Reviews written by Katelyn McCall, Staff Reviewer

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....

This book has some funky vibes and I am all here for it. A Magic Fierce and Bright by Hemant Nayak is a YA fantasy novel that revolves around a technomancer and a thief. Adya wants nothing more than to be left alone. Content to...

A story of revenge? A handsome prince? All while set in a world with DRAGONS? Sign me up immediately! Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen is a YA fantasy novel about eighteen-year-old Aihui Ying, who dreams of becoming a brilliant engineer just like her...

Six of Crows but cyberpunk? GIVE IT TO ME NOW! Kingdom of Without by Andrea Tang is a YA science fiction novel about a young thief. When Zhong Ning’er takes the job, she expects a smash-and-grab burglary she’s doing to make rent and help out...

Look at that stunning cover. Draw Down the Moon by P.C. Cast is a YA fantasy novel set in a world that is oddly similar to the likes of Harry Potter. Wren Nightingale isn't supposed to have any powers. Born of magickal parents but not...

I don't think I'll ever emotionally recover from this book. Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek is a YA fantasy stand alone that can best be described as Echo North meets Into the Heartless Wood (or, if Howl's Moving Castle, if Howl turned...

I came for the vibes, and stayed for the adorable characters. Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender is a YA novel that follows Ash Woods, as he is forced to study alchemy in secret, due to him being rejected by the Lancaster College of Alchemic Science....

I knew this was going to be a good one, solely based on how much I love Rosie Talbot's tiktoks. Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot is a YA paranormal novel about Charlie Frith who has a butt ton of problmes. Including the likes of, his...

A dark academia mixed with the fanciful of fairy tales, sign me up. A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid is a YA gothic about a girl named Effy Sayre, who aspires to create the best home design for her favorite fairy tale author. Effy...

Bloody and brilliant. The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix is a YA fantasy novel about Ranka, who wants nothing more than to be left alone to live her life in peace. But when her coven sends her off as a treaty bride to the...

Yes! Finally a Lesbian Gothic! Don't worry, I'll be re-reading this one come October. All the Dead Lie Down by Kyrie McCauley is a YA contemporary Gothic romance about a girl by the name of Marin Blythe, who is all alone in the world. Until...

Jackaby is back baby! Rook by William Ritter is a continuation of the Jackaby series by William Ritter, with a focus on our lovely Abigail Rook. Abigail never wanted to be the bridge between the mortal realm and the supernatural one. But being the only...