I’m a sucker for stories told from another character’s perspective, so I was intrigued by the idea of Tiger Lily. It more than exceeded my expectations. All you really need to know going into this is that it’s the story of the Indian Princess Peter Pan loved before Wendy ever came into the picture, told… Continue reading A New Perspective on an Old Favorite: Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Tag: YA
Time + Matter: A Review of Crewel by Gennifer Albin
So, there are a lot of dystopian YA novels out there, and a whole new crop of them this fall. In fact, there were so many I had to update my If you liked The Hunger Games flowchart (and I still feel like I’m leaving some out). Despite the seemingly endless supply of novels about… Continue reading Time + Matter: A Review of Crewel by Gennifer Albin
Time-Travel Romance: Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone
Who doesn’t love a time-travel romance? I loved The Time Traveler’s Wife (but not the movie—book is so much better) and I even admit I fell in love with Claire and Jamie, the exasperating couple in The Outlander Series. I couldn’t think of an equivalent in young adult fiction, and the blurb for Time Between… Continue reading Time-Travel Romance: Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone
New Twist on Paranormal: The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski
Vampires. Werewolves. Zombies. Even mermaids. There’s countless young adult novels that tell the stories of these supernatural creatures. It’s refreshing to encounter a wholly original take on the paranormal. When I was a child, I was absolutely fascinated with my shadow. I’d periodically check to see if it was still following me and sometimes wondered… Continue reading New Twist on Paranormal: The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski
The Color of Hope: Fingerprints of You by Kristen-Paige Madonia
Admittedly, I was drawn to the book because of the gorgeous tattoo cover art, but was pleased to discover that Kristen-Paige Madonia’s debut, Fingerprints of You, was an excellent example of the rare category of YA literary fiction. Lemon is the only daughter of Stella, a woman who never grew up. Lemon and her artistic… Continue reading The Color of Hope: Fingerprints of You by Kristen-Paige Madonia
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