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Whenever I crack open a book and find a map, I know I’m in for an adventure. Plus, maps in books are incredibly helpful since they lay out fictional, imaginary worlds in a way that makes the story clearer for directionally-challenged people like me. I can’t read a real map to save my life, but in books, […]

Happy Monday! This week on Riveted, whatever you’re in the mood—romance, contemporary, fantasy, sci-fi—we’ve got you covered! First up, we’re featuring an extended excerpt of Alex, Approximately, the new YA novel from Jenn Bennett on sale tomorrow (4/4)! In this teen spin on You’ve Got Mail, Bailey Rydell comes to realize that the one guy […]

In honor of the release of the City of Bones 10th Anniversary Edition, we’ve all been sharing our favorite parts of City of Bones around the office. The conversations have been really great, so I’ve decided to compile a list to share with you guys! 1. The World The world of the Shadowhunters is one […]

The dystopian books I’ve always found the most interesting (read: scary) are the ones that take things that really happened in the past or are happening now, and use them as inspiration for their crumbling society. I get this overwhelming feeling that it could happen because so much is based in reality, and that makes it all […]

It’s a Buffy Renaissance! Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the world-changing TV show that recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, just keeps getting more and more relevant. The show is available to watch on various streaming services, a new clothing line is coming out, and just a couple of weeks ago we announced a new official watcher’s guide. But the news […]

Emma Chastain, debut author of Confessions of a High School Disaster, has been busy! With Confessions having just come out earlier this month, she’s been making the rounds online, fielding interviews and Q&A’s, while her book toured the blogosphere for two weeks. Being fans of Chloe Snow and Confessions, we’re not ashamed to admit we’ve […]

Being a teenager means sometimes wanting to get as far away from your parents as possible…but it also means realizing how much you need them. After all, they may not be the coolest humans, but they’re the ones that always have your back. If your parent were to go missing, you’d want to find them right? […]

Ten years ago today on March 27, 2007, City of Bones, the first book in Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments series, hit bookstores everywhere! (If you’re among the few that haven’t read it yet, what’re you waiting for? It’s a featured free read until April 10th!) Though ten years may sound like a long time, […]

I truly believe that ’80s music is going to save the world. You laugh, but I’m serious. ’80s music wants you to dance and not apologize for it. ’80s music wants you to do a lot of things without apologizing. It wants you to be fearless in the face of all your worries and shortcomings. […]

Happy Monday! Today’s a special day: it’s the TENTH anniversary of Cassandra Clare’s City of Bones! Who knew back then that in ten years, City of Bones would have gone on to spawn a movie, a television series, and multiple book series with over 50 MILLION copies in print worldwide! Congratulations, Cassandra Clare! So in […]