Category: Pine Reads Review

My Favorite Micro-tropes  

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One of my favorite things about reading is noticing the little storytelling patterns that show up again and again. Not the huge, obvious tropes everyone talks about, but the smaller

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The Night King’s Court | Elisa A. Bonnin

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The Night King’s Court coming April 28th, 2026 from HarperCollins; 400 pages Content Warning: Violence, death About the Author: “Elisa A. Bonnin was born and raised in the Philippines, after

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A Guide to Diana Wynne Jones 

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Diana Wynne Jones was a prolific British writer of fantasy for children and young adults. While her stories explore a range of fantastical subjects, from fairy tale concepts and parallel

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I Could Give You the Moon | Ann Liang

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I Could Give You the Moon coming April 14th, 2026 from HarperCollins; 384 pages Content Warning: Blood, foul language, infidelity, violence About the Author: “Ann Liang is the New York

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Interview with Tracey Baptiste

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About the Author: “Tracey Baptiste the New York Times bestselling author of several works of fiction and nonfiction for children, including the Jumbies series, Marley and the Family Band, Because

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The Thorn Queen | Sasha Peyton Smith

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The Thorn Queen coming April 14th, 2026 from HarperCollins; 368 pages Content Warning: Abuse, animal cruelty, death, gore, violence About the Author: “Sasha Peyton Smith is the New York Times

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