Category: YA
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Review: Red Star Rebels by Amie Kaufman (Release 02/10/2026)
Some of the action scenes were fun, and it definitely could be described as “Home Alone” but on Mars. I found the twists to be well-done, but the romance was a weak spot for me.
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Review: Queen of Faces by Petra Lord (02/03/2026)
This was a fun book with an interesting cast of characters! I thought the magic system was well-designed and one of the stronger parts of this novel’s world-building.
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Review: My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich (Release 11/11/2025)
Owen and Zarmenus were cute, and it was fun to see their relationship develop throughout the book. Seeing Owen eventually realize what he was feeling for Zarmenus, while Zarmenus flirted with him from the jump, was sweet. Bell absolutely stole the show for me though.
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Review: Fade Into You by Amber Smith and Sam Gellar (Release 11/04/2025)
This book was super sweet, and I really enjoyed seeing Jessa and Bird blossom as they got to know each other better. They became each other’s safe harbor in lives that looked very different but carried similar levels of heaviness.
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Review: Coldwire by Chloe Gong (Release 11/04/2025)
2010s style dystopia is back! Chloe Gong continues to be unbeatable in her YA novels. This book is best enjoyed going in as blind as possible. I immediately wanted to re-read the book once I finished and put it down.
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Review: Girls Who Play Dead by Joelle Wellington (Release 11/04/2025)
There was a really interesting story here. Nasim and Mikky were cute, but so much of their relationship was spent having the same argument. Kayla seemed to be the only one who cared about Erin for Erin.
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Review: The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum (Release 04/22/2025)
This book is full of such tenderness and I’m so glad that teens will have it. This is a story about community, and how survival depends on having a community around you.
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Review: Boys With Sharp Teeth by Jenni Howell (Release 04/08/2025)
I wish I had gone in blind on anything beyond the title with this one. This group of friends are obsessive and twisted, even before adding the paranormal elements towards the end.
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Review: Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters (Release 08/20/2024)
Overall this was a really sweet love story with a love interest after my own film-nerd heart, while also navigating how we all negotiate with the intersections of our identities and choose how we want to be seen existing in the world.
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Review: Icon and Inferno by Marie Lu (Release 06/11/2024)
Icon and Inferno tries to be more angsty and emotionally devastating, than it’s predecessor, which is a major shift in a series created to counter the negativity present in the everyday world.