Wayward Witch by Zoraida Córdova Genre: Portal Fantasy Age category: Young Adult Release Date: September 1, 2020 Review Wayward Witch is the final book in the Brooklyn Brujas trilogy by Zoraida Córdova. Each of three stories focuses on a different Mortiz sister. Having not read the first two, but intrigued by the description of the … Continue reading
Lobizona by Romina Garber Genre: Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Age category: Young Adult Release Date: August 2, 2020 Review The concept of this book drew me into it right away. Often realistic, contemporary problems are reserved for realistic, contemporary books. “Supernatural” tends to invoke images of escapism. But Lobizona by Romina Garber deals with a real, heart-wrenching … Continue reading
The Waking of Ghosts Lost Souls Academy Book 1 by Lilliana Rose Genre: Teen, YA Paranormal Fantasy There is an evil awakening. At the Lost Souls academy, students aren’t your typical everyday alumni. Rejects from clans, packs, and covens walk these halls, but there’s something more sinister haunting the academy. A resident ghost has a … Continue reading
The Shrike and the Shadows by A.M. Wright and Chantal Gadoury Genre: Dark Fantasy/Horror Age category: Young Adult Release Date: March 3rd, 2020 Review To start off, a quick content warning: Although I have seen this shelved with YA, the content is very mature. A parent with a precocious tween would probably want to steer … Continue reading
Witch and Wizard by James Patterson was originally released in 2009, just qualifying for our retro review requirement of being ten years old or more. It grew into a five-book series and has a manga version as well. I read this book originally pretty close to publication and while I jotted down some thoughts at … Continue reading