The Bachelor and the Bride is the fourth installment in the Dread Penny Society Series and it's the most action-packed yet! Author Sarah M. Eden brings not just excitement, but mystery and love to thi…
Are you looking for a book that will make you nostalgic for McDonald's Playlands and arcade games? I should probably mention that there are some run-ins with some huge spiders and other creepy, nightm…
This is one of those creepy, crawly, get-under-your-skin, kind of novels that makes you wonder if you should lock your doors and never leave home. But it was delightful in that respect. I wasn’t qui…
Gunslinger Girl is a fast-paced Western set in a richly imagined post-war future in which humanity exists in small, gritty towns and opulent, ordered cities. This dystopian future is imaginatively rem…
Genevieve Cogman continues her successful run of consistently turning out a delightful adventure with magic and action. In The Mortal Word there is a little change of pace from earlier books in the f…
If you’ve been searching for a story with a unique plot, look no further. The Midnighters by Hana Tooke is exactly that. The main character, Ema, is the youngest daughter of a scholarly family trying …
The Opera Sisters by Marianne Monson is based on a little-known true story. This incredible tale is centered on two women and their desire to make a difference during World War II. To provide backgrou…
Kenneth Oppel is one of those authors that can be depended upon to tell a good story. Ghostlight is no exception. There is a lot of action, a bit of history, substantial comradery--and of course, th…
The Beholder is a fun, absorbing read, but it’s not of particularly high quality. It has flaws in terms of plot, characters, worldbuilding, and overall believability, but I whipped through it in a cou…
Mask of the Vampire is the second book in the Chronicles of Damage, Inc. The novel follows a group of adventurers attempting to destroy a mask belonging to an ancient vampire, or at least mitigate how…
Elizabeth Lim's second and final installment of this duology does not disappoint. Picking up almost immediately where the first book ended, it jumps right into the action and it is a whirlwind of eve…
Trex is a mix of mystery, action, adventure, and science fiction--all topped with a dose of real-world reality when it comes to some of the things that middle schoolers struggle with. The format is a…
