Tag: Book Review
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the raven cycle
Never had I been so invested in a group of teenagers until I met Blue and her Raven Boys. Ah, Maggie Stiefvater and The Raven Cycle. Where do I begin without obscenely gushing all over the place? This series has raised the bar for YA fiction and given me a love for the genre which…
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the darkest part of the forest
Holly Black takes something so ordinary, so relatable to the modern adolescent, and juxtaposes it against the profoundly extraordinary. After a dismal run of DNF and one-star reads, Holly Black‘s The Darkest Part of the Forest was a pure delight. I have to confess, ten years ago, I never would have picked up this book:…
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ready player one
The biggest tragedy facing 2044 is that LGBTQI+ women of colour are still experiencing inequality to the point they need to masquerade as straight white boys in an online simulation. I really don’t know what to say about this one. Although late to the party, my inner geek was excited to read Ready Player One…
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heart of mist
Heart of Mist fills the classic fantasy epic with a cast of wonderfully gritty characters and themes relevant to the modern-day reader. I was fortunate enough to have received an ARC of Helen Scheuerer‘s debut novel Heart of Mist, the first installment of her upcoming YA fantasy series, The Oremere Chronicles. Having read the prequel…
Jessica A. McMinn 