Category: Young Adult

• Fresh

  

  A vulnerable coming-of-age story about the thrilling new experiences––and missteps––of a girl’s freshman year of college.

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  September 23, 2022

  Reviews, Young Adult

  2021 Release, Author: W-Z, Book Review, Gifted, LGBTQIA+, Rating: 2.5 stars, Young Adult

• Pet

  

  In a near-future society that claims to have gotten ride of all monstrous people, a creature emerges from a painting seventeen-year old Jam’s mother created, a hunter from another world seeking a real-life monster.

  readbetweenthespines

  February 3, 2022

  Reviews, Young Adult

  Author: E-I, Backlist Book, BIPOC Author, Book Review, Fantasy, LGBTQIA+, Magical Realism, Rating: 4.5 stars, Young Adult

• It All Comes Back to You

  

  After Kiran Noorani’s mom died, Kiran vowed to keep her dad and sister, Amira, close—to keep her family together. But when Amira announces that she’s dating someone, Kiran’s world is turned upside down. Not only will Amira start tearing the family apart, she is dating Kiran’s ex-boyfriend’s brother – who ghosted her three years prior.

  readbetweenthespines

  October 25, 2021

  Reviews, Young Adult

  2021 Release, Author: J-N, BIPOC Author, Book Review, Rating: 2 stars, Romance, Young Adult

• Firekeeper’s Daughter

  

  Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on…

  readbetweenthespines

  March 16, 2021

  Book of the Month Selection, Reviews, Young Adult

  2021 Release, Author: A-D, Book of the Month, Indigineous Literature, Mysteries & Thrillers, Own Voices, Rating: 5 stars, Reese's Bookclub, Young Adult