Tag: Young Adult Fiction

Gallant: The Call of the Trail by Claire Eckard | Spotlight, Giveaway (1 Winner), Interview

Gallant: The Call of the Trail by Claire Eckard | Spotlight, Giveaway (1 Wi..

Gallant: The Call of the Trail by Claire Eckard | Spotlight, Giveaway (1 Winner), Interview

A gripping journey of a young girl and a foal raised together in The Valley of Hearts Delight. Gallant and Gracie have a special bond, rarely seen between humans and horses. Separated by a bad accident when Gallant is five, each gets a second chance of happiness pursuing the long-distance sport of endurance riding, neither knowing they lead parallel lives. Will Fate bring them together again?

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Winston the Zombie Killer: And Dr. Z by Fatima Malik | Excerpt, $10 Giveaway, Review

Winston the Zombie Killer: And Dr. Z by Fatima Malik | Excerpt, $10 Giveawa..

Winston the Zombie Killer: And Dr. Z by Fatima Malik | Excerpt, $10 Giveaway, Review

An emotionally unintelligent 18-year-old Winston wakes up to a zombie virus outbreak. Only adults seem to be affected while kids run around losing their minds . . . or brains?
Together, a 15-year-old genius Jason B (who seems to be taking this very well), and Winston fight to get out of town and make unexpected friends along the way. Keeping track of his zombie kills was hard enough, now he has to go hunting for a special zombie too?

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Elemental Links by M. A. Leon (Steel and Magic #1) || BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour

Elemental Links by M. A. Leon (Steel and Magic #1) || BBNYA Semi-Finalist S..

Elemental Links by M. A. Leon || BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour
Today I’m bringing your attention to another 2021 BBNYA Semi-Finalist: Elemental Links by M. A. Leon. Join me in congratulating them on making it through to this round. #Fiction @FolioSociety @The_WriteReads @BBNYA_Official #BBNYA @maleon_author #Medieval

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Relatively Normal Secrets by C.W. Allen | Spotlight, Excerpt, Giveaway

Relatively Normal Secrets by C.W. Allen | Spotlight, Excerpt, Giveaway

Relatively Normal Secrets by C.W. Allen | Spotlight, Excerpt, $25 Giveaway

Tuesday and Zed Furst are perfectly normal children with perfectly strange parents. Their father won’t discuss his job, their mother never leaves the house without her guard dog, and the topic of the family tree is off limits.

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Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon | Review

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon | Review

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon | Review
Evie Thomas doesn’t believe in love anymore. Especially after the strangest thing occurs one otherwise ordinary afternoon: She witnesses a couple kiss and is overcome with a vision of how their romance began . . . and how it will end. After all, even the greatest love stories end with a broken heart, eventually.

Can Evie overcome her cynicism, or will it cost her more than she can bear to pay?

Please read my review of this fabulous look at love, cynicism, and risk.

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The Frights of Fiji by Sunayna Prasad | Review

The Frights of Fiji by Sunayna Prasad | Review

The Frights of Fiji (Alyssa McCarthy’s Magical Missions) by Sunayna Prasad | Review
A world of magic and adventure awaits… Sent to live with her strict, aloof, and uncaring uncle after her parents are killed in a car accident, twelve-year-old orphan Alyssa McCarthy longs for the life she used to have—one filled with fun and love.

Alyssa is kidnapped by Master Beau, a banished sorcerer with a mysterious connection to her who can only regain his power by weakening hers. She is hurled into a world of wizardry filled with fantastical beasts and marvelous technology beyond her wildest imagination.

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Ever Alice by H.J. Ramsay | 2020 BBNYA Finalist Tour

Ever Alice by H.J. Ramsay | 2020 BBNYA Finalist Tour

Ever Alice by H.J. Ramsay | 2020 BBNYA Finalist Tour

Alice’s stories of Wonderland did more than raise a few eyebrows – it landed her in an asylum. Now at 15 years of age, she’s willing to do anything to leave, which includes agreeing to an experimental procedure. When Alice decides at the last minute not to go through with it, she escapes with the White Rabbit to Wonderland and trades one madhouse for another: The court of the Queen of Hearts.

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