“Lola was gone before she ever went missing,” (Jones 1). After Cam and Blair solved the missing murder case of what happened to Clarissa Campbell, they’ve sworn off amateur sleuthing. Being doxxed online, violently threatened, and getting sued can do that to a girl. That is until Mattie Brosillard, a freshman at their high school, begs …
“It wasn’t hard to be brave. Not if it was for someone you love,” (McCauley 336). After a tragedy that results in her mother’s death, Marin Blythe finds herself lost in the world until she receives a letter from her favourite horror author, Alice Lovelace and former friend of her mother, offering her a nanny position …
I received this book from Simon and Schuster Influencer Program in exchange for an honest review. “That was the thing about families. They knew even the things you wanted to keep secret,” (Sambury). Grieving her mother’s sudden death, Sunny Behre knows she has what it takes to take up her role as leader of her family, as her …
“The Hunger Games are a reminder of what monsters we are and how we need the Capitol to keep us from chaos,” (Collins 343). On the morning of the reaping of the tenth annual Hunger Games, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow learns he will be mentoring the female tribute of District 12, Lucy Gray Baird. While unfortunate, Coriolanus …
“I think it’s time for me to decide what to be. I can’t go on being nothing forever, can I?” (Blume). Almost twelve-year-old Margaret Simon has just moved from New York City to Farbrook, New Jersey and is settling in well. She has three new friends, a secret club, and is happy to belong with a …
I’m a simple girl, you tell me there’s an anthology of YA stories adapted from Shakespeare’s plays and I’ll read it. That Way Madness Lies doesn’t disappoint, it’s an excellent collection of stories that Shakespeare lovers will love and many of the stories work as a great introduction to Shakespeare’s works that reluctant teens may be …
“You’re searching for something profound. Something to tug at your heartstrings…The house is an animal. And it wants to feed,” (Samsbury 234). Daisy can see the dead. It’s an ability she’s had all her life which makes living in ghost-filled Toronto difficult. She usually has a handle on it, but when her boyfriend suddenly dumps her …
“‘I’m the final girl…Guaranteed to survive the night,” (Bayron 49). Charity Curtis loves her summer job playing the “final girl” at Camp Mirror Lake, where a popular slasher horror movie, Curse of Camp Mirror Lake, was made. Guests come to Camp Mirror Lake and pay to be scared in recreated scenes from the movie in …
“Yeah. In a world that wants me to hate myself, teaches me to hate myself, expects me to hate myself, learning to love myself instead can be an entire revolution,” (Callender 310). Lark Winters is an aspiring author, but until publication of their uncompleted manuscript Birdie Takes Flight happens, Lark must post on their social media accounts to …
I received this book from Playwrights Canada Press in exchange for an honest review. Estranged cousins Kat and Eli meet online and bond through their queer identities, though both live very different lives. Kat lives in Toronto with her two gay dads and is out and proud herself, passionate that everyone should be comfortable and proud about …
Sarah O'Connor 