Review: Ruinsong

Author: Julia Ember Publication Date: 24 Nov 2020 Publisher: FSG BYR Page Count: 368 Dates Read: Apr 19 – 20 Reading Method: Physical // YA Backlog Review If you like magic, music, and evil queens, have I got the recommendation for you!   Cadence’s voice is her weapon.  Though her singing can bring about healing as easily as pain, she is forced to …

It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story Review

Author: Lauren Morrill Publication Date: 9 March 2021 Publisher: FSG Books for Young Readers Page Count: 352 Reading Method: Digital ARC Synopsis:  After her mother gave birth to her in the bathroom of a local pizzeria, Beck has been given the dubious privilege of having minor fame, free pizza for life, and a guaranteed job when she turns sixteen―a job …

Gold Wings Rising Review

Author: Alex London Publication Date: 1 September 2020 Publisher: FSG Books for Young Readers Page Count: 480 Reading Method: Digital ARC Synopsis:  The war on the ground has ended, but the war with the sky has just begun. After the Siege of the Six Villages, the ghost eagles have trapped Uztaris on both sides of …

Black Wings Beating Review

Author: Alex London Publication Date: 25 September 2018 Publisher: FSG Books for Young Readers Page Count: 432 Reading Method: Digital Synopsis:  The people of Uztar have long looked to the sky with hope and wonder. Nothing in their world is more revered than the birds of prey and no one more honored than the falconers …

Traitor Review

Author: Amanda McCrina Publication Date: 25 August 2020 Publisher: FSG Books for Young Readers Page Count: 368 Reading Method: Physical ARC Synopsis:  Poland, 1944. After the Soviet liberation of Lwów from Germany, the city remains a battleground between resistance fighters and insurgent armies, its loyalties torn between Poland and Ukraine.  Seventeen-year-old Tolya Korolenko is half …