mis(chief)fits

The Misfits : The Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee + Dan Santat Random House, 2024 Hardcover Middle Grade, 288pp. With gratitude to Edelweiss+ and Random House for the eARC. “When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who’re you gonna call? An elite team of crime-fighting underdogs, that’s who!” (publisher’s copy)

cursedly good

Curse of the Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling Razorbill, 2024 Hardcover middle grade HR/F, 256pp. With Gratitude to Edelweiss+ and Razorbillfor the eARC. “Dark secrets and unnatural magic abound when a twelve-year-old girl ventures into a bog full of monsters to break a mysterious curse.” (publisher’s copy) I enjoyed the whimsical nature of this middle

calling all contemporary romance readers

Last Call at the Local by Sarah Grunder Ruiz Berkley, 2024 Paperback ROM, 368 pp with gratitude to Berkley & Edelweiss+ for the eARC. Opposites attract when a free-spirited American singer-songwriter with ADHD teams up with a charming Irishman to revitalize his family’s pub. (publisher’s copy) With the encouragement of a co-worker, I’m re-entering the world

rising

Sky’s End (Above the Black 1) by Marc J. Gregson Peachtree Teen, 2024 Hardcover Debut YA SFF, 416pp With Gratitude to Edelweiss+ and Peachtree Teen for the eARC “Exiled to live as a Low, sixteen-year-old Conrad refuses to become heir to his murderous uncle. But Meritocracy is a harsh and unforgiving rule on the floating

v is for veracity

V is for Victorine by Anne Nesbet Candlewick, 2023. HC, 263pp Ages 8-12.  MG; MYS; HF Thank you Candlewick and Edelweiss+ for the eARC. In this exciting sequel to Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen, a young heiress in hiding and her film star best friend go on a quick-paced caper through early Hollywood. It’s 1915,

a song of reunification

The Thief Who Sang Storms by Sophie Anderson In the US: Scholastic, 2023. HC 336pp. MG SFF Action-Adventure; Magic; Friendship; Unity. The Island of Morovia is shaped like a broken heart. The humans live on one side of the island, and the alkonosts — the bird-people — live on the other. But it wasn’t always

18 authors, 1 murder

The Grimoire of Grave Fates Edited by Hanna Alkaf + Margaret Owen. Collaborators: Preeti Chhibber, Kat Cho, Mason Deaver, Natasha Díaz, Hafsah Faizal, Victoria Lee, Jessica Lewis, Darcie Little Badger, Kwame Mbalia, L. L. McKinney, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Cam Montgomery, Marieke Nijkamp, Karuna Riazi, Randy Ribay, Yamile Saied Méndez, Kayla Whaley, and Julian Winters. Delacorte,

deceptions abound

The Winterton Deception: The Final Word by Janet Sumner Johnson Pixel + Ink, 2023. HC, 336pp. Ages 10-14.  MG; MYS; Family; Friendship. Thank you to Edelweiss Plus and Pixel + Ink for the eARC. In this twisty middle grade mystery for fans of Knives Out , The Inheritance Games , and The Westing Game ,

linden

Bittersweet in the Hollow (Book 1) by Kate Pearsall Putnam Young Readers, 2023. HC, 384. Ages 12-18. YA; MYS; ROM; CF/F; DEBUT Out OCT 10. With gratitude to NetGalley and Putnam Young Readers for the eARC. In this beautifully dark and enthralling YA, four sisters with unusual talents investigate a mysterious disappearance in their secluded

(be)longing

The Puppets of Spelhorst: A Norendy Tale by Kate DiCamillo + Julie Morstad Candlewick, 2023 HC, 160pp. Ages 7-10. Fantasy; Illustrated; Timeless With gratitude to Edelweiss + Candlewick for an eARC. An original fairy tale in which five puppets confront circumstances beyond their control with patience, cunning, and high spirits. Shut up in a trunk