BBNYA 2025 Finalist Spotlight: The Whisperer in White by Y. R. Liu
An atmospheric YA fantasy filled with secrets, rituals, and eerie island mysteries, The Whisperer in White by Y. R. Liu is a 2025 BBNYA finalist worth discovering.
Genre: Fantasy
BBNYA 2025 Finalist Spotlight: The Light of Kasaban by Thomas Howard Riley
Spotlighting The Light of Kasaban by Thomas Howard Riley, the 7th place BBNYA 2025 finalist and a dark fantasy about forbidden magick, found family, and survival in an unforgiving desert city.
Review: Native Species: A Tale of Two Civilizations in 1928 Los An..
A thoughtful review of Native Species by Michael Albergo, a historical fantasy set in 1928 Los Angeles blending cosmic horror, mystery, and deeper themes of identity and survival.
BBNYA 2025 Finalist Spotlight: Speak the Ocean by Rebecca Enzor
Speak the Ocean by Rebecca Enzor, a BBNYA 2025 Finalist, blends fantasy and science fiction with mermaid mythology, exploring questions of compassion, captivity, and what it means to truly understand another being.
Review: The Young Stag (Islands in the Mist, Book 5) by J.M. Hofer
The final installment in J.M. Hofer's Islands in the Mist series delivers an emotionally rich conclusion, blending Arthurian legend and Celtic myth with themes of legacy, loss, and enduring hope.
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Review: Into the Shadows (Islands in the Mist, Book 4) by J.M. Hofer
A darker, more inward turning point in the Islands in the Mist series, Into the Shadows shifts the focus toward power, politics, and consequence as Taliesin moves firmly to the center and the Arthurian future comes into clearer view.
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