Publisher: Balzer + Bray

CURSED CROWNS By Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber

Short and Sweet Review In Anadawn, Wren and Rose are the twin queens, but not everyone is happy about having witches on the throne. Rose thinks the best course of action is going on a tour to show people that there is nothing to fear. There’s a group calling themselves the Arrows who are trying […]

IMOGEN, OBVIOUSLY By Becky Albertalli

Short and Sweet Review Imogen is very straight but she’s all for being an ally, her younger sister is queer, her best friend Gretchen is bi, and her other best friend Lili is newly out and living her best life at college with her group of queer friends. Imogen is finally visiting Lili at college […]

OCULTA By Maya Motayne

Short and Sweet Review After the events of the first book, Alfie and Finn haven’t seen each other in months. Alfie is preparing for a peace summit with Englass, a place where magic has been outlawed and their citizens are treated as less than. Meanwhile Finn is enjoying her freedom, but unbeknownst to her she […]

ON THE COME UP By Angie Thomas

Short and Sweet Review Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers, but first she has to get through a battle at the ring and win. When Bri does win she starts to get some traction and eventually she ends up recording her first song On the Come Up, unfortunately the people closest to […]

REVELLE By Lyssa Mia Smith

Short and Sweet Review On the island of Charmant magic is flowing. There’s different families who have different abilities and for Luxe she has the ability to charm people with the Revelle family magic. Luxe uses her power at her family’s fantastic shows convincing tourists to give her jewels and with those jewels she can […]

REGGIE AND DELILAH’S YEAR OF FALLING By Elise Bryant

Short and Sweet Review Delilah is starting off the new year in a band as a favor to her friend. Delilah likes to go with the flow but she’s not sure about being on stage and being part of the center of attention. Reggie is into Dungeons and Dragons and is the dungeon master, he’s […]

RUST IN THE ROOT By Justina Ireland

Short and Sweet Review Laura moved to New York to follow her dreams of opening up a bakery but unfortunately she’s down on her luck because New York isn’t so kind to new comers. Laura is getting kicked out of the current place she’s living and she needs to find somewhere to go asap, which […]

RISE OF THE VICIOUS PRINCESS By C.J. Redwine

Sweet and Short Review Charis is the Princess of Calera, she was raised to be ruthless by her mother so that people will know she isn’t one to try to walk all over. Charis will do anything for her kingdom even if it means giving up her own happiness. That’s just what she decides to […]

TOP TEN By Katie Cotugno

Short and Sweet Review Gabby and Ryan are polar opposites but somehow it works because they’re also best friends, they like playing monopoly on Friday nights and going to house parties and making top ten list. Now its the night of high school graduation and they decide to make a top ten list of the […]