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Intro It’s time for the first reading recommendation of 2025! I’ve got a lot of great books that I’m looking forward to sharing with you this year, so deciding which one to do first took some thought. But, in the end, I figured that you can’t go wrong with a good old Sanderson novel. Skyward…
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Intro For our last book recommendation of the year, I thought we’d do a fun, geeky read. As a long-time Marvel fan—and especially a Black Widow fan—I was very excited when I learned that there was a novel about her. But, whether or not you’re already a Black Widow fan, there are lots of reasons…
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Intro Ever since the success of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Rick Riordan has been among the most well-known middle grade authors of our time. He’s expanded his universe with not only more Percy Jackson books, but also with series that follow completely different characters who are dealing with completely different pantheons of gods from…
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Intro Fall is now in full swing, so I thought it would be a good time to share one of my favorite fall reads. Plus, there’s a fair amount of creepiness in it as well, making it great for spooky season. If you’re a fan of YA fantasy, you’ve almost certainly heard of Six of…
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Intro As someone who loves superheroes, I’m happy that superhero novels are slowly becoming more and more common, to the point where even a bestselling author like Marissa Meyer wrote not just one but a whole trilogy of them. While Renegades definitely isn’t quite as popular as the Lunar Chronicles, it is regarded highly by…
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While it’s not as well-known as most of the other books I’ve featured on the blog so far, Virals was one of the first YA series that I fell in love with. Written by crime writer and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs—and her son Brendan Reichs later in the series—it’s full of mystery, action, humor, and…
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The Maze Runner is one of the more well-known YA action/adventure books, highly acclaimed for its heart-pounding action and shocking twists. From the very beginning, it’s rife with mysteries and questions waiting to be answered. Despite its popularity, I actually only recently started reading the series, and I was pleasantly surprised by how quickly I…
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Legend has been a favorite of mine ever since I first read it during my early teens. Packed with action, intrigue, and a nice side of romance, it’s one of the first books that I think of when I think of YA, so it was pretty much guaranteed to be among the first reading recommendations…
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Intro If you’re at all familiar with popular YA fantasy, you’ve probably heard of Children of Blood and Bone. And trust me, the hype is worth it. Packed with action, magic, and a strong heroine, it’s pretty much a must-read for lovers of YA fantasy. So let’s dive into it, shall we? Children of Blood…
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Intro I love fantasy of all sorts but, in my opinion, there’s nothing better than high fantasy. The quests and dragons and elves and sword fights type of high fantasy, to be exact. And, weirdly enough, I haven’t had much luck finding YA fantasy that includes those classic tropes. Maybe it’s widely considered to be…
