The Book Shire

2016 YA books

The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows

Synopsis:  Wilhelmina has a hundred identities. She is a princess. When the Indigo Kingdom conquered her homeland, Wilhelmina and other orphaned [...]

Down With the Shine by Kate Karyus Quinn

Synopsis: There's a reason they say "be careful what you wish for." Just ask the girl who wished to be thinner and ended up smaller than Thumbelina, or the [...]

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! WHY?!??!??!?!?!?! CASSANDRA CLARE, WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO US????????? Freaking torment us with forbidden fruit and then make it so that we [...]

A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann

This book was NOT at all what I was expecting… except, I was actually expecting it not to be what I was expecting, so maybe it was what I was expecting? [...]

Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina

While violence runs rampant throughout New York, a teenage girl faces danger within her own home. Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous New York [...]

The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury

She is the most powerful Jinni of all. He is a boy from the streets. Their love will shake the world... When Aladdin discovers Zahra's jinni lamp, Zahra is [...]

The Land of 10,000 Madonnas by Kate Hattemer

Synopsis:  Five teens backpack through Europe to fulfill the mysterious dying wish of their friend in this heartwarming novel from the author of The [...]

Thanks for the Trouble by Tommy Wallach

Synopsis:  “I’ve got some questions for you. Was this story written about me?” I shrugged. “Yes or no?” I shrugged again, finally [...]

Waiting on… LADY MIDNIGHT!

Waiting on Wednesday is a fun way to countdown to upcoming books and bookish events! I hope you'll join me by posting a link to your own Waiting on [...]