Genre: Young Adult, Fairy Tale Adjacent, Pages: 400 pagesPublished Date: June 2, 2026Publisher: KokilaSeries: N/ARating: 4 out of 5 I really liked The Secret World of Briar Rose, but I also finished it feeling like I wanted more. The concept is probably my favorite part of the book. I loved the idea of taking Sleeping … Continue reading The Secret World of Briar Rose by Cindy Pham

Genre: Young Adult, Pages: 187 pagesPublished Date: October 13, 2019Publisher: Paragraph Line BooksSeries: N/ARating: 4 out of 5 Needs Work is one of those books that is difficult to describe without making it sound even stranger than it is. Phil has lost his job, his marriage is falling apart, and he returns to Cleveland to … Continue reading Needs Work by John L. Sheppard

Genre: Young Adult, Graphic Novel, Horror Pages: 272 pagesPublished Date: June 30, 2026Publisher: Ink PopSeries: YesRating: 4 out of 5 School Bus Graveyard immediately pulled me in with its creepy premise and kept me turning the pages until the very end. What starts as a simple school field trip quickly turns into something much darker as … Continue reading School Bus Graveyard, Volume 1 by RED

Genre: Middle-Grade Pages: 224 pagesPublished Date: July 28, 2026Publisher: First SecondSeries: N/ARating: 4 out of 5 When I first saw Hand-Me-Down, I expected a story about growing up poor and relying on secondhand clothes. While that’s certainly part of Damian Alexander’s memoir, it’s really about something much deeper. It’s about grief, family, and how the … Continue reading Hand-Me-Down: A Graphic Memoir by Damian Alexander

Genre: Young Adult, Sci-Fi, Contemporary Realism (with a twist) Pages: 256 pagesPublished Date: May 19, 2026Publisher: Abrams Comic ArtsSeries: N/ARating: 4 out of 5 Olive: Lost in Inner Space was a really interesting and enjoyable graphic novel overall. The artwork is beautiful and expressive, and Olive’s inner world is one of the most creative and visually … Continue reading Olive: Lost in Inner Space by Vero Cabot