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‘The Darkest Legacy’ Review: A Thrilling, Emotional Ride Reflective of Society

Bracken’s newest installment of The Darkest Minds manages to weave a complex story filled with political awareness, compassion, thrills, romance, and a narrator that comes into her own. The last time I read The Darkest Minds series, which was about…

Giveaway: Win a 'The Darkest Legacy' Prize Pack

Read on into the afterlight because…The Darkest Legacy is almost here! We’re just a couple of short weeks away from the release of Alexandra Bracken’s companion novel to The Darkest Minds, which centers on Zu’s white-knuckle new adventure. Trust us when we…

Turning the Pages: ‘Save The Date’ By Morgan Matson

I’ve always been a sucker for a good contemporary book. I sometimes feel like fantasy and supernatural are overdone (but that’s not to say that I don’t relish a good book about either). But here’s the thing about contemporary books…

Guest Post: Time Travel Stories that Inspired “But Not Forever” by Jan Von Schleh

We’ve got a guest post from debut author Jan Von Schleh, who wrote the book But Not Forever. If you aren’t familiar with the book, here’s the synopsis – Could she be everything you aren’t, but somehow―still be you? It’s…

‘Ruthless Magic’ by Megan Crewe is ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘The Hunger Games’ Love Child

Don’t let the title of this review fool you. Ruthless Magic, the first in the Conspiracy of Magic series by Megan Crewe, is more than the books that came before it, inspired it, or drew your eye to it. It’s the…

Rainbow Rowell Announces Sequel To ‘Carry On’

When Rainbow Rowell announces a book, we pay attention. The author writes books that entertain us and make us happy. The author writes books that we get. That we enjoy. The author announced that she is writing a sequel to…

Guest Post: Adrienne Kisner Talks About The Writing Process

My writing process is a mess, and I recount it now in the case that there are other writers out there who might look at it and think: “Well. If she can publish a book, surely I can, too.” Indeed…

Listen to Marisha Pessl’s Dreamy Playlist for Her YA Debut ‘Neverworld Wake’

Something about summer makes us extra excited to explore the latest that pop culture has to offer. Whether it’s finding an amazing new book to read poolside or the songs that perfectly fill in the gaps of your road trip…

Watch: 'The Darkest Minds' BookCon Panel Featuring Alexandra Bracken & Amandla Stenberg

If you were at BookCon this weekend, you probably noticed that The Darkest Minds was well represented. From The Darkest Legacy… To The Darkest Minds character posters… To The Darkest Minds photo booth… To Alexandra Bracken signing books… And then…

Queerly Not Straight: “So Lucky” by Nicola Griffith Book Review

In an effort to build a space for queer people like myself, every Tuesday I’ll be posting opinion pieces, listicals, reviews, and more focused on the LGBT community. Welcome to Queerly Not Straight! Enjoy and leave a comment below if…

Giveaway: Win the Complete ‘The Darkest Minds’ Series & Swag

Who’s ready to carpe the hell out of this diem with a killer The Darkest Minds giveaway? In honor of The Darkest Minds’ newly re-designed covers and the impending movie release, we’re hosting a giveaway courtesy of the lovely folks…

‘How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation’ Book Review

How I Resist: Activism and Hope is a guidebook about where to begin. Edited by Maureen Johnson, the author of Truly Devious, it offers life lessons and advice from renowned writers and activists in hopes of invigorating a new generation of fighters…

Greg Berlanti Options ‘The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue’

You know if it is something that Greg Berlanti does – 9 times out of 10 we’re along for the ride. What can we say – the man knows good content. Here he goes proving it again – the uber…

Exclusive Interview: Author Sophie Cameron

We love a good book. We love a good book from a debut author. Debut author Sophie Cameron’s book, Out of the Blue gives us a little bit of everything – angels, metallic, gender-neutral Beings — are inexplicably falling from the…

Paramount Wins Movie Rights to “Aru Shah and the End Of Time”

We’re always excited when there is a book optioned and we have the possibility of seeing something that we love on the silver screen. We now have another book that we love coming to the big screen and we’re psyched.…

The 20th Anniversary Covers For ‘Harry Potter’ Are Beautiful

When you say that we’re celebrating 20 years of Harry Potter, it makes us feel kind of old. That being said new covers make us happy and we’ll accept being old. Prepare yourself to spend more money to add to…

See The Cover For Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera’s “What If It’s Us”

Beautiful book covers are out thing. We swoon over them. We get excited over them. And when they come from our favorite authors, we get even more excited. The cover for the book, “What If It’s Us”, written by Becky…

‘This Heart of Mine’ is All About Heart & Moving On Together

At first glance, ‘This Heart of Mine’ by C.C. Hunter seems like any other coming of age story or high school romance. Even the first chapter is sweet and goes along the same lines of a John Hughes love story. It…

‘Ink, Iron, and Glass’ is the Representation Steampunk Needs

‘Ink, Iron, and Glass’ by Gwendolyn Clare is the representation that the steampunk genre needs. From the moment I realized that the protagonist was a woman of color I knew something would be different about this book. It didn’t stumble…

Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington Are Collaborating

Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon – working together? You can have all of our money, a kidney – whatever you want. Because these two actresses keep us on our toes and loving every second that they are on any screen.…

Yara Shahidi in Talks to Star in ‘The Sun Is Also a Star’

We’re trying not to get excited before it’s done, but The Sun is Also A Star is one of our favorite books and Yara Shahidi one of our favorite actresses, so we gotta admit we’re over the moon, pun intended,…

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