Life in the beautiful, peaceful country of Hasan Daeg is about to change after 600 years, but why does it have to be on Princess Maura’s 18th birthday? In the five-book series, The Princess Maura Tales, by Abigail Keam, Maura is forced to grow up...

Ullr's Fangs by Katharine Wibell is book 2 in The Incarn Saga. Although I have not read the previous novel in the series, I had very little problem catching up with the story line and falling in love with the characters. I especially loved Lluava;...

Stillness of Time is a work of young adult fiction by author J.M. Buckler, and the sequel to the highly rated Seeker of Time novel. In this continuation of high school student Elara Dunlin’s story, the truth is out about her destiny and she now...

The Vampire Within: Immortal Kiss is a dark paranormal fantasy novel written by Laura Daleo. Brandon groaned at the everyday tedium of getting up tired and taking the bus to school. He dreaded the thought of spending his morning trying to stay awake during Mrs....

Jennifer Ball pens a coming of age fantasy love story in The Kingdom to Come. A war is inevitable, it has been prophesied. It will be the war of all wars. On the eve of his seventeenth birthday, Prince Karhiad, the heir of the kingdom...

Who Are You, Trudy Herman? by B.E. Beck is a YA story set during World War II. It’s 1943. To Trudy, a young girl about to become a teenager, the war has no meaning. All she is interested in is boys, friends, and schoolwork. All...

It's always fun to take a refreshing, nostalgic look at a bygone era. John F. Bronzo gives us just that with a taste of the 1960s in Sagahawk by the Sea. The story is told from the viewpoint of Joe Carr, a fifteen-year-old boy who...

Zeva by Tesha Finley promises excitement for fans of young adult fantasy. For a debut novel, Zeva is a huge achievement and heralds an interesting series. Tristan is a young man who grew up in Zeva, an alternate universe that exists to protect Earth. He...

Compelling, compassionate and contemporary are perfect descriptors of Paul Winder’s A Son is Given: A Mother’s Testament. Mark and Josh are co-captains of their college swim team. Josh is open with and aware of his sexual orientation. Mark is in denial until Josh makes an...

Although Mutch Katsonga, author of Where Wildfires Glow, classifies his book as a Young Adult/Coming of Age story, I’d be more inclined to describe it as a psychological thriller: the plot and one of the principle characters, Carol, are positively chilling! Furthermore, given the information...