YA Fantasy

This guest post was written by J. Elle, author of Wings of Ebony. To celebrate the release of her phenomenal debut YA fantasy, Wings of Ebony, author J. Elle shares her 5 top tips for writing contemporary fantasy for aspiring authors.…

This guest post was written by Katharine and Elizabeth Corr, authors of A Crown of Talons. 2020 has probably made many of us long for an escape – it’s a cruel irony that holidays have mostly been impossible. Fortunately, there’s no…

In recent years, fantasy has exploded onto the YA scene in many different shapes and forms. High fantasy now reigns dominant, with sprawling worlds that transport the reader to wild and fantastical locations riddled with glittering royal…

It's time to meet your new YA obsession: These Violent Delights, the sensational debut novel by Chloe Gong. Set in 1920s Shanghai, These Violent Delights follows rival gang heirs and ex-lovers, Juliette Cai and Roma Montagov, as they're…

Kingdom of the Wicked, the gorgeously dark new YA fantasy from Kerri Maniscalco, transports readers to 1800's Italy, as we follow Emilia, a witch on a quest to hunt down her twin sisters murderer and take her revenge. Filled from start to…

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Fans of Wicked Fox by Kat Cho can breathe a sigh of relief as its highly anticipated companion sequel, Vicious Spirits, has officially arrived. With magic, drama, a hate-to-love romance and the return of some of your favourite Wicked Fox…

If a fantasy about Cinderella taking down the government and defying the patriarchy and heteronormativity, look no further than Cinderella is Dead, the incredible new YA standalone from Kalynn Bayron. With a wonderful, classic fairy-tale…

With pages brimming with, revenge, romance, betrayal and magic, Incendiary, a new YA fantasy from Zoraida Córdova, takes readers on a journey to the Kingdom of Puerto Leones that's action packed from the first page until the last. We had…

This post contains affiliate links, which means United By Pop receives a percentage if you make a purchase using these links. Thank you for supporting the brands that support this blog. There's no denying YA sci-fi and fantasy novels can…

The post below was kindly written by Bex Hogan, author of Venom. 2020 isn’t here to play. To quote a certain Jamaican crab, ‘the human world is a mess.’ Countries on fire, wars raging, immigrants imprisoned, refugees abandoned – not to…

This post contains affiliate links, which means United By Pop receives a percentage if you make a purchase using these links. Thank you for supporting the brands that support this blog. Sometimes the real world gets a bit too much. Whether…

Fans of the Everless duology by Sara Holland can rejoice because the author's back with the start of a brand new YA fantasy series and this time she's taking us on a trip to Havenfall, a magical inn hidden deep in the mountains of…

"Stories have power, and as a reader, whenever I am able to see myself in a narrative and relate to a character, that has always been so rewarding to me."