E.M. Linden

E.M. Linden

  • Home
  • Stories
    • Flash Fiction
    • Rise of the Oathsworn
    • All Stories
  • Rise of the Oathsworn
    • Books
    • Characters
    • About
    • Rise of the Oathsworn Home
  • Blog
    • Writing Posts
    • Book Recommendations
  • About

Category: Young Adult

  • Mar 2025 Book Recommendation: Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

    Mar 2025 Book Recommendation: Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

    Intro Although most people who have heard of Victoria Aveyard probably know her as the author of Red Queen (which is a great book, but not the one we’re talking about today), her latest series, Realm Breaker, has become one of the more well known YA fantasy series, especially among fans of epic, Lord of…

    March 19, 2025
  • Jan 2025 Book Recommendation: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

    Jan 2025 Book Recommendation: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

    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…

    January 15, 2025
  • Dec 2024 Book Recommendation: Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl

    Dec 2024 Book Recommendation: Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl

    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…

    December 18, 2024
  • Oct 2024 Book Recommendation: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

    Oct 2024 Book Recommendation: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

    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…

    October 16, 2024
  • Sep 2024 Book Recommendation: Renegades by Marissa Meyer

    Sep 2024 Book Recommendation: Renegades by Marissa Meyer

    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…

    September 18, 2024
  • Aug 2024 Book Recommendation: Virals by Kathy Reichs

    Aug 2024 Book Recommendation: Virals by Kathy Reichs

    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…

    August 21, 2024
  • Jul 2024 Book Recommendation: The Maze Runner by James Dashner

    Jul 2024 Book Recommendation: The Maze Runner by James Dashner

    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…

    July 17, 2024
  • Jun 2024 Book Recommendation: Legend by Marie Lu

    Jun 2024 Book Recommendation: Legend by Marie Lu

    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…

    June 19, 2024
  • May 2024 Book Recommendation: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

    May 2024 Book Recommendation: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

    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…

    May 15, 2024
  • Apr 2024 Book Recommendation: Eragon by Christopher Paolini

    Apr 2024 Book Recommendation: Eragon by Christopher Paolini

    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…

    April 17, 2024
Next Page→

Latest blog posts

  • How I Choose a POV for My Stories
  • The Blood Stalker: Out Now!
  • Apr 2025 Book Recommendation: Of Giants and Ice by Shelby Bach
  • How I Write Siblings
  • The Lost Scion: Out Now!

Latest Stories

  • Flash Fiction: Technical Difficulties
  • An image of a knight standing in front of a full moon, holding his sword before him.
    Flash Fiction: Fidelity
  • Flash Fiction: Against the Dark
  • Flash Fiction: Justice-Bringer
  • Flash Fiction: Devotion
E.M. Linden

Follow Me on

  • Instagram
  • Tumblr
Support Me on Patreon

Proudly powered by WordPress