Reviews by Genre

Here the reviews are listed alphabetically by title.  Check out my other review page to see them listed by author.  Books considered to be specifically young adult or middle grades (MG) are marked as such. Some books are listed in two, or even three, different categories!

Classics

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney
Mysteries of Udolpho, The, by Ann Radcliffe
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Turn of the Screw, The by Henry James
Woman in White, The by Wilkie Collins)

Contemporary

A Blue So Dark by Holly Schindler (YA)
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (YA)
Babysitter Murders, The by Janet Ruth Young (YA)
Bitter Melon by Cara Chow (YA)
Boyfriends with Girlfriends by Alex Sanchez (YA)
Casual Vacancy, The by JK Rowling
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzama (YA)
Gemini Bites by Patrick Ryan (YA)
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (YA)
Liar Society, The by Lisa & Laura Roecker (YA)
Piper's Son, The by Melina Marchetta (YA)
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (YA)

Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta (YA)

Schooled by Gordan Korman (YA)

Shine by Lauren Myracle (YA)

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson (YA)

Dystopia 

Delirium by Lauren Oliver (YA)
 Divergent by Veronica Roth (YA)
Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines (YA)
Gone by Michael Grant (YA)

Legend by Marie Lu (YA)

Matched by Ally Condie (YA)
NoMansLand by Lesley Hauge (YA)
Starters by Lissa Price (YA)
Unwind by Neal Shusterman (YA)
Wither by Lauren DeStefano (YA)

Fantasy

A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin

Ascendant by Diana Peterfreund (YA)

Ash by Malinda Lo  (YA)

Aurorarama by Jean-Christophe Valtat
Balefire: The Complete Series by Cate Tiernan (YA)

Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (YA)

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (YA)

Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (YA)

Blade of Fire by Stuart Hill (YA)

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves (YA)

Blood Promise by Richelle Mead  (YA)

Bones of Faerie by Jani Lee Simmer (YA)

Burned by PC and Kristin Cast (YA)

City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare (YA)

Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson (YA)

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (YA)

Cry of the Icemark, The by Stuart Hill (YA)

Dark City, The by Catherine Fisher (YA)

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (YA)

Demon's Covenant, The by Sarah Rees Brennan (YA)

Demon's Lexicon, The by Sarah Rees Brennan (YA)

Demon's Surrender, The by Sarah Rees Brennan (YA)

Demon Trapper's Daughter, The by Jana Oliver (YA)

Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chadda (YA)

Dust of 100 Dogs, The by AS King (YA)

Eon by Alison Goodman (YA)

Eternal Ones, The by Kirsten Miller (YA)

Everlost by Neal Shusterman (YA)

Eyes like Stars by Lisa Mantchev (YA)

Firelight by Sophie Jordan (YA)

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (YA)

Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, The by Catherynne M Valente 

Goddess Test, The by Aimee Carter (YA)

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (MG)

Hexed by Kevin Hearne

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (YA)

His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Hounded by Kevin Hearne

Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler (YA)

Huntress by Malinda Lo (YA)

Iron Thorn, The by Caitlin Kittredge (YA)

Iron Witch, The by Karen Mahoney (YA)

Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey (YA)

Kith by Holly Black and Ted Naifeh

Last Battle of the Icemark by Stuart Hill (YA)

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater (YA)

Lost Hero, The by Rick Riordan (YA)

Lost Voices by Sarah Porter (YA)

 Luminous by Dawn Metcalf (YA)

My Sparkling Misfortune by Laura Lond (MG)

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Night Circus, The by Erin Morgenstern
Numbers: The Chaos by Rachel Ward (YA)
Pegasus by Robin McKinley (YA)

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville

Poison Eaters and Other Stories, The by Holly Black (YA)

Poison Study by Maria V Snyder

Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier (YA)

Sapphique by Catherine Fisher (YA)

Sea Change by Aimee Friedman (YA)

Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce (YA)

Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead (YA)

Sweetly by Jackson Pearce (YA)

Swoon by Nina Malkin (YA)

Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz (YA)

 Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck (YA)

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson (YA)

Tricked by Kevin Hearne 

Tyger, Tyger by Kersten Hamilton (YA)

Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst (YA)

Wee Free Men, The by Terry Pratchett (MG)

Wildefire by Karsten Knight (YA) 

Wolf Gift, The by Anne Rice 

Zombies vs Unicorns edited by Holly Black & Justine Larbaelester (YA)

Graphic Novels

Claudia's Story: Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice & Ashley Witter
Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton
Kith by Holly Black and Ted Naifeh
Locke & Key (whole series) by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez
Saga by Brian K. Vaughn

Historical Fiction 

Betrayal of Maggie Blair, The by Elizabeth Laird (YA)
Cleopatra Confesses by Carolyn Meyer (YA)

Daughter of Xanadu by Dori Jones Yang (YA)

Deadly by Julie Chibbaro (YA)

Devil's Queen, The by Jeanne Kalogridis

Eagle of the Ninth, The by Rosemary Sutcliff (YA)

Irish Princess, The by Karen Harper
Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn
Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown (YA)
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (YA)
Vixen by Jillian Larkin (YA)
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel 
Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury (YA)

Horror & Gothic

Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
Bag of Bones by Stephen King

Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

Bonechiller by Graham McNamee (YA)

Claudia's Story: Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice & Ashley Witter

Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann (YA)

Dracula, My Love by Syrie James
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (MG)

Locke & Key (whole series) by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez

Monstrumologist, The by Rick Yancey  (YA)

Monstrumologist: The Curse of the Wendigo (YA)
Mysteries of Udolpho, The, by Ann Radcliffe

Near Witch, The by Victoria Schwab (YA)

Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown (YA)

Queen of Kings by Maria Dahvana Headley

Rage by Jackie Morse Kessler (YA)

Reckless by Cornelia Funke (YA)

Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakely-Cartwright (YA)

Reformed Vampire Support Group, The by Catherine Jinks (YA)

Replacement, The by Breena Yovanoff (YA)

Rotters by Daniel Kraus (YA)

Turn of the Screw, The by Henry James
Woman in White, The by Wilkie Collins)

Manga

Afterschool Charisma by Kumiko Suekane
Black Butler by Yana Toboso
Claymore by Norihiro Yagi
Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
Library Wars by Kiiro Yumi

Mystery & Suspense

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Babysitter Murders, The by Janet Ruth Young (YA)
Body Finder, The by Kimberly Derting (Y
Dark Places by Gillian GlynnA
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Woman in White, The by Wilkie Collins)

Plays

Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw

Poetry

Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

Science-Fiction & Dystopia

Across the Universe by Beth Revis (YA)
Dark Life by Kat Falls (YA)
 Lens and the Looker, The by Lory S Kaufman (YA)

Saga by Brian K. Vaughn 

Virals by Kathy Reichs (YA)

Short Stories

Poison Eaters and Other Stories, The by Holly Black (YA)
Zombies vs Unicorns edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbaelester (YA)

Steampunk

Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (YA)
Iron Thorn, The by Caitlin Kittredge (YA)