The Quarter Storm

In The Quarter Storm, by Veronica G Henry, Reina Dumond is a Haitian vodou priestess with water powers. She mostly…

Online Trolling and Offline Friendships in ‘Fugly’

Fugly, by Claire Waller,  is the story of teen girl who's bullied, insulted and ignored offline, until she becomes an…

The Kingdoms of Savannah

The story of The Kingdoms of Savannah, by George Dawes Green, begins with a murder and a mysterious disappearance from…

‘Nightcrawling’ by Leila Mottley

Nightcrawling, by Leila Mottley, begins with teenage Kiara and her best friend carefully crashing a funeral to cadge a free…

Latin, Classics, and Drowned Secrets in “The Lake of Dead Languages”

In The Lake of Dead Languages, by Carol Goodman, Jane Hudson has returned to her old boarding school as a…