Young Adult | Metaphors and Moonlight

Book Review: The Promise of Lost Things by Helene Dunbar [Audiobook]

Russ has enough on his plate, being a high school student, a medium, and Youth Corps leader for the Guild that runs the town full of mediums he lives in---now he's also being haunted by his dead ex who wants him to take over the Guild and trying to stop a TV show from ruining his town. Asher is supposed to get close to Russ to help his parents get info for their show, but his feelings are real,...

Book Review: The Fae Keeper (The Witch King Book 2) by H.E. Edgmon [Audiobook]

Some of the big bads have been rooted out, and some changes have been made, but there is still a lot about fae society that needs fixing, and that's a lot of pressure for two teens who are also dealing with their own trauma. But as they continue to try, they learn more truths about fae and witches that make their mission even more...

Book Review: All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown [Audiobook]

When Andrew injures his leg in a bear trap post-apocalypse, he limps into a cabin he finds only to realize it's not empty, but luckily Jamie decides to help. When Andrew is healed, the two boys end up trekking across the country, running into various dangers, but growing closer along the...

Book Review: Imagine Me (Shatter Me Book 6) by Tahereh Mafi [Audiobook]

The situation with the Re-establishment and Emmaline is growing more turbulent, and it's not long before they figure out where Ella is. The need for another rescue mission arises, and it might also be their chance to take down the Re-establishment once and for...

Book Review: The Alpha’s Son (The Alpha’s Son Book 1) by Penny Jessup

Max isn't interested in finding a mate, but then he finds his at the Blue Moon Festival---Jasper, the alpha's son---and finally understands why it's so important to some wolves. Unfortunately, Jasper pushes him away, and the danger and drama unfolding around them may bring them together or push them even further...

Book Review: The Witch King (The Witch King Book 1) by H.E. Edgmon [Audiobook]

Wyatt, a trans witch, is finally living a nice life with a family who took him in after he escaped fae society years ago. But then his betrothed, the prince, shows up and brings him back under threat of the blood contact that binds them, and Wyatt will have to decide how far he's really willing to go to get back to the human...

Book Review: Defy Me (Shatter Me Book 5) by Tahereh Mafi [Audiobook]

Juliette wakes in a familiar yet unfamiliar place with strange memories and comes to realize there's even more to her past, her present, and her powers than what she found out in the previous book. Meanwhile, her friends, no longer safe at the compound, have to figure out what to do next, but an unexpected visitor throws them for a...

Book Review: The Dragon Squisher (Nigel Chronicles Book 1) by Scott McCormick [Audiobook]

Nigel, a trouble-making 14-year-old, gets sent off to military school, along with his kinda rival Lance, and ultimately sent on a quest to retrieve a magical relic. Along the way, they cement their friendship, befriend a supposed enemy gork, learn some hard realities about their side of the war, adopt a useless messenger bird, and try to save the...

Book Review: Three Left Turns to Nowhere by Jeffrey Ricker, J. Marshall Freeman, & ‘Nathan Burgoine [Anthology]

In this anthology, three teens on their way to a convention all end up temporarily stuck in a small town with a bit of magic. Ed chases after a ghost with a cute boy, Rome goes on a mysterious scavenger hunt, and Fielding uses his ability to see echoes of the past to do something good with the help of two new...

Book Review: The Temperature of Me and You by Brian Zepka [Audiobook]

Dylan is living a normal teen life until a cute boy shows up at his job and explodes a cup of ice cream. Intrigued, Dylan wants to get to know him, but when he develops the same heat and fire powers as Jordan, they might both be in...