Darius the Great Is Not Okay is a story so many of us can relate to, yet no one had dared to write before. Intertwining heartfelt narratives of Persian culture with Darius's longing to feel as if he belongs, Khorram writes about everything from family troubles to mental illness with a realness and honesty that…
An Impossible Heist
Six of Crows, by Leigh Bardugo, follows six dangerous outlaws living in Ketterdam, a lawless port city governed by greed and violence. Lead character Kaz Brekker, a young criminal prodigy and head of a street gang known as the Dregs, is given a proposition: an impossible mission to spring scientist and political prisoner Bo Yul-Bayur…
Chinese Fantasy at its Best
For most boys, the most ambitious position to aspire to is that of Dragoneye, one of twelve lords who each command an element-controlling dragon of the zodiac. At age twelve, Eon has trained his whole life to secure an apprenticeship. Although disabled, he holds the distinct advantage of being able to see all 12 dragons…
Spellbinding Fantasy ?
Uprooted by Naomi Novik is one of those standalone fantasy stories you wish there was more of. Young Agnieszka lives in a village near an evil Wood that only exists to spread its dark corruption and send monsters out into the world. A wizard named the Dragon protects the valley from the Wood, but in…
Andy Weir’s City on the Moon
Weir became a well-known science fiction writer after the wild success of his début novel, The Martian, which was adapted into the 2015 film also called The Martian. However, his older work also includes comics and short stories, the most notable in the latter category being “The Egg.” Despite being the stuff of 20th century science…
A Story Ahead of its Time
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, set in the 1930's Florida, showcases protagonist Janie Crawford. She starts out as a young impressionable girl stuck in a world where she is expected to conform into expectations of her set by other people. As the novel progresses, Janie grows into a strong woman changed…
Would You Survive?
Sam Temple is an ordinary high school kid living in remote Perdido Beach, California, when his life is suddenly turned upside-down. In the blink of an eye, all of the adults--fifteen and up--vanish. As the youth within Perdido Beach, and the surrounding area, nicknamed the FAYZ, realize it’s free from any outside authority, all hell…
Secrets Fill the Gaps
Finn Sullivan is labeled the loner of the strange town of Bone Gap. He lives alone with his older brother, Sean, who struggles to support the two of them. His mother left for a strange man on the internet, and Roza, the lovely girl beloved by all, seems to have left them too. However, Finn…
Second Chances and Second Helpings
O’Malley is a Canadian comic book artist, in addition to being a musician. Seconds was written soon after the conclusion of O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim novels, a six-part series that starts with Scott Pilgrim and spawned the movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and a massive cult following. Katie, a successful but burnt out chef lives above the prosperous…
Steal a Life, Pay with your Heart
On a cold winter day, a nineteen-year-old girl named Feyre kills a wolf while hunting in the forest. The next day, a magical beast shows up seeking payment for her actions. The creature, a powerful and lethal faerie named Tamlin, drags Feyre from her tiny village to the faerie realm. Despite what Feyre has been…
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