Trade Review Roundup: Week of June 11th

Read below for another roundup of trade reviews for titles across all our imprints!

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Publishers Weekly:

This fun and heart-filled contemporary will satisfy London’s existing fans and garner her new ones

Read the full review online here.

The trek through the Highlands adds intensity to this tale of multifaceted characters and sizzling sensuality

Read the full review online here.

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Kirkus Reviews:

A feral and fearsome romance that works for its happy ending.

Read the full review in the July 1st edition of Kirkus, and online on June 18th.  

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VOYA Magazine:

​Sal is intriguing and their genderfluidity adds depth to their personality. The narrative deals with issues of mystery, self-identity, and revenge. The ending provides a sense of closure, while leaving the door ajar for further adventures

Read the full review in the June edition of VOYA Magazine.

​Raw, realistic, and emotional, this graphic novel puts a harrowing spin on immigration and the risks people take to seek opportunities in other countries.... [Illegal] makes truths about humanity abundantly clear with the frightening situations and tragic outcomes conveyed through the narrative, emotive illustrations

Read the full review in the June edition of VOYA Magazine.

This massive novel packs a punch. The characters are passionate and well defined. The worldbuilding is immense, colorful, exciting, and unique. The villains are horrible. The author saves a final twist for the last few pages that throws everything into line and will leave readers thirsting for the next book

Read the full review in the June edition of VOYA Magazine.

​The author’s rendering of the agonizingly bitter release of life is heartbreaking for Petra, for Martin, and for the reader

Read the full review in the June edition of VOYA Magazine.

…the events unfold at a rapid pace and the investigation into finding the killer keeps everyone in the novel on edge. The author keeps the reader guessing…

Read the full review in the June edition of VOYA Magazine.

​Thanks to Córdova’s lively prose, the family dynamics of the Mortiz family and their circle of brujas and brujos continue to feel like a breath of fresh air …  Lula changes perspective and grows, and her feelings and motivations are easily relatable. The promise of more adventures with this family will delight many young adult readers

Read the full review in the June edition of VOYA Magazine.

​Rod serves as an unreliable, yet comical narrator in this amusing novel about family, jealousy, and social class The reader will feel engaged in the story, as Strand includes numerous parenthetical asides. Musicians will enjoy and relate to this title, as Rod deals with the trials and tribulations of having bandmates

Read the full review in the June edition of VOYA Magazine.

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Booklist Online:

…well crafted and unsettling … ideal for teenage fans of supernatural thrillers.”

Read the full review online here.

Scarrow absolutely nails the graphic body horror … this furthers the trilogy and is definitely ramping up to an epic final installment

Read the full review online here.

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School Library Connection:

…lovers of mysteries will certainly enjoy this fast-paced page turner

Read the full review in the August/September edition of the School Library Connection​.

This compelling love story with an authentic sports setting and identifiable teen characters will appeal to older readers

Read the full review in the August/September edition of the School Library Connection​.