The Ladies of Horror Fiction team is putting a spotlight on Young Adult and Middle Grade horror each month. Below we are featuring the books that were released in February as well as what our team has been reading and reviewing.
New Releases
Deathless Divide (Dread Nation #2) by Justina Ireland
The sequel to Dread Nation is a journey of revenge and salvation across a divided America.
After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town, stay alive, and head west to California to find her mother.
But nothing is easy when you’re a girl trained in putting down the restless dead, and a devastating loss on the road to a protected village called Nicodermus has Jane questioning everything she thought she knew about surviving in 1880’s America.
What’s more, this safe haven is not what it appears – as Jane discovers when she sees familiar faces from Summerland amid this new society. Caught between mysteries and lies, the undead, and her own inner demons, Jane soon finds herself on a dark path of blood and violence that threatens to consume her.
But she won’t be in it alone.
Katherine Deveraux never expected to be allied with Jane McKeene. But after the hell she has endured, she knows friends are hard to come by – and that Jane needs her, too, whether Jane wants to admit it or not.
Watching Jane’s back, however, is more than she bargained for, and when they both reach a breaking point, it’s up to Katherine to keep hope alive – even as she begins to fear that there is no happily-ever-after for girls like her.
Published February 4th 2020 by Balzer + Bray | Amazon | Goodreads
The Haunting by Lindsey Duga
A dark family secret prompts a ghost to wreak havoc in this spooky novel in the spirit of Mary Downing Hahn.
The only life 12-year-old Emily has ever known is the cold, unloved existence of being an orphan. But everything changes when the Thorntons, a young couple from London, adopt Emily, whisking her away to a new life at their grand estate.
At first, life at Blackthorn Manor is wonderful. But as Emily explores the grounds and rooms, she stumbles upon a mysterious girl named Kat, who appears to be similar in age, and the two become fast friends.
That’s when things take a turn for the worse. Kat seems to know a curious amount about the estate, and strange things happen whenever she’s around. In one case, Emily narrowly avoids getting toppled by a bookcase in the library; in another, the fire erupts in the fireplace, nearly burning Emily’s hands. It’s almost as if someone — or something — wants Emily dead.
Emily must find out what happened to the Thorntons and, more important, how Kat is connected to these strange goings-on at Blackthorn Manor before it’s too late!
Published February 4th 2020 by Scholastic Press | Amazon | Goodreads
Young Adult Books Reviewed
This month Audra read and reviewed Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand. Be sure to check out her full review (“I think this is a unique idea and a great example of the daring and dark places that YA horror is going.“)
Emily read and really enjoyed The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich. Don’t miss her review (“This story was unique, and it stands out for me. I’ll be reading more from Dawn Kurtagich soon!“)
Middle Grade Books Reviewed
This month Emily also read and reviewed Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh. Be sure to check out her review (“This was a good mysterious ghost story, and I enjoyed reading it.“)
Jen read and absolutely loved Where the Woods End by Charlotte Salter. Don’t miss her 5 star review (“It was so imaginative, and I was captivated by it from the start.“)
Currently Reading
Jen is currently reading House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig so stayed tuned for an upcoming review of that as well!
Have you read any of the books we read or reviewed this month? Let us know what YA or MG books you have read recently!
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