Anne by Zarina Macha is one of the best coming of age stories for young adults that I’ve read. Why? Because it addresses so many of the topics currently of major interest and importance to teens, i.e. gender issues and concerns about opening up to...

And Eve Said …“To Hell with God” by Sal Rivera is a wonderful book that explores strong themes and looks at human relationships from a fresh perspective. Starting with commentaries on the story or the myth of creation, the author unveils loopholes that are not...

'“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The road to popularity is paved with pompoms.” My mother’s exact words as she dropped me off for my first day of high school.’ While her sister DeeDee is busy being the perfect student of social...

Ariadne's Crown by Meadoe Hora is the story of a young princess who is trying to make the best decisions for herself and her people, but things are hard when you are a princess. Ariadne is a young princess who was taught to be the...

If you like a book that throws you into a deep hole and stirs you around in the dark a bit before it finally lifts you into the light, A Sun Drenched Elsewhere: Zoya Septet Book 4 by Murray Pura is for you. On one...

Love relationships are difficult enough without interference from ghosts! All the Love You Write by D.G. Driver is an endearing romance with a twist of the supernatural. Although ideally for young adults, older readers will also get a kick out of the memories that Bethany...

An Adventurous Childhood: An African-American Coming of Age Story in New Bern, North Carolina is a nonfiction memoir written by Malcolm Elliott. The author and his family moved three times as he was growing up: from Queen Street to Jones Street to First Street, where...

A Fool's Dreams: Book 2 by Vilincia Patrick is a young adult romance with strong hints of coming-of-age and interesting characters. Klutzy Danielle is in senior high and a stunning beauty. She prefers to stay in school, removed from the world of her boyfriend, Paul...

Amaskan's War by Raven Oak is the second book in The Boahim Series, preceded by the award-winning and well-received first installment, Amaskan's Blood. This is epic fantasy adventure at its finest, with a world built through a mosaic of kingdoms called The Little Dozen of...

Amaskan's Blood by Raven Oak is an enthralling fantasy mixed with intrigue and mystery, a narrative that is most suitable for young adult readers and fans of action-packed novels. It is a tantalizing first entry in The Boahim Trilogy and follows Adelei, one of the...