Author | YA Urban Fantasy
This was an advanced reader copy for the September 2018 publication. There are minor spoilers ahead. Title: The Storm Runner Author: J. C. Cervantes Stars: ★★★ I like to think I can own up to a bias. For this book, I had two conflicting ones: 1) I love Rick Riordan's work (putting aside anything his son was... Continue Reading →
This was an advanced reader copy for the September 2018 publication. There are minor spoilers ahead. Title: The War Outside Author: Monica Hesse Stars: ★★★★ Historical fiction has a risk few other genres share. It walks the border between stark fantasy - in it being 'real' only in its lack of speculative elements - and so personal... Continue Reading →
This was an advanced reader copy for the August 2018 publication. There are minor spoilers ahead. Title: #murdertrending Author: Gretchen McNeil Stars: ★★ As much as I like a good mystery, these social media goes wild types just aren't for me. My love of Black Mirror survived "Nosedive," but any interest I had in The Orville died with "Majority Rule." Part of my... Continue Reading →
This was an advanced reader copy for the July 2018 publication. There are minor spoilers ahead. Title: Captain Superlative! Author: J. S. Puller Stars: ★★★★★ If you removed the first chapter, this book still wouldn't be lighthearted. Between education-based bullying and the same favoritism toward sports players as shown in courtrooms (and in attempts to keep players... Continue Reading →
This was an advanced reader copy for the October 2018 publication. There are minor spoilers ahead. Title: Short & Skinny Author: Mark Tatulli Stars: ★★★ As a huge fan of the comic strip Lio, I jumped on this the second it passed my desk. Hyperion sends my company all sorts, but serial art isn't the norm. Tatulli's artwork lives... Continue Reading →
Eli Celata 