Fantasy – YOUNG ADULTING

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

August 11, 2020

Review by Ciara Javier

After losing his best friend Eddie in an accident, Tristan Strong is sent to his grandparents’ home in Alabama to heal from the loss. But on his first night there, Tristan encounters a sticky doll who attempts to steal Eddie’s journal, which contains folklores from both their grandmothers, and is Tristan’s last remaining connection to Eddie. … More Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

Don’t Call the Wolf by Aleksandra Ross

August 4, 2020

Review by Hira Peracha

Don’t Call the Wolf by Aleksandra Ross, told in two separate third-person narratives, introduces Polish lore to the teen reader in an easy and accessible way. … More Don’t Call the Wolf by Aleksandra Ross

Revenant March by Strandline Games

July 14, 2020

Review by Juhyun Tony Bae

Revenant March is a visual novel. Similar to a video game, it is a genre of storytelling you read and interact with on the computer. In this grim fantasy, you are not only told the main character’s story, you also make many of her decisions, directing the plot with your choices. … More Revenant March by Strandline Games

The Dark Lord Clementine by Sarah Jean Horwitz

February 4, 2020

Review by Elina Taillon

Clementine Morcerous is many things: a young gardener, a user of magic…and an heiress in a long line of Dark Lords. But when her father is cursed to be whittled away by a witch who covets the title, Clementine finds herself assuming responsibility sooner than expected. … More The Dark Lord Clementine by Sarah Jean Horwitz

Reverie by Ryan La Sala

January 14, 2020

Review by Shalon Sims

What do you do when you have amnesia and your psychiatrist is an extravagant drag queen who’s overly eager to retrieve your memories? … More Reverie by Ryan La Sala

The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman

January 7, 2020

Review by Sasa Popovich

What happens when our childhood heroes grow up? In this second installment in The Book of Dust series, author Philip Pullman delves into the complex realities of becoming an adult whilst trying to retain the magic of childhood. … More The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman

Ember and the Ice Dragons by Heather Fawcett

November 5, 2019

Review by Kelsey Elizabeth Moorhouse

Ember St. George is a fire dragon, and the last of her kind—but nobody, apart from her adoptive father, the great Magician and Stormancer Lionel, and her aunt, the notorious thief and Scientist Myra, can ever know. … More Ember and the Ice Dragons by Heather Fawcett

The Story of Owen by E.K. Johnston

October 29, 2019

Review by Elina Taillon

For high schoolers like Siobhan McQuaid, the future is daunting enough without bringing dragons into the mix. But when the little southwest Ontarian town of Trondheim gets its very own family of dragon slayers, including her new friend Owen Thorskard, her post-secondary plans are swept up in a gale of fire. … More The Story of Owen by E.K. Johnston

The Spinner of Dreams by K.A. Reynolds

October 8, 2019

Review by Shyamala Parthasarathy

Cursed by the Fate Spinner to be the accidental cause of every bad thing that happens in her little town of Carriwitchet, Annalise Meriwether is singled out and bullied by her neighbors all through her life. … More The Spinner of Dreams by K.A. Reynolds

A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth

August 20, 2019