Category: Coming of Age

Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury || Horror Mystery About Forgotten Girls

Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury || Horror Mystery About Forgotten Girls

Content Tags: Young Adult     Horror     Mystery     Paranormal     Diversity     Black     Coming of Age     Family Bonds     Gaslighting     Child Abuse     Sexual Abuse     Mild Body Horror     Perfect for readers who want: Many thanks to Turn […]

Grave Things Like Love by Sara Bennett Wealer || Paranormal Coming of Age Romance

Grave Things Like Love by Sara Bennett Wealer || Paranormal Coming of Age Romance

Content Tags: Young Adult     Romance     Contemporary     Paranormal     Coming of Age     Love Triangle     Perfect for readers who want: Many thanks to Delacorte Press for an eARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. Quotes are taken from an unfinished product and may differ from […]

House of Yesterday by Deeba Zargarpur || Heartfelt Coming of Age YA

House of Yesterday by Deeba Zargarpur || Heartfelt Coming of Age YA

Content Tags: Young Adult     Contemporary     Paranormal     Coming of Age     Family Bonds     Diversity     Afghan     Dementia     Domestic Abuse     Teen Marriage/Pregnancy     Perfect for readers who want: Many thanks to Farrar, Straus and Giroux for an eARC in exchange […]

Twelfth Grade Night || Utterly Charming, Relatable YA Graphic Novel

Twelfth Grade Night || Utterly Charming, Relatable YA Graphic Novel

Content Tags: Young Adult     Graphic Novel     Fantasy     Romance     Coming of Age     Sibling Bonds     Diversity     Plus-Size Characters     LGBTQ+     Perfect for readers who want: Graphic novels Coming of age in a high school setting Blossoming love Questioning/developing identities LGBTQ+ […]

New Dragon City by Mari Mancusi || Dragons During the Apocalypse

New Dragon City by Mari Mancusi || Dragons During the Apocalypse

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Fantasy     Dystopia     Coming of Age     Family Bonds     Dragons     Perfect for readers who want: Dystopian middle grade novels . . . with a twist Dragons! Duh. (Because who doesn’t want dragons?!) Commentary against “othering” different groups Super tense atmosphere focused […]

The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander || Culture, Family, And Coming of Age in Verse

The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander || Culture, Family, And Coming of Age in Verse

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Historical     Poetry     Coming of Age     Diversity     African     Character Death     Abuse     Perfect for readers who want: Novels in verse (particularly reluctant/struggling readers) Historical fiction set in other countries African culture, beliefs, and Twi language Diverse stories […]

Etta Invincible by Reese Eschmann || Superhero Magic and Coming of Age

Etta Invincible by Reese Eschmann || Superhero Magic and Coming of Age

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Contemporary     Magical Realism     Coming of Age     Diversity     Black     Hispanic     Disability Rep     Chronic Illness     Ménière’s Disease     Perfect for readers who want: Magical trains A diverse trio of protagonists learning to be friends […]

Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tọlá Okogwu || Black Girl Magic Saves The Day

Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tọlá Okogwu || Black Girl Magic Saves The Day

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Fantasy     Urban Fantasy     Adventure     Coming of Age     Diversity     Black     Nigeria     Superpowers     Perfect for readers who want: Magical fast-paced adventure Black girl magic Boarding school for gifted children Superpowers! Alternate Nigeria as a setting […]

Loveless by Alice Oseman || A Coming-of-Age Asexual “Romance”

Loveless by Alice Oseman || A Coming-of-Age Asexual “Romance”

Content Tags: Young Adult     Contemporary     Romance     Coming-of-Age     Diversity     LGBTQ+     F/F Romance     Asexual     Aromantic     Perfect for readers who want: Coming-of-age story and coming out. Asexual (sex repulsed) representation. An ode to friendship and platonic relationships. F/F romance and […]

The Lost Language by Claudia Mills || Contemporary Novel in Verse

The Lost Language by Claudia Mills || Contemporary Novel in Verse

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Contemporary     Poetry     Novel in Verse     Coming of Age     Bullying     Attempted Suicide     Perfect for readers who want: Novels in verse. A coming of age that overcomes toxic relationships. Learning about endangered and dying languages. Fraught family relationships that […]