Coming of Age Archives

3.5-STAR REVIEW: GROOMED by Jody Paschal

Fiction Amy Wilson - 7 April 2025

Publication Date: November 29, 2024 Groomed is a dark comedy coming-of-age story about Myles "Mylo" Gunn, a middle-aged man turning 50 during the 2020 global pandemic and #MeToo Movement. With nothing but downtime with...

5-STAR REVIEW: A GIRL WITHIN A GIRL WITHIN A GIRL by Nanda Reddy

Coming of Age Amy Wilson - 4 March 2025

Publication Date: March 4, 2025 A girl takes on a series of identities to survive, shrouding herself in layers of secrets, until years later when she is forced to reckon with her past. On...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE RAINFALL MARKET by You Yeong-Gwang

Coming of Age Amy Wilson - 22 January 2025

Publication Date: January 21, 2025 If you could swap your life for a better one, which would you choose? On the outskirts of Rainbow Town, there is an old, abandoned house. They say that...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE CAPITAL OF DREAMS by Heather O’Neill

Fairy Tale Amy Wilson - 7 January 2025

Publication Date: January 7, 2025 “The Capital of Dreams is not so much a novel to read but one to live (and dream) in. A dark, wistfully comic fable that's as imaginative as it...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE HAUNTING BETWEEN US by Paul Michael Winters

Young Adult/Teen Sandy Saucier - 7 January 2025

Publication Date: January 7, 2025 "A supernatural story of love, friendship, and discovery that’s heartwarming and frightening... engaging, sweet, and realistic all at once." - Kirkus (Recommends Get It!) Heartstopper meets Haunting of Hill House...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: SOUR APPLES by Paul Jantzen

Young Adult/Teen JoAnne - 13 December 2024

Publication Date: September 19, 2024 The year was 1975, and that summer would prove epic for Jimmy Hamilton. Imagine, an eleven-year-old boy with an imagination so powerful that he uses it like others...

5-STAR REVIEW: PICTURES OF YOU by Emma Grey

Coming of Age Amy Wilson - 12 November 2024

Publication Date: November 12, 2024 What would you do if you could start over? Imagine having a second chance with the one you never forgot. From the author of the global breakout bestseller The Last...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE SUMMER BEFORE by Dianne C. Braley

Coming of Age Amy Wilson - 14 October 2024

Publication Date: October 15, 2024 If someone you love was assaulted, abused, or was a victim of a crime-you are a secondary victim. If the perpetrator is also someone you love, there are no...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE MIDNIGHT CLUB by Margot Harrison

Psychological Fiction Amy Wilson - 24 September 2024

Publication Date: September 24, 2024 A twisty, nostalgic, emotionally thrilling novel about a group of estranged college friends who experiment with a secret substance that allows them to re-live their memories—and the fallout...

5-STAR REVIEW: HOW TO HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT by Emma Noyes

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 12 September 2024

Publication Date: September 10, 2024 The unbreakable bonds of family and love are explored in this brilliant and tender story from the author of Guy's Girl. On the day she arrives in Canada for her...

5-STAR REVIEW: EXPOSURE by Ava Dellaira

Literary Fiction Sandy Saucier - 11 September 2024

Publication Date: September 10, 2024 One night. Two sides of a story. In multi-perspective storytelling filled with humanity and empathy, Exposure forces readers to reckon with conflicting truths that are not easily reduced to right...

5-STAR REVIEW: PLEASE COME TO BOSTON by Gary Goldstein

LGBTQ Leah Lawrence - 4 September 2024

Publication Date: September 10, 2024 First times, fast times, past times... Boston, 1975. Nicky DeMarco, a naïve but game 18-year-old, is navigating his first semester of college when he falls into a surprising—and life-altering—romantic...