Title: Some Desperate Glory Author: Emily Tesh Release: April 11, 2023 Publisher: Tordotcom Pages: 438 Review: 5 Stars Synopsis: While we live, the enemy shall fear us. All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the bowels of Gaea Station alongside the last scraps of humanity, she readies herself to face the Wisdom, the all-powerful, reality-shaping weapon that gave the Majoda their victory over humanity. They are what’s left. They are what must survive. Kyr is one of the best warriors of her generation, the sword of a dead planet. But w ..read more

Title: Truly, Madly, Deeply Author: Alexandria Bellefleur Release: April 30, 2024 Publisher: Avon Pages: 336 Review: 5 Stars Synopsis: Sparks fly when a lovelorn romance novelist and a divorce lawyer who has sworn off relationships agree to cohost a podcast series offering dating advice to viewers, in Truly, Madly, Deeply, the next steamy queer rom-com from Lambda Literary Award winner and national bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur. As a bestselling romance novelist, everyone thinks Truly Livingston is an expert on happily-ever-afters. She’s even signed on to record a podcast shari ..read more

As you might be able to tell, I am embracing the quiet blog life. I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of upcoming fantasy To Cage a God and can't resist A) bragging and B) telling you to preorder this beauty ASAP! Title: To Cage a God Author: Elizabeth May Release: February 20, 2024 Publisher: DAW Series: These Monstrous Gods #1 Pages: 384 Review: 5 Stars Synopsis: Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone, this Imperial Russia-inspired romantasy launches a new dark fantasy duology of gods, politics, and deadly magical powers from a Sunday Times bestselling author To cage a g ..read more

So, I fully planned to shut down the posting aspect of Tween 2 Teen Book Reviews. But then I read some really good books, went to mark them as "Read" in Goodreads, and proceeded to write full reviews. So we're going with plan B, which I had been ruminating on when I initially wrote that goodbye post. Tween 2 Teen Book Reviews is still going to become much quieter than it was before, but I can't resist the siren call of yelling at people about books. I will continue to post reviews (though likely a little less formal/formatted) and potentially other posts if inspiration strikes. I will be focu ..read more

As the title suggests, some changes are coming to Tween 2 Teen. I have been running this site for over ten years, and the landscape has changed drastically in that time. Book blogs are simply not of interest in the way they once were. Major book review outlets have shuttered and the majority of self-run review sites have shut down. Similarly, my life has changed a lot. I was in middle school when I started this and have since graduated college. I have been a bookseller for several years now, but am inching towards full-time work until I start graduate school. Tween 2 Teen Book Reviews was a ..read more

You may have noticed that there have been no new posts since the beginning of July. The main feature on the blog has been Featured Releases, and unfortunately I have not been seeing much engagement with it (there hasn't been a comment on the entire site since December). Combine that with some burnout, and I have decided to take a break for the month of July. I hope to come back with the posts in August, ideally with some new ways of reaching a wider audience. Which brings me to topic two. Twitter has been my main promotion outlet for several years, and if you're over there you can see just ho ..read more

Apologies for the delayed post! Work and life have had me busy this week, so this has been my first chance to get this post together. Hopefully the great books will make up for the delay! Young Adult Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire by Erica Hollis For fans of Abigail Owen and Samantha Shannon comes a breathtaking, energetic novel where the only way to defeat a dragon is to outsmart it… Most dragontongues don’t live long enough to learn from their mistakes. Lotte Meer is luckier than most, surviving long enough to communicate with the fierce, sullen, and temperamental dragons who are not ..read more

Welcome to another week of new books! I've got a bunch of great YA options for you, plus a historical romance novel I really enjoyed! Young Adult Thirty to Sixty Days by Alikay Wood A hilarious and irreverent coming-of-age YA novel in which three teens facing uncertain futures embark on a madcap adventure that challenges each of their identities Hattie Larken doesn’t know if she’s ever really been real in her life. A compulsive liar with a quick-witted response to everything, she’s willing to do whatever it takes to just skate through the rest of high school until she can graduate and ..read more

Welcome to another week of new books! Luckily the list is a little shorter than last week, but we've still got some great stuff, especially from one of my favorite authors, Dahlia Adler! Just wanted to shout out that her book Cool for the Summer came out in paperback this week. It's one of many titles I have featured on a Pride display at work! Young Adult Something Close to Magic by Emma Mills A baker’s apprentice reluctantly embarks on an adventure full of magic, new friendships, and a prince in distress in this deliciously romantic young adult fantasy that’s perfect for fans of Marg ..read more

Title: Cruel Seduction Author: Katee Robert Release: August 8, 2023 Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Series: Dark Olympus Pages: 384 Review: 4.5 Stars Synopsis: He was my enemy. My lover. My husband. And the one man I swore by all Olympus I would destroy. *A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Aphrodite and Hephaestus (and Pandora and Adonis).* Aphrodite has never flinched at getting her perfectly manicured hands dirty, and she's not about to start now—even if that means marrying Olympus's enemy number one, the new Hephaestus. She has a wicked plan to keep her deadly new husband off-ba ..read more