book reviews by genre Fantasy Adult The Blacksmith Queen by G.A. Aiken The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon Circe by Madeline Miller The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin The Deep by Rivers Solomon The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (Broken Earth Trilogy #1) Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune How Long ’til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (Broken Earth Trilogy #2) The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow Peter Darling by Austin Chant The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales edited by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin (Broken Earth Trilogy #3) The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Uprooted by Naomi Novik Witchmark by C.L. Polk Young Adult All the Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle #3) Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater (Dreamer Trilogy #1) Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (Simon Snow #1) Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha #1) Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha #2) Crier’s War by Nina Varela The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Damsel by Elana K. Arnold The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle #2) Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopulos The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale Graceling, Fire, and Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore The Grisha Trilogy (series review) by Leigh Bardugo The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell Legendborn by Tracy Deonn The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab (Monsters of Verity #2) Pet by Akwaeke Emezi The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle #1) The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle #4) Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko Sabriel by Garth Nix Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab (Monsters of Verity #1) Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell (Simon Snow #2) When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore (Graceling #4) Middle Grade Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise by Gene Luen Yang City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab (Cassidy Blake #1) The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding by Alexandra Bracken The Forgotten Sisters by Shannon Hale (Princess Academy #3) The Language of Spells by Garret Weyr Persephone by Loïc Locatelli-Kournwsky Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab (Cassidy Blake #2) Science Fiction Adult An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (Carls #1) A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green (Carls #2) Binti by Nnedi Okorafor The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone Vengeful by V.E. Schwab (Villains #2) Vicious by V.E. Schwab (Villains #1) Young Adult Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games #2) The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken The Disasters by M.K. England The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games #1) Imposters by Scott Westerfeld Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games #3) On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden Once and Future by Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy Skyward by Brandon Sanderson (Skyward #1) The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow Starsight by Brandon Sanderson (Skyward #2) Wilder Girls by Rory Power Historical Fiction Adult All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clarke Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Whiskey When We’re Dry by John Larison Young Adult All Out: the No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages, edited by Saundra Mitchell Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray (Diviners #3) Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland (Dread Nation #2) The Diviners by Libba Bray (Diviners #1) Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (Dread Nation #1) The Great Unknowable End by Kathryn Ormsbee The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray (Diviners #2) Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian Lovely War by Julie Berry My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows Speak Easy, Speak Love by McKelle George Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black by Marcus Sedgwick, Julian Sedgwick, and Alexis Deacon Contemporary Adult Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert (Brown Sisters #3) Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (Brown Sisters #1) If I Loved You Less by Tamsen Parker If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev (The Rajes #1) Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev (The Rajes #2) Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert (Brown Sisters #2) Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal Well Met by Jen DeLuca Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur Young Adult American Street by Ibi Zoboi Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta Bloom by Kevin Panetta, illustrated by Savanna Ganucheau Bruised by Tanya Boteju Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks and Scones by Ngozi Ukazu Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills Geekerella by Ashley Poston The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante Heartstopper Vol. 2 by Alice Oseman Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn & Allison Raskin I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen (The Bright Sessions #1) Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore Leah On the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli Love, Creekwood by Becky Albertalli Loveless by Alice Oseman The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth A Neon Darkness by Lauren Shippen (The Bright Sessions #2) Nick & Charlie by Alice Oseman Nothing Happened by Molly Booth On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry Out Now: Queer We Go Again, edited by Saundra Mitchell The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Pride by Ibi Zoboi Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks Radio Silence by Alice Oseman Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Solitaire by Alice Oseman Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman Technically, You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills This Winter by Alice Oseman Tweet Cute by Emma Lord Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour We Used To Be Friends by Amy Spalding The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera The Wicker King by K. Ancrum The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life by Dani Jansen Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed You Asked For Perfect by Laura Silverman You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour & David Levithan You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson Middle Grade Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake To Night Owl From Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan & Meg Wolitzer Wonder by R.J. Palacio Nonfiction Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O’Meara The Library Book by Susan Orlean Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha Allen Rough Magic: Riding the World’s Loneliest Horse Race by Lara Prior-Palmer So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...