Young Adult

I'm in the midst of a month-long book binge. Some of you may have heard of Sarah J. Maas, and accordingly, you might be aware of her Court of Thorn and Roses series. With her latest instalment [...]

One of the things that frustrates me about the horror genre is that we sometimes fail to include everyday horror under the umbrella. When I talk to people about what they read and what they like [...]

I suspect that if you hang around YA fiction long enough you start seeing trends becoming apparent. Certain creatures become all the range for a while, then they go dormant and let something else [...]

Oh no, I thought. Another book about the legend of Sleepy Hollow. Horror of horrors. Why did I request this title on NetGalley, what was I thinking, etc. (Have I mentioned my pessimistic side [...]

As an opening note: I'm infatuated with all things death-related. Death culture, mortuary traditions, practices of commemoration -- it's my jam. Back in university I wrote a paper on Los Dias de [...]

By the blessings of NetGalley, I landed several approvals in a row for a bunch of great young adult books. Among them was The Graces by Laure Eve. After losing my mind for a solid five minutes, I [...]

By the look of my to-be-read pile, I might have to open up the YA section of my book reviews to include all varieties of young adult books, because Dumplin' by Julie Murphy sure isn't horror.

To begin with, I'd like to open with the old expectations versus reality discussion, in which I admit frankly that the flavour of the book had leanings towards folk horror and I was thoroughly [...]

I devoured Down with the Shine by Kate Karyus Quinn. I knocked this thing back like it was three fingers of moonshine and then breathed fire for it. The short version: the book is brilliant. [...]

I lost my Alexandra Bracken v-card not with the Darkest Minds trilogy (as I'd planned) but with Passenger. Maybe I should have saved myself. Let me tell you how I really feel about Passenger by [...]