Book Reviews – Rich in Color

The book cover of Children of Owl is mostly light yellows with a bit of orange tint. At the top is a being with a long thin face and large eyes. Their hair is brown, shoulder length, and is blowing in the breeze. They seem to have dark wings that also have eyes. At the bottom of the cover is a very young girl with a braid who is looking up and to the right. There is a mountain in the background and a few birds in the sky.

Book Reviews, Comics/Graphic Novels, Contemporary, Fantasy, Mystery

Review: Children of Owl

25 September, 2026

Children of Owl by Darcie Little Badger illustrated by Abigail Rajunov Summary via Publisher: Maisie: hasn’t gotten her life back on track since her best friend died and she saw […] Read More

Book Reviews, Category, Contemporary, Romance

Book Review: It’s Only Dancing

18 September, 202617 September, 2026

Title: It’s Only Dancing Author: Jasmine Guillory Genres: Romance/Contemporary Pages: 320 Publisher: Scholastic Review Copy: ARC from publisher Availability: Available Oct. 6th Summary: It’s the summer before her senior year […] Read More

Two people are in the center of this book cover. The young woman has long flowing black hair and light skin. She is wearing a racing uniform and holding a helmet. There is a track of racing cars behind them. The young man is also in a uniform and is smiling and looking intently at her. He has short brown hair that is wind tousled and appears to be white. There is a yellow and hot pink swoosh of color to the right side of the characters.

Book Reviews, Contemporary, Romance, Sports

Review: The Fast Track

11 September, 202611 September, 2026

Title: The Fast Track Author: Angelica Cheng Genres: Contemporary, Sports, Romance Pages: 329 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Review Copy: Review copy provided by publisher Availability: Available […] Read More

Cover for One Word, Six Letters. The background is filled with lowercase and capital f's, all handwritten, in various shades of orange and red. "One word" is in a typed font and all lowercase, but "six letters" is handwritten and in all caps.

Book Reviews, Contemporary, LGBTQIA

Review: One Word, Six Letters

4 September, 20264 September, 2026

One Word, Six Letters by Adib Khorram Publisher summary: Freshmen Dayton and Farshid couldn’t be more different—or so it seems. When Dayton takes a dare and shouts the f-slur at […] Read More

A young Asian American woman is looking over her sun glasses. She is wearing a gold necklace. Next to her is a young Asian American man with short dark brown hair and sunglasses. he is wearing a jacket over a white t-shirt and is holding a pitchfork. There is a white building with a pointed roof behind them. They are in a field and there is a blue sky with white puffy clouds above them. There is a slightly older looking woman in the background with a shovel and she is next to a man in a button up white shirt with a long tie hanging around his neck but not tied.

Book Reviews, Contemporary

Review: The Oks are Not OK

14 August, 202614 August, 2026

Review: The Oks are Not OK by Grace K. Shim Publisher summary: Seventeen-year-old Elena Ok (pronounced “Oak”) has mastered the art of being both a Los Angeles party girl and […] Read More

Book Reviews, Category, Horror, Thriller

Book Review: Doe

8 August, 2026

Title: Doe Author: Rebecca Barrow Genres: Thriller Pages: 368 Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books Review Copy: ARC from publisher Availability: Available Now Summary: Maris Larsen is the captain of the West […] Read More