Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey is a Gothic YA novel published in 2011. Glass Heart follows in the series. ♥♥♥ What I find particularly well done in Cold Kiss is the backstory. The story follows the tragic misadventures of Wren, a teenaged girl who brought back her dead boyfriend Danny from the grave. Using the backstory as an important element in a novel is always … Continue reading Backstory as Character: COLD KISS

An Ember in the Ashes is a young adult fantasy written by Sabaa Tahir and published in April, 2015. The novel is one of the best novels of 2015: NSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER AMAZON’S BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF 2015 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER – FAVORITE FANTASY BUSTLE’S BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF 2015 This novel is a double narrative, but what really works … Continue reading Contrasting Parallel Plots: AN EMBER IN THE ASHES