Are you a young adult fiction fanatic? If so, we’re glad you found us. We read and discuss the latest YA series, from dystopian futures to high-fantasy adventures (and of course a little bit of nonsense in between). Read along with us each week, or stop by from time to time to catch up on all your favorite stories.
Queens of Fennbirn-Short Stories (Three Dark Crowns Series)
Two long(ish) novellas give M+K everything they wanted in the way of world building. Plus, M Finally Finds Sympathy for Queen Katherine; The Ultimate Brother Betrayal; When Royal Portraits Go Royally Wrong; and Cauls, Birthmarks, and Other Strange Baby Superstitions.
Two Dark Reigns-Part 2 (Three Dark Crowns Series)
A queen turns into mist, a friend turns into a murderer, and M and K are left wondering- have all the rules just gone out the window? Plus, How Not to Fall Into the Trap of a Self-Fulfilling Prophesy; Katherine Conducts a Questionable Exorcism; M Corrects Misconceptions of Roman Cesarean Sections; and Six Times the Weather Totally Changed the Course of History.
Two Dark Reigns-Part 1 (Three Dark Crowns Series)
In this first half of the third book in the Three Dark Crowns quadrology, M+K go back 400 years to get a glimpse of the legendary Blue Queen. Plus, The Mystery of the Misbehaving Mist; Jules the Reluctant Rebellion Leader; K Exposes a Long List of Royal Pretenders; and Epitaphs You’d Never Expect to See on a Tombstone.
One Dark Throne-Part 2 (Three Dark Crowns Series)
Halfway through the series, M+K meet some new characters and cope with some unexpected deaths. Plus, Help, My Sister is Pregnant With My Husband’s Child; A Wedding Night to Die For; The Wildest Zoo Animal Escapes Ever; and The 1,069-Word Carlisle Stone Curse.
One Dark Throne-Part 1 (Three Dark Crown Series)
A near-death experience leaves M+K very worried about a character who may or may not have gone off the evil deep end. Plus J Hijacks K’s Conversation with Pierce Brown; What the Eff Went Down in the Breccia Domain?; George Washington the Inventor of Yelp; and You’re the Apple of my Armpit.
Three Dark Crowns-Part 2 (Three Dark Crowns Series)
A slew of shocking assassination attempts prove unsuccessful and give way to some unforeseen consequences. Plus, Falling in Love with Your Best Friend’s Sister Who’s Supposed to Kill Your Best Friend; Jumping Over Babies to Keep the Devil Away; The Story Behind Banjo’s Name; and Bad-Ass Bear Attack Survival Stories.
Three Dark Crowns-Part 1 (Three Dark Crowns Series)
Three queens. One survivor. In their newest series M+K meet a trio of sister princesses on a murder mission to win the throne. Plus, Bloodthirsty Baby Queen Bees; When Animal Familiars Attack; How to Really Build Up an Immunity to Iocane Powder; and The Legend of the Poisoned Maidens.
Ruin of Stars-Part 2 (The Mask of Shadows Duology)
M+K can’t agree on results of their over/under bet, but are unified in their feelings about the last book in the Mask of Shadows series. Plus, Mage Magic vs. Shadow Magic; Astounding Stories of People Who Faked Their Own Deaths; Why You’ll Probably Fail at Your Citizen’s Arrest; and The Most Lethal Special Ops Units.
Ruin of Stars-Part 1 (The Mask of Shadows Duology)
The body count continues to rise as M+K follow the assassin Opal on their quest for revenge. Plus, The Strictest Naming Laws From Around the World; A List of Last Known Survivors; The Man Who Lived 62 Hours Trapped Under a Tugboat in His Boxers; and All the Things We Need to Learn in the Last 200 Pages.
Mask of Shadows-Part 2 (The Mask of Shadows Duology)
The assassin audition is over for M+K, but for the newly-crowned Opal the real challenge is only just beginning. Plus, Welcome to Your Weird Scary Assassin Family; When to Use Your Twin as an Alibi; Why Parrots Don’t Make Good Defense Witnesses; and The Greatest Woman Spy of the Twentieth Century.
