Category: Bookshelf

Fran, the Second Time Around

The cover of Fran, the Second Time Around shows on a computer screen. Fran is pictured with a pale face and two braids.

Fran is starting over at a new school because of some tragedy in her past, and at first we’re not sure what that is, but we can see that it’s […]

Binti

A library copy of Binti floats over Earth as if the book is in space. On the cover, a brown-skinned woman marks patterns in an orangish red on her face.

I picked this up from the library after a friend recommended it on Goodreads, and it’s every bit as good as she said it was. I’m probably going to want […]

Adelaide and the Dragon Castle

The cover of Adelaide and the Dragon Castle has gold lettering and swirls on greenish background

Adelaide and the Dragon Castle has a lot of my favorite things in YA fantasy–great characters, coming of age, dragons. I love the way Adelaide finds her own solutions in […]

Scarlet

A paperback copy of Scarlet sits on a ladderback chair. On the cover, red fabric flows.

This is book 2 in The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, and it’s every bit as good as Cinder. The story continues, with great new characters taking center stage. I […]