A princess and a soldier find themselves in the middle of a battle for control of the throne in A Thousand Heartbeats, by Kiera Cass.
Browsing: YA review
Each year, Cracking the Cover compiles a list of books that make great gifts. These are young adult books published in 2022.
A college freshman finds herself at the middle of a deadly mystery in Katie Zhao’s new YA thriller The Lies We Tell.
A war strategist infiltrates enemy camp to help her warlordess secure the empire in Strike the Zither, a new fantasy series by Joan He.
A Japanese-American teen’s life is upended with the attack on Pearl Harbor in Emily Inouye Huey’s stunning Beneath the Wide Silk Sky.
Return to a world of witches and magic in The Witch Hunt, the sequel to The Witch Haven, a historical YA fantasy by Sasha Peyton Smith.
Twin mediums find themselves in the middle of a battle between light and dark in Amanda Glaze’s The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond.
A young woman must deal with the consequences of an unexpected pregnancy during World War I in Sally Nicholls’ The Silent Stars Go By.
Return to a land of royal intrigue, adventure and romance in Brigid Kemmerer’s sequel to Defy the Night — Defend the Dawn.
A girl’s life is turned upside down when she learns her tears grant wishes in Nadine Brandes’ new young adult novel, Wishtress.