December 2025 Recap

 

Blog Posts:

• Daughter of the Underworld by Katharine Corr and Elizabeth Corr: A Review
• Lord of Blade and Bone by Erica Ivy Rodgers: A Review
• A Queen’s Match by Katharine McGee: A Review
• The Floating World by Axie Oh: A Review
• Yellowface by R. F. Kuang: A Review
• The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh: A Review
• Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue: A Review
• The Ravenous Sky by K.D. Kirchmeier: A Review
• Miss Print’s Top Ten: 2025

Read:

1. We Met Like This by Kasie West (owned)
2. The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee* (audio)(owned)
3. Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake*
4. Red As Royal Blood by Elizabeth Hart
5. This Raging Sea by Elizabeth De*
6. Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng*
7. Mate by Ali Hazelwood
8. Worth Fighting For by Jesse Q. Sutanto*
9. Spectacular by Stephanie Garber (owned)
10. Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu*

Project Zero TBR:

TBR at the start of the month: 146
TBR at the end of the month: 146

Owned books at the start of the month: 399
Owned books at the end of month: 406

TBR at the start of 2025: 172
Owned books at the start of 2025: 378
(Find more details on @princesschapters‘ Instagram.)
I’ll be marking owned books above to keep myself honest although I won’t be tracking books I give away. I’ll also be posting a monthly to read stack over on Instagram.

Diverse Baseline Challenge:

Total read: 6
Read at least 3 books by BIPOC authors read in the month (indicated by * above)
Adapted from a challenge (including more specific monthly prompts) on Instagram thanks to @bookish.millennial and @themargherita.s.

How My Month Went:

It’s been a rough end to a rough year. Nothing is quite where I’d like it to be but I keep trying because that’s the only choice. Mom and I spent most of this month tired but are happily over our November bout with the flu. Bella hurt her leg and is on bed rest but is slowly recovering and is, thankfully, still her perfect happy self.

As you can see from this recap and my top books of 2025 post I didn’t read a lot this year. I have plans to change that in 2026 but I’m also trying to give myself a lot of grace because it’s been triage for one disaster after another since 2023 and all I really want from the next year is health and space to rest. We’ll see.

This sounds like the month was a downer but there was some fun stuff. I got to my favorite holiday market a couple of times, I got my annual holiday market belgian waffle, and I have a lot of fun gift exchanges in the works with friends both local and long distant which has been incredibly restorative.

With Project Zero TBR I shaved 26 books of my to read list. I have a plan to reorganize some of my book storage at home and am going to continuing focusing on reading down books I own in the new year.

If you’re reading this I hope your December was gentle and you had the time for small joys and festive moments this winter season.

You can also see my recap from last month.

Miss Print’s Top Ten: 2025

It’s time to share my favorite reads of 2025.

In 2025 I read about 121 books this year (about 25 of which were manga or graphic novels). If you’ve been following along with my monthly recaps, you already know that this was a hard year; some years are for learning and growth, some are triage. I’m proud of myself and everything I accomplished this year, including making it through this year. If you read through these books you’ll notice that a lot of them are about characters who are starting again, who are learning how to be resilient and take up space in a world designed to discourage those things. That idea of resilience, if anything, is the defining trait I’m taking away from this year both in books and in real life.

Here’s the full list:

1. Lemons and Lies by Alexis Castellanos
2. Payal Mehta’s Romance Revenge Plot by Preeti Chhibber
3. The Executioners Three by Susan Dennard
4. The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst
5. Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz
6. The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee
7. A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
8. Yours, Eventually by Nura Maznavi
9. Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue
10. Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan

I also want to take a moment to highlight my two favorite graphic novels of the year: Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen and We Could Be Magic by Marissa Meyer and Joelle Murray

And two series I finished this year that have cemented their spots as forever favorites: Lockwood & Co. by Jonathan Stroud (individual titles: The Screaming Staircase, The Whispering Skull, The Hollow Boy, The Creeping Shadow, The Empty Grave) and Little Thieves by Margaret Owen (individual titles: Little Thieves, Painted Devils, Holy Terrors).

You can also shop the list on Bookshop.

The Ravenous Sky by K.D. Kirchmeier: A Review

A more condensed version of this review originally appeared in the article “19 YA Series That Are Bursting with Emotion” for School Library Journal:

Thomas and Cassie continue to search for ways to combat the blitz–dragon-like creatures causing mass destruction and the erosion of modern technology and civilization with their attacks.

Seeking answers in a prized mythology book from Thomas’s old life and in natural gifts like Cassie’s “supercharged” intuition lead the duo on separate paths. Cassie investigates the origins of the blitz while Thomas forges an alliance with grotesque ghouls as they both try to find a way forward for humanity.

Meanwhile old threats and new alliances have the potential to change everything for both teens and the other remaining survivors in this post-blitz landscape in The Ravenous Sky (2025) by K. D. Kirchmeier.

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The Ravenous Sky is the second book in Kirchmeier’s dystopian fantasy series which begins in The Shadow Road. This installment picks up soon after the events of book one recapping both the events that led our protagonists on their current path and the world building that pulls mythological creatures including the blitz into the modern world. Alternating chapters follow Thomas and Cassie who are both cued as white. A third new characters also has some chapters and expands the world with hints of new alliances and avenues to try and stop the blitz.

lthough the narrative voices sometimes lack distinction, Kirchmeier’s unique world building pulled from folklore from around the world will draw in readers. Light romance strengthens Thomas and Cassie’s bonds while breaking up some of the high action from battle scenes and chases. The Ravenous Sky is an action packed adventure for survival; perfect for fans of both dystopian and fantasy titles.

Possible Pairings: H20 by Virginia Bergin, Unchosen by Katharyn Blair, Winterkill by Kate A. Boorman, The 13th Continuum by Jennifer Brody, The Thousand Steps by Helen Brain, Hunter by Mercedes Lackey, Swarm by Jennifer D. Lyle, The Sandcastle Empire by Kayla Olson, Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto, The First 7 by Laura Pohl, Alone Out Here by Riley Redgate, The Merciless King of Moore High by Lily Sparks, The Young World by Christ Weitz, Under the Forgetful Sky by Lauren Yero

Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue: A Review

An earlier version of this review originally appeared in the article “19 YA Series That Are Bursting with Emotion” for School Library Journal:

Moon is used to people telling him that they couldn’t do a job like his. What they really mean is they wouldn’t do a job like his. Salesmen are twice as likely to be alcoholics, three times as likely to die by suicide, and infinitely more likely to disappear without anyone caring at all. They haggle in languages they don’t speak, they train themselves to fall asleep anywhere. Legally barred from putting down roots, they run on confidence and charisma; try to shoot a salesman in the middle of a sales pitch and the bullets would bounce right off.

Moon was found by another salesman when he was twelve. He’s had his license since he was thirteen. In a universe where days in the North can last mere hours while wealthier Southern worlds have time to spare, it isn’t always easy to eke out a living as a salesman. Eventually the skipshock from the rapid time changes will kill Moon. But it’s the only way anyone can legally travel between worlds including the formerly nomadic Lunati who followed the full moon between worlds until their portals were closed and travel restricted.

Margo is supposed to be on a train to Dublin to attend a new boarding school after her father’s death. The old school had pushed for a therapist who had suggested that Margo had depression and, perhaps, a nature that was naturally morose. Old school reports were cited with comments on Margo’s primary school years where she was content in her own company, lost during group projects and (rather cruelly, she thinks) where Margo never left much of an impression on the other girls.

All of this to say there must have been some underlying reason for Margo to sell her dead father’s watch before trying to run away from home. Boarding school, her mother tells Margo, will be a new start. And that is how we find Margo before she falls between worlds landing on the same unfathomable train as Moon.

Hunted by the authorities, recruited by revolutionaries, and always accompanied by Moon, Margo has to figure out how she got here if she ever wants to get home in Skipshock (2025) by Caroline O’Donoghue.

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Skipshock is the first book in O’Donoghue’s new duology. It has received four starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Shelf Awareness, and School Library Journal (full disclosure: I wrote the one for SLJ).

The writing in Skipshock has a distinct cadence and style that toes the line between lyrical and snappy. O’Donoghue doubles down on this with the perspectives used for Moon and Margo’s narrations. Moon’s chapters are written in first person, present tense emphasizing the decisiveness and immediacy needed to move through worlds with days that are as few as two hours long. In contrast Margo’s chapters are written in third person, past tense underscoring how removed she is from this foreign world where time is its own type of currency.

Vast world building, distinct characters, and gripping action propel the narrative forward with starts and stops that mirror the different passing of time on the worlds Moon and Margo visit. These elements underpin the astute commentary on privilege, wealth, and colonialism in the story at large–especially as demonstrated with the Lunati’s restricted movements that have effectively eroded their nomadic cultural identity.

Skipshock is a deeply romantic story which proves home isn’t a place but a mindset grounded in choosing the people we care about again and again. With action as fast as a two hour day on Khaise and enough pathos to fill one of our own twenty-four hour days Skipshock is one of the best books of 2025. Highly recommended.

Possible Pairings: The Immortal Games by Annaliese Avery, The Moonlight Blade by Tessa Barbosa, Not Good For Maidens by Tori Bovalino, Costumes for Time Travelers by A. R. Capetta, The Vanishing Station by Ana Ellickson, The Dark Fable by Katherine Harbour, A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer, Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by CB Lee, Stealing Infinity by Alyson Noel, The Floating World by Axie Oh, Powerless by Lauren Roberts, Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye, The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland, Wendy’s Ever After by Julie Wright

The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh: A Review

A more condensed version of this review originally appeared in the article “19 YA Series That Are Bursting with Emotion” for School Library Journal:

Unrest is stirring in the Floating World. With a power vacuum and those all too eager to fill it, Ren races to learn more about her powers as the last Celestial Maiden and heir to the throne. After years of hiding from her heritage, Ren has to embrace her past on her own terms if she wants to protect both the world she left behind and the one that became home with her adoptive family.

The Underworld is still reeling after recent attacks and ever-growing demand for Mithril–the blue substance that keeps the Floating World airborne among its other more dangerous properties. Sunho, meanwhile, struggles to control the Demon within him. Haunted by newly-returned memories he doesn’t know how to reconcile the boy he once was with the monster he now contains.

After finding each other and losing each other, Ren and Sunho will now have to save themselves before they can be reunited in The Demon and the Light (2025) by Axie Oh.

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The Demon and the Light is the second book in Oh’s latest duology which begins in The Floating World (read my review). The series is partially inspired by the Korean folktale of “The Heavenly Maiden and the Woodcutter” as well as the videogame Final Fantasy. Alternating chapters follow Ren, Sunho, and Ren’s childhood-friend-turned-advisor Jaeil who offers a needed break from the romantic couple’s pining with a wider view of the world (and his own light romance plot).

Grounded in a search for family both found and biological, Ren and Sunho gain strength from their trust in each other as they strive to save themselves and face encroaching threats from their pasts in this taut sequel. The Demon and the Light blends fantasy and romance elements perfectly to create a satisfying conclusion.

Possible Pairings: Where Shadows Meet by Patrice Caldwell, The Nightblood Prince by Molly X. Chang, The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle, Last of the Talons by Sophie Kim, The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le, The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller, A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim, Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin, Heir of Storms by Lauryn Hamilton Murray, The Deceiver’s Heart by Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Last Tiger by Julia Riew, Illusions of Fire by Nisha Sharma, The Scorpion and the Night Blossom by Amélie Wen Zhao

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang: A Review

“Writing is the closest thing we have to real magic. Writing is creating something out of nothing, is opening doors to other lands. Writing gives you power to shape your own world when the real one hurts too much. To stop writing would kill me.”

Juniper Hayward and Athena Liu debuted the same year. Their books were both supposed to gain accolades, win awards, and guarantee both authors long, storied careers. But only Athena has made it onto that path. June’s book reviewed well but not much else. And now, trying to figure out her next thing, June can’t help but think the market is against her. Who wants to read June’s story about a white girl like her when the current buzzwoods in the publishing industry are all about diversity and inclusion?

When Athena dies in a freak accident, June isn’t sure what to do. She definitely didn’t have anything to do with the death. But is anyone going to believe that? And if she’s the only person there, doesn’t that mean it’s her duty–as an author–to help shape the narrative? It’s not her fault if in calling Athena her friend the media and the public assume there’s a deeper connection than the social obligation inherent to acquaintanceship. Besides, acquaintances can be friends. It’s true.

Then Juniper finds Athena’s latest finished manuscript about the work of Chinese laborers during World War I, it seems like a waste to leave it unpublished. Juniper can revise just a few things and give it the audience it deserves. With her name on the cover, of course, since Juniper is the one who tweaked the final product. Juniper’s last book didn’t sell well. So it only makes sense to rebrand with a new pen name for this book that is going in a new direction. And if her new pen name is Juniper Song then why not also let her publisher curate a photo to match that “ambiguously ethnic” nomenclature. The truth is subjective so it’s not like she’s really lying in any way that matters. As Juniper’s profile starts to rise she finally gets the fame and fortune she always knew she richly deserved. This subject matter is important. It’s significant. So really, Juniper is doing everyone a favor getting it published. Isn’t she?

As rumors begin to circulate online and within the industry that Juniper’s work isn’t her own, Juniper has to scramble to protect what she thinks she’s entitled to in Yellowface (2023) by RF Kuang.

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Yellowface is a standalone contemporary novel. Kuang perfectly blends suspense and satire in this sendoff of the publishing industry and all of its foibles. Narrated by Juniper with varying levels of honesty, the story slowly unravels as readers get to the truth and also the core of Juniper’s delusions of grandeur and deep-seated entitlement.

With many plot points feeling like they could be ripped from the headlines, Yellowface operates as a novel in its own right while also functioning as an incisive piece of meta-fiction that begs the question: is it still cheating if the game is rigged? Readers with a long history following publishing news and scandals will be able to draw through lines from Juniper’s missteps and misdeeds to actual authors with similar issues ranging from problematic to criminal.

Yellowface is a pithy and thoughtful read whose short page count belies the many layers within the text. Come for the author behaving badly, stay for the weighty ethical questions stemming from Juniper’s obscurations and plagiarism. Recommended.

Possible Pairings: Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews, The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill, The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris, Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst, Best Offer Wins by Maria Kashino, The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz, The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li, The Award by Matthew Pearl, All This Could Be Yours by Hank Phillippi Ryan, Colored Television by Danzy Senna, I’m Not Done With You Yet by Jesse Q. Sutanto, Public Domain by Chip Zdarsky

The Floating World by Axie Oh: A Review

Sunho lives in the Under World. He knows he used to be a soldier and he knows he is searching for his brother. But the rest of his past is shrouded in as much darkness as the Under World itself. Two years ago, Sunho work up here with no memory of his past. His work as a sword-for-hire leaves Sunho plenty of time to try and unlock the secrets of his past. Sunho can’t refuse when his latest job offers not only a chest of coins but also the promise of information about his own past. All Sunho has to do is track down a girl who controls a strange silver light.

Darkness doesn’t reach the mountains to the east where Ren travels with her found family–a theater troupe performing in village festivals across the territory. Trained as an acrobat by her adoptive parents, Auntie and Big Uncle, Ren’s biggest secret is that she has use more than theatricality when she performs. She also has real magic, although she has promised Auntie she’ll never use it. When a demon descends upon a festival, Ren has no choice but to use her silver light. Ren is able to stop the demon, but not before Auntie’s brother Little Uncle is egregiously injured.

Ren never thought she’d cross the mountains after her escape ten years ago but she does so willingly now to find a cure for Little Uncle. Embarking on this journey sets Ren on a collision course with Sunho–and the hundred other mercenaries hoping to find her and earn the lucrative reward.

As Ren and Sunho grow closer, they will also begin to unlock the secrets in both of their pasts–including some that others would prefer to keep buried in The Floating World (2025) by Axie Oh.

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The Floating World is the first book in Oh’s latest duology which concludes in The Demon and the Light (read my review). The series is partially inspired by the Korean folktale of “The Heavenly Maiden and the Woodcutter” as well as the videogame Final Fantasy. Chapters alternate between Ren, Sunho, and Jaeil–another character readers meet early in the story with connections to both protagonists.

The complicated politics between the Floating World and the Under World set the stage for a dramatic conflict between forces on both sides in a dangerous power struggle and explosive finale. Extensive world building and character back stories–including flashbacks for both Sunho and Ren–create uneven pacing with an information-heavy start before shifting to high action in the final third of the story.

Lovable secondary characters, vibrant descriptions, and powerful pining between Ren and Sunho come together in The Floating World to create a dynamic and engaging book that will leave readers eager for the series conclusion. Recommended.

Possible Pairings: Contest of Queens by Jordan H. Bartlett, Where Shadows Meet by Patrice Caldwell, The Nightblood Prince by Molly X. Chang, The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle, The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, Last of the Talons by Sophie Kim, The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le, The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller, A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim, Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin, Heir of Storms by Lauryn Hamilton Murray, The Deceiver’s Heart by Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Last Tiger by Julia Riew, Illusions of Fire by Nisha Sharma, The Scorpion and the Night Blossom by Amélie Wen Zhao

*An advance copy of this title was provided by the publisher for review consideration*

A Queen’s Match by Katharine McGee: A Review

A more condensed version of this review originally appeared in the article “19 YA Series That Are Bursting with Emotion” for School Library Journal:

Helene d’Orleans knows that she loves Eddy, heir to the English throne, dearly. She also knows his mother, Queen Victoria, won’t accept her as a suitable wife much less a future Queen for England. Despite this hurdle, Helene is ready to fight for Eddy’s love as best she can even if fate may have other plans for both of them.

Alix of Hesse has to admit that love may not conquer all when the tsar and tsarina forbid Nicholas to marry her. The star-crossed couple is heartbroken and neither is sure if there is a way forward for them.

May of Teck will take any marriage if it means she’ll finally be elevated enough to control her own life far away from the influence of her domineering father. But after months of scheming she might have maneuvered herself into a mess even her own ingenuity can’t untangle.

Obstacles abound as Helene, Alix, and May near the end of their tumultuous marriage season where love may not be enough to conquer all in A Queen’s Match (2025) by Katharine McGee.

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A Queen’s Match is the conclusion to McGee’s historical romance duology which began with A Queen’s Duet and is inspired by the real events surrounding the protagonists’ journey toward matrimony and monarchy. Alternating chapters follow Helene, Alix, and May and, in one poignant chapter, Eddy through the season. An author’s note at the end of the book talks more about the actual history of the characters and her own creative licenses with what is know about the inner workings of these larger-than-life figures.

Set at the start of the twentieth century, this story concludes as Helene, Alix, and May prepare to take their places in history. The action concludes before other world events and tragedies can further mark these significant lives most notably with the tragic start of the Russian Revolution and, for England, May’s efforts to steer the English monarchy into the modern age.

A Queen’s Match is a historical romance that is both frothy and insightful. Recommended.

