“Do any of us know who we are?” That’s the loaded question that plagues all our minds from time to time, but most notably during our coming-of-age years. In The Legend of the Solstice by Lauren Evers, three young people, Ethan, Isolde, and Ridley, have...

The Secret is the first book in the Serendipity series by Topher Kaler. This epic young adult science fiction story begins on the planet Eden, where a long-established colony is forced to make an impossible choice to escape the destruction of their civilization. This choice...

The year is 1915, and on a mysterious, unwelcoming island, four sisters are born six hours apart, each with distinct characters and even more distinct smells. Galatéa, Eleni, Calista, and Agatha. If you ignore that the whole island is whispering about them, you can say...

The Tale of the Young Witch by Joseph Minart and Davon Custis is a fantasy story for young adults. Witchcraft is long gone, and it will never influence the world again. Wrong, because once magic is imbued in the world, it never truly goes...

Melvin, the teen protagonist of The Accidental Summoning by Kos Play, is bullied daily, and his mom works too much. One day, his life changes in a rather unexpected way. He learns that magic is real. All he needs is a teacher to show him...

The Salamander Stone is the first installment in The Beowulf Brigade series by Heidi Nickerson. The story follows 16-year-old Ellie Adair as her world turns upside down. For nearly a year, things have gone to hell worldwide. Monsters roam freely in the open, terrorizing people...

Have you ever piloted a spaceship, had a run-in with Interstellar Guards, visited the Museum on Nothing Beyond, or savored jellied garloss and rainbow omelet? Reading Taboo Tech by Joy V. Smith, I felt I was doing precisely that in the company of Lacie and...

The Intrepid Three is a young adult sci-fi story by Brianna and Matthew Penfold. Dez Gibbous is a fifteen-year-old employee of the ruthless E-Corp corporation working twelve hours a day to care for her parents in Euporia. Fourteen-year-old Arabella Rey is the daughter of an...

The Submerged Fire by Sture Henckel is a young adult fantasy that may be the best I have read in years. The story follows Niko, a wreck diver who comes across something so powerful it can cost him his life. Magic is strongly prohibited, but...

Time Story is a work of fiction in the science fiction and time travel adventure subgenres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience but can be enjoyed just as much by adults. Penned by W.W. Marplot, in this fascinating, thought-provoking, and thrilling adventure,...