Sabriel (Old Kingdom/Abhorsen Series #1)

So many wonderful things come from Australia: the Brothers Hemsworth, the flat white, some truly epic slang (a pash and slab makes for a great arvo, amirite?). Australia is basically the undisputed champion of cutest animals contests, with both koalas and kangaroos calling the country home—but more importantly (or equally as important), it’s home to some fantastic […]

It has been long been prophesied that girls just want to have fun. What that age-old wisdom neglects to mention is that girls have the most fun when they’re running the world. Literature carries the point, offering up a fair few femmes who fatally smashed the glass ceiling. These ladies don’t just elevate the stories they […]

That little spark inside of you that slowly grows; recognition of the same power in someone else; throwing off the burdens of society and overbearing parents; commanding the elements and the human body alike. While these are hallmarks of YA books (with their emphasis on high school, first love, independence, and the like), they also […]

It only took 24 hours to take the shine off the new year. By now, you all know that George R.R. Martin announced on his blog last week that The Winds of Winter, the much-anticipated sixth installment of A Song of Ice and Fire and the literal first thing on your list of potential genie wishes, will […]