TruthStone is the first and brilliant entry in The TruthSeer Archives by Mike Shelton and there couldn’t be a better opening for an epic fantasy series. Fifteen-year-old Shaeleen receives a tremendous gift — the TruthStone — which allows her to detect every lie. But what...

When Skyler opens her school locker to find an ominous challenge, she knows she is in for a long year. Kina and her pals were on the warpath by hijacking Skyler Bram’s locker contents and spreading it at undisclosed locations around the school campus. Skyler...

Dylan & Faedra: The Super-Not Chronicles is a young adult coming of age fantasy novel written by C.L. Wells. In a world where superpowers were an everyday thing, Dylan was not at all impressed with being among the one percent or so of the population...

Ravenhill Court by David R Beshears is the second short story/screenplay adaptation I’ve read of his in the last couple of weeks and certainly this author is growing on me. In this story, a middle-aged Ben Foster returns to the world of his childhood, Ravenhill...

Island Games: Mystery of the Four Quadrants is an action and adventure fantasy novel for preteens and young adults written by Caleb J. Boyer. How did he end up lying on the edge of an ocean with sand, seaweed and salt water trying to find...

Etta has a unique gift. She doesn’t know it yet, but she’s going to find out about it very soon. She’s off to her grandparents' cabin in the mountains for the summer. It’s a very isolated location, but she loves going every year. She shares...

Medar by SR Manssen is a young adult fantasy novel in which fourteen-year-old Freya finds a mysterious tablet as she hides from brutal guards. It tells her about a beautiful land beyond the Wall, but when she mentions it to the others no one will...

An interesting and engaging young adult urban fantasy, There Be Demons by M.K. Theodoratus is well-crafted with compelling characters. Gillen, who leads the four Gargoyle Guardians of the city, is forced to ask for reinforcements when imps and demons seize the streets of Trebridge. They...

Belvedor and the Four Corners is the first book in the Belvedor Saga by Ashleigh Bello, a compelling entry in the young adult general fantasy category and a great coming of age story. Set against the backdrop of an unfriendly city ruled by a tyrant,...

Eyes of the Hunter by Rosa Marchisella is a fantastic young adult adventure tale about a young prince who may not be all that he seems. After years of giving birth to girls and no heir to the throne of Simanthea, finally the queen produces...