THE VIOLET WEST
Fantasy Novels & Graphic Novels

📮📚 Just arrived... Have you read this series? @topplingstackstours & @authorjenlynnbarnes  #TheNaturals #TopplingStacksTours #JenniferLynnBarnes Jennifer Lynn Barnes, #1 bestselling author of The Inheritance Games , delivers an exhilarating mystery—perfect for fans of Criminal Minds and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But, it’s not

I'll be reviewing this one soon. This is a Macmillan print, and it's already available. Get it from your local bookshop to support local businesses. Official site here. "A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE Global Youth Confront the Climate Crisis By Meera Subramanian with Danica Novgorodoff illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff A Better World Is Possible is an inspiring and informative graphic novel for a young adult audience on climate change and what you can do about it. As climate

4.5 stars I enjoyed it a lot, what convinced me to jump into this one (besides the cover) was the mention of novels and authors like Juliet Marillier which I love. Also, it's a retelling of the Fisher King myth. A queen makes a deal to save her people: she promises to marry the first man who steps onto the pier, if her husband will save her. She is very loyal and proud, but she also makes mistakes and the gods play ping-pong with her, but she slowly gains independence and sta

5 stars I am so happy to have discovered this series. I know there are a few volumes already out for this one, but I like to follow the chronological publishing order. I was hesitant because maybe the first volume wouldn't be as good as the experience of older volumes, but that is not something to worry about with this author. We can see clearly how well-structured and well-thought-out this first volume was. It's complex. The author masters each thriller/mystery classic eleme

An affirming picture book that celebrates the brilliance and power of brown and Black boys to achieve their dreams, from poet and activist Leslé Honoré and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Keturah A. Bobo. A companion title to Brown Girl, Brown Girl, this timeless picture book encourages young readers to be expansive, emotional, brilliant—whoever they want to be. #MyBrownBoyBook #storygramkids @littlebrownyoungreaders, @leslehonore, @keturahariel and @storygramtours

@PenguinKids @acaseforbooks and @storygramtours #26releases #AliceWithAWhy #PenguinKidsPartner #storygramkids Journey back to Wonderland . . . England, 1919. Alyce–with a Y–is sent to live with her grandmother, the original Alice, after having lost her father in war. When a mysterious invitation to a tea party hits her square in the face, Alyce realizes her grandmother’s strange stories of a place called Wonderland might have some truth to them after all. Soon Alyce is tumbl

Get Deluxe Edition here. “Equally brutal, hot, and provocative.” ―C.S. Pacat, New York Times-bestselling author of Captive Prince #1 New York Times-bestselling author Tricia Levenseller makes her adult debut in What Fury Brings, a sexy, empowering romantasy featuring a warrior general who must kidnap and train a husband in order to take her rightful place as queen. Let's get something clear, Prince. I have claimed you. That means you belong to me now. There's a shortage of me

@topplingstackstours & @authorlogankarlie #DreambytheShadows #TopplingStacksTours #LoganKarlie Book Info: Dream by the Shadows (The Shadow Weavers Duology #1) by Logan Karlie Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Publishing Date: August 12, 2025 5 Reasons to read: Beauty and the Beast meets Labyrinth in this YA romantic fantasy about a deadly dream world and the shadow-cursed girl who must venture its depths to save her family, all while she falls in love with the prince of darkness.

Last time I reviewed A Human Element (perfect for dark thriller readers - adult), and while you are meeting these three unforgettable characters, your little ones are meeting other fantastic ones with the Andrews McMeel trilogy Epic: Unicorn Island Trilogy. If you don't know, Loon Cove Summer is an amazing Summer Camp read, and the characters will capture adults and young readers. Not only is the main character dealing with grief and the loss of a parent, but she will do all

Join Librofm here. Audiobook with Librofm here "This original middle-grade fantasy from acclaimed author Frances Hardinge follows a girl who must venture through the ravenous, dangerous Forest that has overtaken her world to save her community. Multiple starred reviews! "Sumptuous worldbuilding and deft plotting make for a harrowing dystopian story that nevertheless thrums with hope." (Kirkus starred review) One thing Feather knows to be true is that given the chance, the

