Indie Recommendations
The I.V. Interview: Christina Mercer
Christina Mercer keeps bees and books, knows more about honey than anyone we've ever met, and writes sprawling tales of fantasy that are deeply l... 
Become, by Ali Cross
Recommended by Christina Mercer
Life is Hell for sixteen-year-old Desolation Black. Literally. Hell, aka Helheim, is cold and lonely, and yet ...
Book of Shadows— By Alexandra Sokoloff
Recommended by Christina Mercer
When Boston homicide detectives Garrett and Landauer discover the mutilated body of a wealthy college girl, th...
Out of Breath by Susan Salluce
Recommended by Sharon Wong
Who knew psychologists doubled as detectives? This might not be immediately apparent, but it does make sense when y...
Girl in the Glass
Reviewed by Jordan E. Rosenfeld
I have to admit I’m a sucker for the underdog, the downtrodden. Give me a character who has lost everything,...
Probability Angels
By Joseph Devon
Reviewed by Tomi L. Wiley
Every once in a while I start a book and a few pages in, I feel the need to turn back to the firs...
Farsighted, by Emlyn Chand
Reviewed by Christina Mercer
High school is tough enough for most people, but Alex Kosmitoras has the added challenge of blindness. His home l...
Taking Heart, by Wilette Youkey
Reviewed by Jordan E. Rosenfeld
Though I’m a girl who spent a disproportionate amount of time writing in diaries about boys, I’m still sur...
Cinderella’s Secret Diary, by Ron Vitale
Reviewed by Christina Mercer
Cinderella and the Prince marry soon after the ball and live happily ever after. Not! Jump four years ahead to a ...
Spoonful, by Chris Mendius
Reviewed by Elizabeth Beechwood
Spoonful, by Chris Mendius, promises to be a gritty account of a junkie’s life going down the toilet with th...
Amy McElroy says:
kali ma, thanks for your kind words. While I pieced this story tog...