Offbeat YA
@offbeatya.bsky.social
Hi, I'm Roberta (IT). Quirky books reviewer / indie & small-pub authors champion / book justice warrior / LGBTQIAP+ ally / David Tennant gifs dispenser. She/her.
Book blogger since 2012 (YA and adult) at https://offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/
Book blogger since 2012 (YA and adult) at https://offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/
#Review Morsels: Matthew Edwards, Ren Hutchins, B.C. Johnson -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/11/revi...
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
#Review Morsels: Matthew Edwards, Ren Hutchins, B.C. Johnson -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/11/revi...
#Review Morsels: Karen A. Wyle, Kate Alice Marshall, KC Jones -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/11/revi...
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#Review Morsels: Karen A. Wyle, Kate Alice Marshall, KC Jones -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/11/revi...
Review Morsels: The Devouring Light by Kat Ellis, Girls Who Play Dead by Joelle Wellington, Opposite World by Elizabeth Anne Martins -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/11/revi...
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Review Morsels: The Devouring Light by Kat Ellis, Girls Who Play Dead by Joelle Wellington, Opposite World by Elizabeth Anne Martins -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/11/revi...
Review Morsels: Peyton June, Kelly Murashige, Anna-Marie McLemore -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/05/revi...
May 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Review Morsels: Peyton June, Kelly Murashige, Anna-Marie McLemore -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/05/revi...
Review Morsels: The Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve (ARC), Clever Creatures of the Night by Samantha Mabry, Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/05/revi...
May 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Review Morsels: The Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve (ARC), Clever Creatures of the Night by Samantha Mabry, Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/05/revi...
ARC #review: Overgrowth by Mira Grant
offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/05/mira...
Fascinating, thought-provoking, refreshingly diverse (trans rep, Mex-Am rep).
Will appeal to: Those who like first-contact narratives with a twist, stories of outsiders and found families, alt-biology scenarios.
offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/05/mira...
Fascinating, thought-provoking, refreshingly diverse (trans rep, Mex-Am rep).
Will appeal to: Those who like first-contact narratives with a twist, stories of outsiders and found families, alt-biology scenarios.
May 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
ARC #review: Overgrowth by Mira Grant
offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/05/mira...
Fascinating, thought-provoking, refreshingly diverse (trans rep, Mex-Am rep).
Will appeal to: Those who like first-contact narratives with a twist, stories of outsiders and found families, alt-biology scenarios.
offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/05/mira...
Fascinating, thought-provoking, refreshingly diverse (trans rep, Mex-Am rep).
Will appeal to: Those who like first-contact narratives with a twist, stories of outsiders and found families, alt-biology scenarios.
Review Morsels: Arkady Martine, Josh Winning, Alex Brown et al. -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/03/revi...
March 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Review Morsels: Arkady Martine, Josh Winning, Alex Brown et al. -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/03/revi...
Review Morsels: three from Seanan McGuire -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/03/revi...
March 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Review Morsels: three from Seanan McGuire -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/03/revi...
I'm beyond the moon about Daphne Press (which doesn't seem to have a BS account) giving me access to Overgrowth by Mira Grant! (@seananmcguire.bsky.social). One of my most anticipated reads of the year...the decade...the century...😁
www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
March 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I'm beyond the moon about Daphne Press (which doesn't seem to have a BS account) giving me access to Overgrowth by Mira Grant! (@seananmcguire.bsky.social). One of my most anticipated reads of the year...the decade...the century...😁
www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Review Morsels: Emily Yu-Xuan Qin, Dawn Kurtagich, Courtney Gould -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/03/revi...
March 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Review Morsels: Emily Yu-Xuan Qin, Dawn Kurtagich, Courtney Gould -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/03/revi...
I've finally finished the review I'd been sitting on for almost a month 😅. Yep, reviewer's block happen...
December 3, 2024 at 4:02 PM
I've finally finished the review I'd been sitting on for almost a month 😅. Yep, reviewer's block happen...
Tell Me Something Tuesday: Which Books Are You Looking Forward to Reading This Winter? (December-February) -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/11/tell...
November 27, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Tell Me Something Tuesday: Which Books Are You Looking Forward to Reading This Winter? (December-February) -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/11/tell...
At last I finished the review I'd been crafting on and off for the last two weeks...
April 21, 2024 at 1:59 PM
At last I finished the review I'd been crafting on and off for the last two weeks...
Offbeat Offline: March 2024 (Plus Announcing the First Hiatus of the Year) -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/04/offb...
April 1, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Offbeat Offline: March 2024 (Plus Announcing the First Hiatus of the Year) -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/04/offb...
ARC #review: Colossus by @ryan-leslie.bsky.social -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/03/ryan...
Pros: Epic, visionary, intriguing blend of fringe science, parallel realities and horror.
Will appeal to: Those who enjoy tense and imaginative science fiction that pushes the limits.
Pros: Epic, visionary, intriguing blend of fringe science, parallel realities and horror.
Will appeal to: Those who enjoy tense and imaginative science fiction that pushes the limits.
March 26, 2024 at 2:53 PM
ARC #review: Colossus by @ryan-leslie.bsky.social -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/03/ryan...
Pros: Epic, visionary, intriguing blend of fringe science, parallel realities and horror.
Will appeal to: Those who enjoy tense and imaginative science fiction that pushes the limits.
Pros: Epic, visionary, intriguing blend of fringe science, parallel realities and horror.
Will appeal to: Those who enjoy tense and imaginative science fiction that pushes the limits.
Review Morsels: Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis, The Penance of Valentine Cash by Rebecca Rook, Linghun by Ai Jiang -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/03/revi...
March 18, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Review Morsels: Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis, The Penance of Valentine Cash by Rebecca Rook, Linghun by Ai Jiang -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/03/revi...
ARC review: The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/03/gwen...
Pros: Original take on the haunted house trope (where the house is a whole street). Riveting, atmospheric and suspenseful. Heartbreaking, but hopeful as well.
Pros: Original take on the haunted house trope (where the house is a whole street). Riveting, atmospheric and suspenseful. Heartbreaking, but hopeful as well.
March 4, 2024 at 5:25 PM
ARC review: The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/03/gwen...
Pros: Original take on the haunted house trope (where the house is a whole street). Riveting, atmospheric and suspenseful. Heartbreaking, but hopeful as well.
Pros: Original take on the haunted house trope (where the house is a whole street). Riveting, atmospheric and suspenseful. Heartbreaking, but hopeful as well.
Offbeat Offline: February 2024 -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/03/offb...
March 1, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Offbeat Offline: February 2024 -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/03/offb...
Tell Me Something Tuesday: Which Books Are You Looking Forward to Reading This Spring? (March-May) -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/02/tell...
February 27, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Tell Me Something Tuesday: Which Books Are You Looking Forward to Reading This Spring? (March-May) -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/02/tell...
Happy book birthday to Deadgirl: Daybreak by B.C. Johnson! 🎉 Here's my 5-star ARC review: offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/02/bc-j...
Pros: Imaginative plot. Unique, mind-blowing afterlife concept/visuals. