Rebecca Barrow’s Doe is a YA horror novel in verse that uses sharp, incantatory lines to build a dual-narrative story of jealousy, an ancient deer-like entity, and a deal that costs everything. Full review.
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Rebecca Barrow on Doe: Inside Her YA Horror Novel in Verse
Rebecca Barrow’s Doe is a YA horror novel in verse about a cheer captain, a centuries-tired deer creature, and the dangerous pull between girls. In our interview, Barrow digs into feminist horror, female rage, and why she wrote the squad as a single hive-mind “we.” A must-read for fans of Bad Things Happen Here and dual-timeline horror.
YA Science Fiction Horror Books: Top Picks for Teens
YA science fiction horror sits at the crossroads of dread and discovery. These aren’t just scary stories for teenagers. They’re nightmares wearing spacesuits.
The 2025 YA Bram Stoker Award Preliminary Ballot: Every Book Ranked and Reviewed
The 2025 YA Bram Stoker Award Preliminary Ballot: Every Book Ranked and Reviewed The 2025 YA Bram Stoker Award preliminary ballot is out, and it is a stronger list than most years. Ten books. Four spots on the final ballot already confirmed. And a clear frontrunner that arguably deserves to … The 2025 YA Bram Stoker Award Preliminary Ballot: Every Book Ranked and ReviewedRead more
YA Horror Roundup November 2024
YA Horror Roundup November 2024 Our latest roundup has ten books for you, a mixed bag of sequels, familiar authors and titles which drift into thriller and dark fantasy territory. I rarely review graphic novels but was captivated by Rosie Talbot and Sarah Maxwell’s Phantom Hearts, an LGBTQIA+ supernatural thriller … YA Horror Roundup November 2024Read more
YA dystopian fiction: The lurking horror within YA dystopian fiction
The lurking horror within YA dystopian fiction: some top tips from ‘The YA Horror 400’ almanac Since Katniss Everdeen first picked up her bow and arrow back in 2008 she helped hustle both the zombie and paranormal romance crazes into the literary dustbin. In the period since, dystopian fiction has … YA dystopian fiction: The lurking horror within YA dystopian fictionRead more
YA and MG Horror Books, August 2023
August 2023 YA and Middle Grade Roundup In our latest roundup we have an amazing ten books for you, almost all of which are worth a closer look. We are going to start with Emma Read’s rather lovely The House Trap, as it is the only Middle Grade novel featured … YA and MG Horror Books, August 2023Read more
The Psychotronic Book Club: Adventures in getting older teens to read (horror)
The Psychotronic Book Club: Adventures in getting older teens to read (horror) I have been a school librarian for nearly thirty years, working in three very different schools and over that period have run many successful (with a few misfires along the way) book clubs. By far the most rewarding … The Psychotronic Book Club: Adventures in getting older teens to read (horror)Read more
YA and MG Horror Roundup
YA and Middle-Grade Horror Roundup, June 2023 The YA and MG Horror roundup reviews took a slight break thanks to the website hack, but they will bounce back in style with nine new books in this latest feature. Six of the books are YA and the other three roughly Middle … YA and MG Horror RoundupRead more
An Alternative YA Bram Stoker Award
Below you will find Tony Jones‘ alternative YA Bram Stoker Award listing. No website in the world provides as much coverage of YA horror/dark fiction as the Ginger Nuts of Horror and for the last number years, we have reviewed all the books featured on the HWA YA Bram Stoker … An Alternative YA Bram Stoker AwardRead more