Finally finished The River is Waiting. This is the kind of book that I need to be mentally prepared to jump into. It starts with a terrible accident, and the author guides us through the steps of so many emotions, reactions, and heartbreaking scenes. This is through the father's point of view, although we have chapters that are from the mother's perspective, it is mainly his. Themes explored: substance abuse, usability to cope with events in life and depression without substa

@tbrbeyondtours & @ek_johnston #TitanoftheStars #TBRBeyondTours #EKJohnston Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh The end. (I'm still screaming and shaking the phone because I listened to an audiobook) Amazing cover. This book had me at Titanic meets Alien. An YA. Teens and New Adults on a journey to Mars on a ship with a very peculiar exhibition: aliens... they are NOT dead. I want more. I'm looking forward to reading book 2. Book Info: Titan of the Stars by EK Johnston Genre: YA Sci-

@abramskids @piquebeyond @tamora.pierce #SongoftheLioness #Alanna #TamoraPierce #middlegrade #graphicnovel @tlcbooktours About Song of the Lioness: Alanna • Publisher: Abrams Fanfare (May 13, 2025 • Paperback: 256 pages The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Tamora Pierce’s award-winning Song of the Lioness quartet, adapted into a gorgeous, full-color graphic novel In Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna, the first of four volumes adapting #1 New York Times bes

(This image is from the author's official site, copyrighted to the author) My review here soon (asap) Q&A What genre do you write, and why is this your favorite? I began writing thrillers for adults but soon switched to writing middle grade books. There’s something so special about that time in a young person’s life. A place where you have one foot in the real world heading toward young adulthood and one foot still in the magical world of childhood where you can believe in al

@tbrbeyondtours & @lindsayncurrie  #ItsWatching #TBRBeyondTours #LindsayCurrie Review 5 plus. This is my fav Middlegrade for Middlegrade March this year. I am going to focus on what makes this stand out from other ghosts, haunting mystery stories. This book is a great workshop for everyone (all ages) focused on journalism that saves lives not destroys them. Research and facts that care for the truth and history to write stories that will not shock or be trendy but result in p

Book Info: Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid Genre: YA Fantasy Publishing Date: March 4, 2025 Synopsis: The Last of Us meets The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in this standalone dystopian romance about survival, sacrifice, and love that risks everything. By encouraging massive accumulations of debt from its underclass, a single corporation, Caerus, controls all aspects of society. Inesa lives with her brother in a half-sunken town where they scrape by running a ta

Book Info: The Scorpion and the Night Blossom (The Three Realms duology #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Publishing Date: March 4, 2025 Synopsis: In a world invaded by demons, one girl will face the ultimate test when she is forced to enter into an ancient, deadly competition for the chance to save her mother’s soul… before she loses her forever. From the New York Times bestselling author of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night comes the beginning of a dark and

Book Info: A Tempest of Tea (Paperback) by Hafsah Faizal Genre: YA Fantasy Publishing Date: February 25, 2025 Synopsis: Why save the world when you can have tea? On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by dark, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring

Book Info: Nightweaver (Nightweaver #1) by RM Gray Genre: YA Fantasy Publishing Date: October 13, 2023 March for the deluxe Edition Synopsis: Violet Oberon had never stepped foot on land. Six hundred years after the Nightweavers claimed human lands for their own, the ocean is a haven for seventeen-year-old Violet and her family. Notorious pirates of the Western Sea, the Oberon clan are undefeated in battle—until an Underling murders Violet’s brother, and she discovers there

The most awaited graphic novel of this year. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ #1 ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴏʀᴋ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ʙᴇꜱᴛꜱᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ᴋɪᴅꜱ ᴏɴ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴡ ᴀ ꜰᴜʟʟ-ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ! 👉 Monster Apocalypse is here 👉 Jack Sullivan, 13-year-old living in a tree house is well prepared 👉 He is not alone. His team: his dorky best friend, Quint; reformed middle school bully, Dirk; Jack's loyal pet monster, Rover; and the fiercest girl Jack knows, June. Qotd: this or that What do you like to get as extra with books?