Jane Austen Meets Dystopian: For Darkness Shows The Stars Review

For Darkness Shows The Stars by Diana Peterfreund Genre: YA, Dystopian Synopsis From Goodreads: It's been several generations since a genetic experiment gone wrong caused the Reduction, decimating humanity and giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed most technology. Elliot North has always known her place in this world. Four years ago Elliot refused…

Book Boyfriend: Rhysand

Hi! Welcome to our first Book Boyfriend post! If you've noticed, we're big fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses so we'll start off with none other than Death Incarnate, Night Triumphant, High Lord of the Night Court and Ultimate Bae, Rhysand! Appears in: A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J.…

My Top 5 Badass YA Heroines

This post originally appeared in zerothreetwo.com. Changes have been made to accommodate my feelings. 😀 If you've been hanging out here with me at TWBN, you probably know by now that I’m a big fan of young adult novels. But if there's something that I like more, it's young adult novels with smart, unique and…

Wintersong Review (The Good and The Bad)

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones Genre: YA/Fantasy Synopsis from Goodreads: Beware the goblin men and the wares they sell. All her life, nineteen-year-old Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, mysterious Goblin King. He is the Lord of Mischief, the Ruler Underground, and the muse around which her music is composed. Yet, as Liesl helps shoulder…

All-Time Favorite YA Novels

Some people say that I'm too old to read YA (boyfriend, I'm looking at you!). To them I say, shut up. Haha, I'm kidding. I may be twenty something and a veritable tax payer, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy a bit of young adult literature every now and then. I love the thrill…

Gah, Someone Give Me CPR: Crooked Kingdom Review

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo Genre: YA/Fantasy Synopsis from Goodreads: Welcome to the world of the Grisha. After pulling off a seemingly impossible heist in the notorious Ice Court, criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker feels unstoppable. But life is about to take a dangerous turn—and with friends who are among the deadliest outcasts in Ketterdam city,…

Flame In The Mist Review (Spoiler: It’s Subarashi!)

Flame In The Mist by Renee Ahdieh Genre: YA Fantasy Synopsis From Goodreads: The only daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has always known she’d been raised for one purpose and one purpose only: to marry. Never mind her cunning, which rivals that of her twin brother, Kenshin, or her skills as an accomplished alchemist.…