This Happy Half Hour takes us to a fantastical Hollywood swarming with monsters, 1882 Victorian London with two children and their mysterious powers, a romance-filled 24 hours spent in Paris, and a lush fantasy inspired by medieval Spain. SIREN QUEEN by Nghi Vo | 9781250788832 | 5/10/22ORDINARY MONSTERS by J.M. Miro | 9781250833662 | 6/7/2224 […]
Tag: YA Fantasy
Happy Half Hour (1/24/22)
We’re kicking off Happy Half Hour in 2022 with a road trip to a near-future America, the second in a witchy YA trilogy, a magical girl growing up to become an Arthurian knight, and the memories and stories of the detective who found the Golden State Killer. SLEEPWALK by Dan Chaon | 9781250175212 | 5/24/22OMENS […]
YA Spotlight (1/10/22)
We are welcoming some very exciting YA novels this week and next week, including a captivating debut about the bond between a girl and a wolf, a gothic mystery steaming with a romance between a female surgeon and a resurrection man who sells bodies for a living, and the fifth and final novel in a […]
YA Spotlight (12/6/21)
Today we are spotlighting a showstopping queer romance about two members of America’s favorite boy band and a post-apocalyptic adventure about the last woman on Earth. IF THIS GETS OUT by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Deitrich “Chart-topping boy band Saturday is setting off on their first European tour and at 17, it’s time for the […]
Happy Half Hour (11/8/21)
We’re welcoming a special guest to today’s Happy Half Hour as we chat about an epic fantasy debut, a dazzling debut set against the backdrop of the Chinese Exclusion Act, a gothic romance about a female surgeon and a resurrection man who sells bodies for a living, and a wildly inventive story about twins and […]
Happy Half Hour (10/18/21)
In today’s Happy Half Hour we are discussing an epic love story of a girl forced to return to the home she left behind, an antique appraiser who is given a package of Jane Austen’s letters, a novel of obsession set in remote mountain peaks, and a sci-fi/horror that is Titanic meets The Shining. EDGEWOOD […]
YA Spotlight (10/4/21)
This YA spotlight features the dramatic last act of the Kingdom of Cards duology, a snarky and hilarious vampire romance, and a heart-stopping competition for a crown. WHEN NIGHT BREAKS by Janella Angeles “Following the magical competition of WHERE DREAMS DESCEND (2020), Kallia experiences a mirror world where it’s difficult to separate illusions from reality […]
YA Spotlight (9/27/21)
This YA Spotlight is on the start of a new series about love, curses, deathly kisses, and the lengths people will go for happily ever after. ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART is a story about love, but not a love story, that follows Evangeline Fox as she learns that the love of her life is […]
YA Spotlight (9/20/21)
The final return to the glamorous world from THE GILDED WOLVES + a story of self-love and acceptance + a debut about four friends in a haunted town = this week’s YA spotlight. THE BRONZED BEASTS by Roshani Chokshi Returning to the dark and glamorous 19th century world of her New York Times instant bestseller, […]
YA Spotlight (9/13/21)
This YA spotlight features dark humor, queer love, and a girl gang of feminist vampires. THE LOST GIRLS: A Vampire Revenge Story by Sonia Hartl This dark, vampire-filled twist on John Tucker Must Die has Holly Liddell out for revenge 34 years after she was turned into a vampire and promised eternal love. “Three women […]
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