Possible Pairings: Thorn Season by Kiera Azar, The Nightblood Prince by Molly X. Chang, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher, Cinder & Glass by Melissa de la Cruz, Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly, An Improbable Season by Rosalyn Eves, The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick by S. Isabelle, Where There’s Room For Us by Hayley Kiyoko, Bellegarde by Jamie Lilac, This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi, The Davenports by Krystal Marquis, The Crimson Throne by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis, A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft, The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith

Lord of Blade and Bone by Erica Ivy Rodgers: A Review

A more condensed version of this review originally appeared in the article “19 YA Series That Are Bursting with Emotion” for School Library Journal:

Caught on opposite sides in the kingdom of Niveaux’s power struggle, Lady Charlotte Sand and Captain Luc de Montaigne yearn to be reunited. Cardinal Lorraine the Pure hopes to use Luc to maintain her power while Charlotte joins the rebellion led by the Order of the Guardians–“immortal scarecrow warriors” the Cardinal outlawed when they refused to serve her–who are intent on Prince Artus claiming the throne.

Torn between what is right and what is safe, Luc must choose a side while Charlotte and the rebellion face threats both within and without in Lord of Blade and Bone (2025) by Erica Ivy Rodgers.

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Lord of Blade and Bone is the dense conclusion to Rodgers’ debut Waking Hearts duology which begins with Lady of Steel and Straw. Chapters alternate between Charlotte and Luc for maximum pining as the startcrossed protagonists struggle with how to find a future together. Romantic pairings for secondary characters fall across the LGBTQ+ spectrum adding some diversity to the cast in addition to their varied skin tones.

Readers familiar with The Three Musketeers will appreciate the nods to the source material in this epic battle for peace and justice. Romance and cinematic action come together to create a swashbuckling adventure in Lord of Blade and Bone.

Possible Pairings: Where Shadows Meet by Patrice Caldwell, Bitten by Jordan Gray, Nightweaver by R M Gray, Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina, Night of the Witch by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis, Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye, Darker by Four by June CL Tan, Steel & Spellfire by Laura E. Weymouth

Daughter of the Underworld by Katharine Corr and Elizabeth Corr: A Review

A more condensed version of this review originally appeared in the article “19 YA Series That Are Bursting with Emotion” for School Library Journal:

Deina will do anything to earn time off her forty year indenture. She’ll cheat and steal to buy off the rest. As a Severer she works as part of the Order of Hades to ease the journey of souls into Underworld—or punish souls by trapping them in the purgatory of the Threshold.

When the tyrannical ruler Orpheus promises freedom to whomever retrieves his wife Eurydice’s soul from the Underworld, Deina seizes the chance alongside three rival Severers. Deina will need allies to make it into the Underworld but it will take all of her cunning and ruthlessness to survive long enough to claim the prize in Daughter of the Underworld (2025) by Katharine Corr and Elizabeth Corr.

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Daughter of the Underworld is the first book in the House of Shadows duology from prolific UK authors (and sisters) Katharine and Elizabeth Corr.

This grimdark reimagining of Ancient Greek mythology by way of the “Mycenaean civilization of Bronze Age Greece” as the authors describe it in their author’s note is filled with animal sacrifice, betrayal, and a brutal fight to escape the Underworld—or die trying. Sprawling world building can feel overwhelming but works to paint the forbidding reality of Deina’s world. Deina is an unapologetic narrator and readily acknowledges her willingness to do whatever it takes to win her freedom which, while refreshing, can make it hard to sympathize with all of her choices.

Daugther of the Underworld is an action-packed, if gory, duology starter. Think of this series as a darker successor to Percy Jackson.

Possible Pairings: Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews, The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker, Vial of Tears by Cristin Bishara, Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen, Medusa by Jessie Burton, Lore by Alexandra Bracken, The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig, I, Medusa by Ayana Gray, Sparrows in the Wind by Gail Carson Levine,  A Touch of Venom by Sajni Patel, Odin’s Child by Siri Pettersen, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood, The Valkyrie’s Daughter by Tiana Warner, Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young, The Scorpion and the Night Blossom by Amélie Wen Zhao