Tag: YA fantasy

• When the Angels Left the Old Country: A Really Mushy Review

  I keep written lists of the books that I read every year, both to keep track of the number (my goal is always 50, but I rarely achieve it) and to mark how much I liked it. I give each book a letter grade that is partially based on my evaluation of its quality, but…

  kathleenmkellett

  August 22, 2025

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  book recs, book review, egregiously earnest and lacking in subtlety, queer literature reading list, Sacha Lamb, When the Angels Left the Old Country, YA fantasy, YA lit, young adult literature articles

• A Cup of Kindness

  Why, hello! I haven’t blogged since August! This semester has truly been the most exhausting and hectic academic term of my life. I started off with back-to-back illnesses (food poisoning followed immediately by an interminable chest cold), then had a perfect storm of time consuming coursework and travel (a really fun Monday night Camden/Tuesday morning…

  kathleenmkellett

  December 28, 2019

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  academia, Eden Robinson, egregiously earnest and lacking in subtlety, Hadestown, middle-grade fantasy, middle-grade lit, Misbegotten Creatures, monsters, Noelle Stevenson, Our Necropolis, Patrick Ness, reviews, Rocketman, Schitt’s Creek, Sky Child, The Children’s War, writing, YA fantasy, YA lit