Category Archives: Young Adult

The Vanishing Stair, by Maureen Johnson (audio)

Posted on January 28, 2019 by

This is the much-anticipated (by me) sequel to Truly Devious, and so I won’t say anything about the plot and give things away for the first book. This is a double mystery, after all! When I read Truly Devious last … Continue reading →

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Love a la Mode, by Stephanie Kate Strohm

Posted on January 24, 2019 by

Henry and Rosie meet on a plane to Paris, where they’re both new students of a specialty culinary high school. They fall in love-at-first-sight, of course, as you’d expect, but you know things can’t be that easy. This was a … Continue reading →

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Skyward, by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on December 18, 2018 by

All her life, Spensa has been branded a coward’s daughter. Her father was a space-fighter, and in a critical moment, fled from battle and was shot down by his own team. Spensa is determined to prove that she’s not a … Continue reading →

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Broken Things, by Lauren Oliver

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

Five years ago, Summer Marks was killed in a cult-like ritual that was blamed on her two best friends, Mia and Brynn, and her boyfriend, Owen. All three – only barely teenagers at the time – are branded monsters even … Continue reading →

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A Heart in a Body in the World, by Deb Caletti

Posted on October 19, 2018 by

Annabelle is running. Running from her past. Running from her future. Just running. From Seattle to DC, her grandpa as her support team in his old RV, her friends at home a self-appointed publicity team. She’s not running for a … Continue reading →

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The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, by Kiersten White

Posted on October 15, 2018 by

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein revisited through the eyes of Elizabeth Frankenstein. I read Frankenstein about twenty years ago and honestly, I barely remember much from the book itself. I remember some of the class discussions afterwards, but that’s it. If I … Continue reading →

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Muse of Nightmares, by Laini Taylor (audio)

Posted on October 12, 2018 by

Warning: Mild spoilers for Strange the Dreamer, but none for this book. Now that Lazlo has awoken his abilities and Sarai is “differently alive,” everything has changed. Lazlo faces a choice: betray the person he loves, or betray the entire … Continue reading →

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