Title: Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories Editors: Yamile Saied Méndez & Amparo Ortiz Contributors: Chantel Acevedo, Courtney Alameda, Julia Alvarez, Ann Dávila Cardinal, M. García Peña, Racquel Marie, Gabriela Martins, Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite, Claribel A. Ortega, Lilliam Rivera, Jenny Torres Sanchez, Ari Tison, and Alexandra Villasante Illustrator: Ricardo López Ortiz Genres: Horror Pages: 368 Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Review Copy: Electronic provided by publisher via NetGalley Availability: 6 September 2022 Summary: Fifteen original short stories ..read more

If you’re looking for a few books to get you into the Halloween spirit this week, we put together three book lists earlier this year: 3 YA Black Horror Books for Spooky Season Haunting Reads for Your TBR Celebrating Women of Horror And in case you’ve already seen all of those lists, here are six more books that came out recently that might also fill your Halloween needs: The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson A Lesson in Vengeance meets The Taking of Jake Livingston in this page-turning YA horror/fantasy set in dark academia about a queer Black teen who discovers the siniste ..read more

To celebrate Women’s History Month I thought I’d highlight some authors who specialize in creeping us out, scaring us, and writing amazing thrillers that have us biting our fingernails as we quickly turn page after page to find out “who done it”. Let’s raise a glass to the YA Authors of Horror! First off, in my humble opinion, the queen Tiffany D. Jackson. She is known for plot twists that absolutely break our hearts while giving us all sorts of literary thrills. I always say I’m going to take my time with one of her books, but we all know that’s a lie. I’m way to into the story to put the boo ..read more

Title: The Forest Demands Its Due Author: Kosoko Jackson Genres:  Contemporary/Horror Pages: 432 Publisher: Quill Tree Books Review Copy: ARC by publisher Availability: Available now Summary: Regent Academy has a long and storied history in Winslow, Vermont, as does the forest that surrounds it. The school is known for molding teens into leaders, but its history is far more nefarious. Seventeen-year-old Douglas Jones wants nothing to do with Regent’s king-making; he’s just trying to survive. But then a student is murdered and, for some reason, by the next day no one remembers him having e ..read more

It’s spooky season where I’m at, which means that the weather is getting crispy and cold, the leaves are changing colors, and I suddenly have a craving for apple cider donuts. What is also means is that my usual readings habits are upended — I’m a coward! — and I feel like maybe I should take a gander at a spooky read or two. Is there anything on your TBR that’s spooky? Here’s what’s on my list for this month: If I Have to Be Haunted by Miranda Sun Cemetery Boys meets Legendborn in this thrillingly romantic, irresistibly fun YA contemporary fantasy debut following a teenage Chinese American ..read more