The young adult market these days is a bit like a nephew you haven’t seen in years: transformed from a little darling into a hulking almost-grownup who is maybe even a little scary. Teen titles dominate publishers’ fall lists, and those books overwhelmingly feature menacing creatures, forbidden romances, and apocalyptic versions of this and future Earth. “Blood†is a common word in titles, as is “dark,†“death,†“deadly,†and even “darker still.â€
Wait, that is an actual title. Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber (Sourcebooks, Nov.) [via]