The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough | Book Review
“If we don’t let ourselves be who we are, love who we are, where we come from, it’ll strangle ya until you can’t fight it no longer” The Boy from…
Time’s Orphan by Hayley Reese Chow | Book Review
“No matter what happens, you must survive. At all costs.” Time’s Orphan is the thrilling conclusion to the Odriel’s Heirs series. The Time Heir has been missing for years, leaving…
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim | Book Review
“Disappointment tastes like chalk lotus bean.” The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling is a YA coming-of-age novel set in suburban Sydney. It follows Anna Chiu, a Cantonese-Australian teenager as…
Idriel’s Children by Hayley Reese Chow
“My girl, I think you will find very little in this world or the next that cannot hurt you.” Idriel’s Children, the sequel to Odriel’s Heirs (my review here) promises…
Odriel’s Heirs by Hayley Reese Chow
“Light the darkness, Dragon” Okarria has always been protected by the Heirs; three individuals with special gifts from the god Odriel that together protect their homelands. Seventeen-year-old Kaia is the…
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
“We all have a choice right now. Are we girls or are we demons? Are we going to die or are we going to survive?” Deka anxiously awaits the Ritual…
Soul Bound by Ella M. Lee
After reading Fire Within by Ella M. Lee (and loving it, read my review here), I was pretty pumped to check out her latest, Soul Bound. Soul Bound is an…
Please Don’t Hug Me by Kay Kerr
“A friend isn’t just who they are to you, but who you are and who you feel you can be when you’re with them“ Please Don’t Hug Me is the…
Unveiled by Jacklyn Daher
“Stars. Bright and shiny. Falling from above to crash and burn” Unveiled is a YA Fantasy filled with mystery, deception and has that eerie small town quality throughout. This is…
The Girl From Aleppo by Nujeen Mustafa with Christina Lamb
“Your homeland is not a hotel you can check out of if the service is bad” The Girl from Aleppo is a memoir about a teenager with a disability, and…