Category: YA Fiction
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EMILY WILDE’S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES by HEATHER FAWCETT
A curmudgeonly professor journey to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love, in this heartwarming and enchanting fantasy. Well, that sounded interesting. Nothing I love more than an academic-based tale on faeries! Emily Wilde is a professor at Cambridge. She is an expert…
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The Wilderwomen by Ruth Emmie Lang
This is a YA, magical realism, fantasy story that is a bit of a mystery as well. Nora Wilder is coming unglued. Wandering at night, looking for something, forgetting who she is sometimes. Her two daughters, Zadie, and Finn know something is wrong, but Finn is young and Zadie doesn’t share her concerns about their…
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WILD is the WITCH by Rachel Griffin
When eighteen-year-old witch Iris Gray accidentally enacts a curse that could have dire consequences, she must team up with a boy who hates witches to make sure her magic isn’t unleashed on the world. Iris Gray and her mother run a wildlife refuge in Washington. It’s not where she is from but that place no…
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THE GHOSTS OF ROSE HILL by R.M.ROMERO
Magic will burn you up. Ilana Lopez is a biracial Jewish girl of immigrant parents who want more for her. A stable career, a good man, and a good income. Ilana dreams of becoming a violinist. And she is talented. But her parents don’t believe she understands how difficult the life of an artist can…
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IN A GARDEN BURNING GOLD by RORY POWER
First in the Argyrosi Series Before anything can we talk about the stunning cover art on this book? I have to admit this was one time I judged a book by its cover and it was great! This is a Fantasy/YA/LGBT and much more. I went in knowing nothing and I figured out a lot…
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THESE DEADLY GAMES by DIANA URBAN
Let’s play a game. You have 24 hours to win. If you break my rules, she dies. If you call the police, she dies. If you tell your parents or anyone else, she dies. Are you ready? And this sets the stage for a YA thriller/gamer story. Crystal is not just a gamer. She is…
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IRON WIDOW by KIRAN JAY ZHAO
While this draws on a few real characters in history, make no mistake, it is a Sci-Fy, Fantasy, Futuristic tale that touches on the place women still have in society. Second. Disposable. And then it just dives right in to giant fighting machines called Chrysalises, transforming robots that battle with mecha aliens that have almost…
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Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by LAEKAN ZEA KEMP
Meet Penelope Prado who works like crazy at her father’s restaurant. Nacho’s Tacos. It’s a mix between a bar and a great Mexican food place. The entire family works insane hours to support themselves and a lot of people in the community. Her parents don’t want that life for her. They want her to be…
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THE INFAMOUS Frankie Lorde by Brtany Geragotelis
The Lordes Taketh, Stealing Greenwich, a new series in the YA genre. Frankie Lorde has a great dad. She loves him and he loves her. They are a team. A team of jewel thieves to be precise. Learning from her dad has given her a skill set not every girl has. Like lock picking and…
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The NATURE of WITCHES by RACHEL GRIFFIN
Climate Change meets Climate Witches in this Contemporary Fantasy/Paranormal Young Adult debut novel. Witches have been maintaining the climate for a very long time. Their powers are the powers of the seasons. With the sun peaking in the season they are born. But the humans or shaders have gotten greedy and off-track wanting more of…
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