"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," by J.K. Rowling

The Protagonist: Harry Potter. The mistreated nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, he sleeps in a cupboard under the stairs and wears nothing but...

"Beauty," by Robin McKinley

The Protagonist: Honour, a.k.a. "Beauty." The daughter of a wealthy merchant, she struggles with being brainier, less proper, and ...

"Anne of Green Gables," by Lucy Maud Montgomery

The Protagonist: Anne Shirley. An unloved orphan girl who is finally adopted by a pair of elderly siblings to help on their farm - until she...

"Crewel," by Gennifer Albin

The Protagonist:  Adelice Lewys. While born with a miraculously powerful ability to weave the fabric of reality, her parents have taught her...

"Days of Blood and Starlight," by Laini Taylor

The Primary Cast: Karou: A teenage girl as well as the resurrected soul of Madrigal, the chimaera who dared to love a seraph, Karou has now ...

"The Blessed," by Tonya Hurley

The Protagonists: Agnes: Even though her suicide attempt fails, this naive Catholic schoolgirl still holds out hope that true love exists. B...

"Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone," by Kat Rosenfield

The Protagonist: Becca. Graduated salutatorian from her high school class, she has a bright future ahead of her - and, most importantly, out...

"Cold Magic," by Kate Elliott

The Protagonist:  Cat Hassi Barahal. An orphan raised in the household of her aunt, uncle and cousin Bee, she just wants to blend in and avo...

Anthology Review: "Zombies Vs. Unicorns"

The eternal question - zombies or unicorns. Actually, it's not so much an eternal question as one that can be answered fairly quickly - ...

"The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There," by Cathrynne M. Valente

The Protagonist: September. A year after she saved Fairyland, she's more than ready to escape Nebraska and the stress of the war and go...

"What's Left of Me," by Kat Zhang

The Protagonist: Eva. In a world where people are born with two souls, she is the "recessive soul" who was supposed to fade away ...

"Origin," by Jessica Khoury

The Protagonist: Pia. Born in the hidden scientific community of the Little Cambridge Research Facility after five generations of breeding ...