritchie (posted 5/17/2018)

DEAR READER by Mary O’Connell (posted 5/9/2018)

FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell (posted 4/26/2018)

THIS HEART OF MINE by C.C. Hunter (posted 4/13/2018)

I’M NOT MISSING by Carrie Fountain (posted 3/30/2018)

CHOOSE WONDER OVER WORRY by Amber Rae (posted 3/15/2018)

GIRLS MADE OF SNOW AND GLASS by Melissa Bashardoust (posted 3/1/2018)

IN SIGHT OF STARS by Gae Polisner (posted 2/15/2018)

BRING ME THEIR HEARTS by Sara Wolf (posted 2/1/2018)

CARAVAL by Stephanie Garber (posted 1/18/2018)

HOW I RESIST by Maureen Johnson (posted 1/4/2018)

2017:

13 MINUTES by Sarah Pinborough (posted 12/21/2017)

I HATE EVERYONE BUT YOU by Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin (posted 12/6/2017)

SKY IN THE DEEP by Adrienne Young (posted 11/28/2017)

THE HAZEL WOOD by Melissa Albert (posted 11/13/2017)

Happy reading!