This past weekend I was walking through Central Park, and as I was wandering, I got the sense that there were certain spots in the park that are gateways to elsewhere. This probably had something to do with the book I was reading, The Ten Thousand Doors of January, which follows a young girl as […]

“Silence is not the answer.” This is the message of We Are Lost and Found by Helene Dunbar, a coming of age story about being young and gay at the height of the AIDS crisis, living in fear of a world that does not care about your existence, and trying to be happy despite everything being […]

I haven’t been all that impressed with the offerings from DC’s new YA imprint, DC Ink. Using YA authors to reboot iconic characters as teenagers seems like a good idea in theory, but so far the titles have been hit or miss. I was not a fan of Mera: Tidebreaker or Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale, […]

Occasionally a book will come along that absolutely knocks me off my feet – a book that makes me want to shove my copy in everyone’s faces and go, “Have you read this? You should, IT’S AMAZING.” Currently, that book for me is There Will Come a Darkness by Katy Rose Pool. Read our before […]

It’s difficult being a teenager and trying to figure out where you fit in the universe. It doesn’t get any easier when you’re the son of Odin, King of Asgard, Guardian of the Nine Realms. Loki: Where Mischief Lies is an origin story for Marvel’s favorite second son, where he must decide if he wants to […]

Mara Rutherford’s stunning debut, Crown of Coral and Pearl, is a richly detailed fantasy full of drama and political intrigue that sadly stumbles toward the end of the book and collapses under a rapidly increasing pace and cramming way too much in the last few chapters. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content […]

Enemies are closing in and Aurora’s lies start to unravel in Rage, the second book in Cora Carmack’s Stormheart trilogy. This second installment is just as thrilling as the first, expanding the world and introducing new characters readers are sure to love. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole to other […]

Join Barry Allen, Oliver Queen, and the rest of Team Flash and Team Arrow in an all-new adventure from author Barry Lyga. Crossover Crisis: Green Arrow’s Perfect Shot is the first in a trilogy that finds our heroes facing a crisis that could end not just their universe, but all of them. Read our before commenting. […]

An urban fantasy set in both New York City and the Poisoned Apple, a between-the-worlds city full of magic and mayhem, Pricked by Scott Mooney is fun and witty but also falls victim to a few unfortunate tropes. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole to other websites. Linkbacks are […]

There is a lot of potential in Beasts of the Frozen Sun by Jill Criswell. It’s got the kernels of a good story, a picturesque setting, and an interesting magical system. I thought I would like it more than I did. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole to other websites. […]