I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Wild is the Witch, Iris has spent the last two years hiding her identity as a witch …
Tag: young adult
Book Review | The Inheritance Games
I’ve known about this book since it came out, but (as seems to be my pattern now) I waited until now, right before the last book in the trilogy is to be published, to read it. In The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Avery is barely scraping by as she tries to make it …
Book Review | Gender Queer
Everyone, take note. They only try to ban the good books. In the nonfiction graphic novel Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, we follow Maia through childhood to adulthood, seeing how crushes, fanfiction, confusion about gender, and fear of coming out affect Maia’s life. This memoir looks back at formative moments in the author’s life and …
Book Review | Epically Earnest (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Epically Earnest by Molly Horan. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Epically Earnest, a modern-day retelling of The Importance of Being Earnest, Jane Worthing has grown up internet famous after …
Book Review | Supernova
Dramatic irony, thy name is Supernova. (And it’s amazing.) By the way, this is a review for the third book of a trilogy, so there will probably be minor spoilers for the first two books. In Supernova by Marissa Meyer, a powerful villain is on the verge of taking over Gatlon City, a beloved boy’s …
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