HEART OF THE GOBLIN KING by Lisa Manifold
I had the fortune of meeting Lisa Manifold at this year's UTOPiAcon. I was immediately intrigued by HEART OF THE GOBLIN KING, the first in her The Realm Trilogy series, especially the large cardboard cut-out of The Goblin King by her booth!…
ARTIFICIAL by Jadah McCoy
I first met Jadah at UTopYA, and got to know her more at this year's UTOPiAcon. We bonded first over our common last name (even though McCoy is my married name) and I was excited to buy her book, ARTIFICIAL, the first in the Kepler Chronicles,…
THE MARKED GIRL by Lindsey Klingele
I was so intrigued by the premise of this book that I had to get it immediately. It even has a great heading at the beginning: "The Night That Started Out Normal." Have a look for yourself:When Cedric, crowned prince of Caelum, and his fellow…
OUR SONG by Ashley Bodette
I met Ashley at last year's Utopiacon, and this year, I watched her work miracles as a conference volunteer. Her book OUR SONG explores what happens when people lose their identity within a relationship, and it's a story that will keep readers…
SINKING by Sarah Armstrong-Garner
I had the pleasure of meeting Sarah at Barnes and Noble's B-Fest, and the way she pitched her novel SINKING made me want to read it immediately:Jocelyn washes up on the shore of eighteenth century Ireland, alone, naked, and missing all of her…
EVERLAND by Wendy Spinale
I had the fortune of meeting Wendy and getting to know her new book at this year's Bay Area Book Festival. Needless to say, I bought EVERLAND immediately, and was instantly drawn in:London has been destroyed in a blitz of bombs and disease.…
WANDERING WILD by Jessica Taylor
Embarrassingly enough, when I first met Jessica Taylor, I mistook her for someone else. Thankfully, she was extremely nice about it, and when we reconnected a few years later, I was happy to learn that her book WANDERING WILD had made it out…
The Extraction Series by Stephanie Diaz
When I heard the premise for Stephanie Diaz's Extraction series, I was immediately hooked; I've already read the first, and can't wait to get a hold of the rest. Here's a glimpse:BOOK 1: EXTRACTIONClementine has spent her whole life preparing…
EVERY UGLY WORD by Aimee L. Salter
I first got to know Aimee through a Facebook group for YA authors, and I was especially intrigued by her book, EVERY UGLY WORD, and how it addressed bullying in high schools. Have a look:When seventeen-year-old Ashley Watson walks through the…
THE CAGED GRAVES by Dianne Salerni
Not only was THE CAGED GRAVES inspired by two real caged graves in an abandoned Pennsylvania cemetery, it contains the perfect blend of historical and fantasy that I always like to see in YA novels. Have a look:
17-year-old…