Youngish Adult

Recent youngish adult fiction reads. My definition of YA is a bit fluid, but these novels typical include teenage characters and coming-of-age themes. Monsters optional.

Adorable YA Romance in “A Bánh Mì for Two”

A Bánh Mì for Two, by Trinity Nguyen, is an adorable sapphic YA, set in Vietnam. Two foodies, Vietnamese-American Vivi…

2 months ago

Trine Rising

Trine Rising is the start of a new fantasy series, the Kinderra Saga, by author C.K. Donnelly, presenting an epic…

10 months ago

The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne

The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne, by Shannon Takaoka, is an 80s-infused magical YA, about an old journal that allows Gracie…

11 months ago

The Legacies

I wasn't entirely sure what to expect from Jessica Goodman's new release, The Legacies. I absolutely fell into her novel  The…

1 year ago

The Book of Essie

I was pretty much sold on the NetGalley blurb for The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir: Teenage Esther Hicks…

1 year ago