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.

An Echo in the City

An Echo in the City, by K.X. Song, is new YA fiction set in the Hong Kong protests. It's a…

2 weeks ago

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…

3 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…

11 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…

1 year 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