Wednesday, October 22, 2025

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Review: Vol. 1 of the Manga Adaptation of Rainbow Rowell’s ‘Fangirl’ is an Absolute Delight

Before Carry On and the rest of Rainbow Rowell's Simon Snow trilogy, Rowell published a book that started it all, the world in which...

Review: Book Two of Disney Chills Series ‘Fiends on the Other Side’ Will Have Readers Sleeping With One Eye Open

Vera Strange brings readers another frightfully good story in her latest installment of the Disney Chills series, Fiends on the Other Side. Book two...

Review: Fall Under Robert Gorham’s Spell in ‘A Neon Darkness’ by Lauren Shippen

Storyteller, director, writer, and fantastic playlist maker Lauren Shippen's second YA novel release is just around the corner. A Neon Darkness is a character-driven story...

Book Review: Revel in Black Girl Magic in ‘Legendborn’ by Tracy Deonn

Tracy Deonn, a debut author this month, is here to create her own legacy in her contemporary fantasy book Legendborn – which you can...

Review: ‘Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From’ by Jennifer De Leon Is a Much Needed Story

In Jennifer De Leon's debut YA novel, Don't Ask Me Where I'm From, she focuses on the issues that POC teens face daily, and...

Review: We Are Off to the Library in ‘Bookish and the Beast’ by Ashley Poston

Nerds and Beyond was fortunate enough to get an advance copy of the latest book by author Ashley Poston, Bookish and the Beast. This...

Book Review: ‘The Black Kids’ Is a Thought-Provoking Debut From Christina Hammonds Reed

If you don’t know the name Christina Hammonds Reed, you will soon. Reed has just released her debut novel The Black Kids, establishing herself...

Book Review: ‘A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor’ Is A Hopeful Critique of How We Live Now

It seems every day that there are new threats to our privacy and security that we need to be aware of, Trojan horses hiding...