YA

Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury. Image courtesy Simon & Schuster

Liselle Sambury gives us an in-depth look at the world of Blood Like Magic

Jason June discusses the magic of queer firsts with Jay’s Gay Agenda

Of Princes and Promises: Sandhya Menon shares secrets of the YA romance retelling

Jay’s Gay Agenda is a celebratory and joyful queer coming-of-age story

The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin. Image courtesy Sourcebooks Fire

The Nature of Witches: An unlikable protagonist squanders a great premise

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé. Image courtesy Macmillan Publishers

Ace of Spades has promise but its bleakness stunts the plot

Trouble Girls by Julia Lynn Rubin. Image courtesy St. Martin’s Publishing Group

Trouble Girls is a fun and thrilling YA version of Thelma and Louise

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons. Image courtesy Penguin Random House

Exclusive: Read an excerpt from The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimmons

Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace. Image courtesy Simon & Schuster

Nicole Kornher-Stace on platonic friendships in new release Firebreak

Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous by Suzanne Park. Image courtesy Source Books

Exclusive: Read an excerpt from Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous by Suzanne Park

Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler. Image courtesy St. Martin’s Press & Wednesday Books

Dahlia Adler’s Cool for the Summer is a beach read you won’t be able to put down

Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean. Image courtesy Flatiron Books

Tokyo Ever After packs too much into its princess tale

Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan. Image courtesy Penguin Random House

Some Girls Do author Jennifer Dugan on queer romance and bad liars

Off The Record by Camryn Garrett. Image courtesy Penguin Random House

Author Camryn Garrett on Off the Record, #MeToo and the power of using your voice

Off The Record by Camryn Garrett. Image courtesy Penguin Random House

Off the Record brilliantly shows the power of fighting through your fear

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry author Joya Goffney. Image courtesy Spark Point Studio

Interview: Author Joya Goffney discusses the fear of taking risks

Meet Cute Diary author Emery Lee. Image courtesy Spark Point Studio, Emery Lee

Interview: Emery Lee wants to give queer readers what they deserve

All Kinds of Other by James Sie

All Kinds of Other review: A coming out and coming of age story

Ember of Night by Molly E. Lee. Cover image courtesy of Entangled Publishing, MB Communication

Interview: Author Molly E. Lee talks Ember of Night

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee. Image courtesy Spark Point Studio

Meet Cute Diary is a sweet and fun champion for trans love stories

Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard. Image courtesy HarperCollins

3 reasons Victoria Aveyard’s Realm Breaker is a must-read fantasy tale

Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson. Image courtesy Simon & Schuster

YA author Morgan Matson on Take Me Home Tonight and a modern day digital nightmare

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney. Image courtesy Spark Point Studio

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry is a sweet and moving YA romcom

Ember of Night by Molly E. Lee. Cover image courtesy of Entangled Publishing, MB Communication

Ember of Night review: YA fantasy at its best with several dark twists

Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield. Image courtesy St. Martin’s Publishing Group

Hurricane Summer is a beautiful and devastating coming of age story

Dustborn by Erin Bowman. Image courtesy Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Erin Bowman’s Dustborn is a ruthless dystopian novel with plenty of heart

SHADOW AND BONE (L to R) BEN BARNES as THE DARKLING / GENERAL KIRIGAN and JESSIE MEI LI as ALINA STARKOV in SHADOW AND BONE Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2021

5 books to read if you loved Netflix’s Shadow and Bone

The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman. Image courtesy Simon & Schuster Publishing

The Infinity Courts has an intriguing premise but sadly underdeveloped characters