Review Thomas Cullen delivers a powerful debut with Charlie-Man. I wasn't sure what to expect. But the book packs quite the emotional punch in barely 200 pages. How much hardship could one high school senior in 1990s Virginia face? Quite a bit, apparently. When readers meet Charlie, he's already gone through a major life event… Continue reading Charlie-Man by Thomas Cullen
E. L. Starling delivers an entertaining space adventure with YA sci-fi form with Bound by Stars. The Titanic-in-Space concept was a lot of fun to read, and I’m not sure why I haven’t come across this idea before. Besides the adorable love story, the characters struggle with real-world classism that the stars from the epic love story in the movie face.
Kalla Harris delivers an action-packed dystopian YA novel that balances tension, banter, and a slow burn that will drive readers crazy (in a good way) with The Ground that Devours Us. She sets the tone right from the beginning. We meet our FMC on a mission and gradually get to know the world as she knows it, and the implicated risks. Picture a zombie apocalypse but with vampires. And some of them are hot. And witty. And too powerful for the humans to stand a chance.
