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YA literature

The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows

Synopsis:  Wilhelmina has a hundred identities. She is a princess. When the Indigo Kingdom conquered her homeland, Wilhelmina and other orphaned [...]

Battle Magic by Tamora Pierce

I feel like I can’t write this review without introducing myself properly. Hi, my name is Caitlin Christensen and I am addicted to Tamora Pierce. There, I [...]

Down With the Shine by Kate Karyus Quinn

Synopsis: There's a reason they say "be careful what you wish for." Just ask the girl who wished to be thinner and ended up smaller than Thumbelina, or the [...]

A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann

This book was NOT at all what I was expecting… except, I was actually expecting it not to be what I was expecting, so maybe it was what I was expecting? [...]

Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina

While violence runs rampant throughout New York, a teenage girl faces danger within her own home. Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous New York [...]

The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury

She is the most powerful Jinni of all. He is a boy from the streets. Their love will shake the world... When Aladdin discovers Zahra's jinni lamp, Zahra is [...]

Stacking the Shelves [3]

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and is about sharing the books that you have added to your shelves in the past week. The books can be [...]

Stacking the Shelves [2]

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and is about sharing the books that you have added to your shelves in the past week. The books can be [...]

Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit

I wish that I had loved Anna and the Swallow Man, but I just… didn’t. I liked it, sure, but like isn’t what you want when you’re opening a book [...]