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Crown of Embers ARC prize pack!

If you're a fan of romantic fantasy and adventure, you've probably already seen all the rave reviews for Rae Carson's Girl of Fire and Thorns.We're excited to offer you the chance to win ahardback of...

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The Lost Girl: review

The Lost Girlby Sangu Mandanna"Can we be certain of anyone's soul, human or otherwise?"Fiction is often most meaningful when it explores questions we find too disturbing to ask in the everyday world....

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Sangu Mandanna Talks About Frankenstein...and Love

As a reader, every once in awhile you come across a book that strikes a chord deep inside you. I was intrigued by the idea behind The Lost Girl, in which a young female clone must move to India to lead...

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Seraphina: review

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman"He released the last chord like a boulder off a trebuchet." It always feels this way when ending a book. There's a weight to the final words, then you let them go and...

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Into the Beautiful World of Monstrous Beauty: A Photographic Tour & Giveaway

Most of our readers know that we're huge fans of Elizabeth Fama's Monstrous Beauty. Our reviews (which may be found here and here) could hardly contain our excitement over this gothic mermaid story...

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Every Day: review & giveaway (plus bonus recipe!)

Every Dayby David LevithanWhat makes us fall in love--and what makes us who we are? Those are the questions at the heart of this novel, which tells a thoughtful, touching story that will surprise...

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Speechless: review & giveaway

Speechlessby Hannah HarringtonI was not going to read this book. I promise you, I was not. I was so fully aware of my (standing) disappointment with Harrington's debut Saving June, and was certain I...

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Unspoken: review

Unspokenby Sarah Rees Brennan Sarah Rees Brennan's Unspoken is unequivocally one of the best young adult books I've ever read. I don't even know where to begin. Is it enough to tell you to read it?...

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Spark (Elemental #2): review & giveaway

Spark (Elemental #2)by Brigid KemmererCASE # 0197 SUBJECT:         Brigid Kemmerer, AuthorHYPOTHESIS:   Subject writes highly addictive books that are a serious impediment to normal sleep patterns....

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The Raven Boys: review & giveaway

The Raven Boysby Maggie StiefvaterOn a cold night every spring, sixteen-year-old Blue and her psychic mother wait in a churchyard for the dead to arrive. Her mother is usually the one who sees the...

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The Shadow Society: review

The Shadow Societyby Marie RutkoskiThree words sum up my overall experience with The Shadow Society: I don't know. I didn't know what I was reading and I still am not quite sure. I do know that I...

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Meet Lish McBride's Gnome Army (& Necromancer giveaway!)

If you're a fan of  the hilarious urban fantasies Hold Me Closer, Necromancer and the recently released Necromancing the Stone, you know Sam LaCroix is experiencing some household pains as he adjusts...

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An Interview with a Thunder Tiger (& Stormdancer giveaway!)

Imagine, if you will, a black sky filled with lightning as a sky-ship floats high above the mountains of Shima. On the deck, buffeted by wind and lashing rain, a 16-year-old girl named Yukiko stretches...

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Midnight Garden Updates

Hi everybody! Things have been a little quiet around here lately, as some offline things have kept both K. and me a little busy. Some good stuff has been going on, though--a little nod from Forbes...

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Stormdancer: review

Stormdancerby Jay KristoffWhen a book arrives with a massive amount of fanfare, in the form of glowing advance praise and accompanied an agreebly affable author, it's necessary to take a step away from...

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Days of Blood and Starlight; review

Days of Blood and Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #2)by Laini TaylorDays of Blood and Starlight may well have been my most anticipated release this year. I was captivated by the lush and layered...

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YA Sci-Fi Thrillers Giveaway!

Time for another giveaway! Today we're offering up ARCs of three young adult sci-fi thrillers released within the last couple of months that have gotten a lot of buzz this fall. If you're a fan of...

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The Darkest Minds: review and giveaway

The Darkest Mindsby Alexandra Bracken“Imagine someone reaching straight into your chest, past the bones and blood and guts, and taking a nice firm hold on your spinal cord. Now imagine that they start...

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The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls: review

The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girlsby Claire LeGrandAre you in the mood to spooked? Here is a delightfully dreadful tale will give you the creepy-crawlies.12-year-old Victoria's best friend Lawrence...

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SPLINTERED author A.G. Howard's Thanksgiving Recipe

What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? This has been an amazing year for young adult literature, and it's been especially gratifying to see the number of astonishing debuts we've seen. In thanks...

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