The Undiscovered Descendants is the first book of the Nordri Series by Jo Visuri. Auor Island is somewhat isolated from the mainland, but it has always been Elin's home. With her closest friends going off to school on the mainland this year, Elin is starting...

Cali is a high school student that can't seem to find a reason to care. Her parents are divorced, her mother is tied up in a "positive thinking" pyramid scheme, her father is embroiled in affairs of the heart and questionable legality, her brother is...

The Upside Down of Nora Gaines by Cathrina Constantine is perfect for teen readers who enjoy both spooky ghost stories and romance. Following her parents’ divorce, Nora Gaines and her mother move away from the city into an old farmhouse in a small town. They...

The Lost Art of Magic is a work of fiction in the urban fantasy genre. It is aimed at young adults, though I should warn that the book infers a scenario involving sexual violence that may be upsetting to some readers. Penned by John Kovacich,...

Beautiful young people are often the stuff of young adult fiction, and that typical girl meets boy trope doesn’t seem to grow old. Perhaps it all depends on the author’s creativity and imagination in executing the plot. In Time to Wake by K. Thomas, Senlis,...

Held responsible for the mysterious deaths of their parents, two high school basketball stars search for answers in the thrilling urban fantasy, The Brothers Finn by Christina Hagmann. The morning after taking the basketball team to an astonishing win, Gage and Cooper Finn find their...

The Breaking by KS Marsden is the third book in the Northern Witch series. Mark thought things were looking up when his Nana agreed to teach him witchcraft and he finally got to call Damian his boyfriend. Then Damian decided the best way to keep...

Susan McCauley’s The Devil’s Tree is a terrifying tale that follows Kaitlyn and Dylan. Despite her misgivings and general disbelief in the supernatural, Kaitlyn was convinced to go on an adventure with her boyfriend Hunter and friends Dylan and Keisha. Unfortunately for the group, there...

To Reap the Spirit is the third novel in The Dead Dreamer Series by Sarah Lampkin. Surviving her junior year at college was almost a battle. After barely getting away from the Guardians, Brenna was ready for a break. She was bringing big changes to...

Students traveling between the past and present try to undo a defining traumatic moment in one man's life in the intriguing young adult science-fiction novel, The Promise of the Gateway by Nick Iuppa and John Pesqueira. Emily is a brilliant pupil but can't seem to...