CHERISH FARRAH by BETHANY C. MORROW A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow is an interesting case. It’s not, as Morrow explained, a YA novel. And this is a YA novel review column, isn’t it? (The answer is yes). It’s also not an adult novel. Cherish Farrah exists…
A FAR WILDER MAGIC by ALLISON SAFT A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN \You may remember, gentle readers, when I reviewed Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft last year. I loved that book and I also had to preface the review by saying I know Allison personally. Well, here comes another…
THE KINDRED by ALECHIA DOW A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN The Kindred by Alechia Dow is a YA sci-fi story with a sweeping love story at its core. Through this book, we are introduced to the concept of Kindred matches. Felix and Joy, our main characters, are one such Kindred pair.…
THE RED PALACE by JUNE HUR A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN I knew I wanted to read The Red Palace as soon as it was announced. June Hur has written two other books, The Silence of Bones and The Forest of Stolen Girls, each of them historical mysteries set in Joseon Era Korea.…
THINGS WE COULDN’T SAY by JAY COLES A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Things We Couldn’t Say by Jay Coles is a moving YA contemporary novel following Gio Zander, a high schooler who was abandoned by his mother when he was nine. Not only is he dealing with lingering abandonment issues,…
COLD THE NIGHT, FAST THE WOLVES by MEG LONG A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN When Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long first crossed my radar, I was instantly excited because I’m a lifelong wolf girl. Ask anyone who knew me when I was a kid and they’ll tell…
THE KEEPER OF NIGHT by KYLIE LEE BAKER A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker is a dark fantasy novel that explores race, identity, Japanese culture, and what happens when you can freeze time because you’re a literal child of Death. Here we have Ren…
CITY OF SHATTERED LIGHT by CLAIRE WINN A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN City of Shattered Light by Claire Winn is an exiting YA sci-fi novel following two very different girls. The first is Asanna Alameida, a tech heiress set to inherit a dangerous artificial intelligence program called Project Winterdark. The…
THE BETROTHED by KIERA CASS A REVIEW BY ALEXA DUNCAN I’m going to be honest with you, dear readers. I’ve kind of lost my steam here at the end of the year. According to GoodReads, I’ve read exactly 100 books this year and that’s probably what’s contributing to my burnout.…
LORE OLYMPUS 1 by RACHEL SMYTHE A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN I’d like to start this review off with an apology to Rachel Smythe: Dear Rachel, I’m very sorry I’ve never read Lore Olympus before now. I regret my decision immensely. Okay, now that I’ve gotten that out of my system,…