Sacha Lamb’s debut novel, When the Angels Left the Old Country, is a poignant, funny, adventurous story filled with Jewish folklore, dark realities of the immigrant experience, and the blossoming of unexpected love.
Alix E. Harrow has quickly become one of my favorite authors, and her gritty, gothic, monstrously beautiful new book Starling House is the perfect example of why.
Rebecca Ross masterfully weaves elements of unique mythology and magic with a very real look at war, loss, first love, and the power of the written word in her newest book, Divine Rivals.
Amanda Foody and C. L. Herman’s All of Us Villains manages to be dark and bloody, but also tender and hopeful. It feels a bit like Hunger Games, but instead of fighting against mechanisms of a corrupt government, these kids are fighting against twisted family ties and traditions (and each other). Here, you also get magic, spells, and relics, which is always a little more fun than a gritty dystopia.
We Are the Brennans, by Tracey Lange, is a modern Irish-American family drama that is at times tender and other times fierce as it examines how secrets, shame, loss, and loyalty affect those we love the most.
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