THE CHARMED LIST by Julie Abe97812508300987/5/22Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Once upon a time, Ellie and Jack were best friends. Until they got to middle school and Jack started treating Ellie differently. Now Ellie’s best friend is Lia, and they tell each other everything . . . well, almost everything. The […]
Tag: Kirkus Reviews
Literary Fiction Spotlight (5/3/22)
This literary fiction spotlight illuminates captivating characters with a humorous story about modern love, a tale of sisterhood and loss, and one family’s effort to preserve their culture after fleeing their country. CULT CLASSIC by Sloane Crosley 3 starred reviews! “Novelist and essayist Crosley (THE CLASP, 2015; LOOK ALIVE OUT THERE, 2018) casts a spell […]
Author Spotlight: Jenn Lyons (4/29/22)
Jenn Lyons has established her title as a master of epic fantasy throughout the release of her series, A Chorus of Dragons. In the series’ newest and final installment, THE DISCORD OF GODS, Relos Var prepares to battle the demon Xaltorath to destroy and enslave the universe, leaving it up to Kihrin to stop them both […]
Family Spotlight (4/26/22)
Today we are spotlighting family in fiction and nonfiction with a politician trying to save both her campaign and her relationship with her children and an inspirational memoir about a woman and her mother revisiting the memories that made them who they are. LET’S NOT DO THAT AGAIN by Grant Ginder 2 starred reviews! “A […]
YA Spotlight (4/25/22)
Dylan Farrow returns with the thrilling sequel to HUSH as Shae searches for answers and strives to restore peace in a world shrouded in lies. After Shae’s world is turned upside down, she journeys to the mysterious land of Gondal in search of a dangerous magical book that could alter the fabric of reality. VEIL […]
Day’s YA: HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE by Dahlia Adler97812507658406/7/22Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Amber McCloud has one big dream for high school: become cheer captain. It’s her ticket out of Atherton, Florida and the only way any college will take a second glance at her application. And at the start of her junior year, […]
Author Spotlight: Gary Janetti (4/20/22)
Gary Janetti made readers laugh out loud with DO YOU MIND IF I CANCEL?: (Things That Still Annoy Me), a chronicle of the pains and indignities of everyday existence. And now in START WITHOUT ME: (I’ll Be There in a Minute), he returns with a collection of true stories about the small moments that add […]
Thriller Thursday (4/14/22)
Today’s Thriller Thursday brings us some brand new mystery series installments with an unknown poisoner on the loose in London, a dinner party that ends the night in flames, and a chain of brutal murders during a summer trip to the forest of Broceliande. FIERCE POISON: A BARKER & LLEWELYN NOVEL BY WILL THOMAS 2 starred […]
Starred Review Round-Up (4/14/22)
We’re seeing stars! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: IF AN EGYPTIAN CANNOT SPEAK ENGLISH by Noor NagaISBN 9781644450819 | on sale 4/12/22 “The short chapters keep the pages turning during the first two sections as the narrative heads toward the inevitable catastrophe, and the meta-fictional third section helps readers process what may have […]
Day’s YA: OUR CROOKED HEARTS
OUR CROOKED HEARTS by Melissa Albert97812508263676/28/2022Flatiron BooksAges 14-18 E-galley is available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Dana and Ivy are mother and daughter, and they’re inextricably linked not only by their blood, but also by their connection to the supernatural. Ivy is seventeen, and is just discovering the secrets that have been kept from her for […]
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