Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
Maggie Stiefvater’s The Dreamer Trilogy is a stunning, 5-star urban fantasy masterclass that secondary educators and librarians must stock on their shelves. Blending unmatched world-building with profound character growth, this spellbinding series follows Ronan Lynch through a landscape of miracles and catastrophes. It delivers exceptional LGBTQ+ representation and intricate plotting that will captivate fantasy lovers from the first page of Call Down the Hawk to Greywarren’s breathtaking end.
A scorching, empowering urban fantasy! When fourteen-year-old Lolo Wright witnesses a cop pull a gun on her brother, her hidden telekinetic powers ignite. Navigating a lethal neighborhood drug dealer determined to exploit her gifts and the sudden return of her estranged mother, Lolo transforms her internal spark into an unstoppable flame for justice.
Gods walk the streets of Manhattan—but as prey. Lore reimagines Greek mythology as a high-stakes, once-every-seven-years hunt called the Agon. When a wounded Athena seeks out Lore Perseous, the last of her line, an unlikely alliance is born. It’s a breathless story of revenge, fate, and the courage it takes to break a cycle of violence that has lasted for centuries.
What if you discovered you were the villain in someone else’s hero story? Joan discovers her family steals time from humans to travel through history and her crush is the slayer destined to end them. It’s a dark, twisty exploration of morality and fate that asks: how far would you go, and how many lives would you take, to save the ones you love?
A hauntingly beautiful blend of desert folklore and emotional realism. Following a survivor of domestic abuse who seeks refuge in a town governed by strange, local gods, the novel explores the power of found family and the grit required for true recovery. It is a unique, standalone contemporary fantasy that balances chilling horror with the stubborn, saving power of community kindness.