Sometimes I like to read younger books, not just because I have a 9-year-old, but also because these genres are always trying new things. And for a middle grade book, this one is fun and exciting, even if it’s not as intense as it would be if written for an older audience. This fantasy is set on Emblem Island, where everyone is born with a mark etched in their skin identifying how they will live, … Read More “Curse of the Night Witch by Alex Aster” »
Category: Young Adult
A year later, May is the survivor of a school shooting that her brother Jordan didn’t survive. Zach’s mother is a defense attorney defending the shooter. Somehow, both broken, May and Zach are drawn to each other as they each try to slowly heal. While this book starts off as just another YA with a pair of angsty teens, it becomes much more than that as their relationship develops and they both struggle to try … Read More “The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson” »
Rowen is a 17-year-old girl with a lot of baggage. Her father blames her for the unexplained death of her infant brother seven years earlier, her mother has barely gotten out of bed in those seven years, and her 15-year-old sister hates her and wants to ruin her life any way she can. Rowen just wants to finish high school, go to college, and get out of her town. But with so many obstacles in … Read More “A Life, Redefined (Rowan Sloane, #1) by Tracy Hewitt Meyer” »