Youngish Adult

Recent youngish adult fiction reads. My definition of YA is a bit fluid, but these novels typical include teenage characters and coming-of-age themes. Monsters optional.

Trine Rising

Trine Rising is the start of a new fantasy series, the Kinderra Saga, by author C.K. Donnelly, presenting an epic…

4 months ago

The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne

The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne, by Shannon Takaoka, is an 80s-infused magical YA, about an old journal that allows Gracie…

5 months ago

The Legacies

I wasn't entirely sure what to expect from Jessica Goodman's new release, The Legacies. I absolutely fell into her novel  The…

9 months ago

The Book of Essie

I was pretty much sold on the NetGalley blurb for The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir: Teenage Esther Hicks…

10 months ago

Chatbots, Pop Rocks, Booksta and Loss in YA “Message Not Found”

In the beginning of Message Not Found, by Dante Medema, Bailey and Vanessa are high school besties, with so many…

11 months ago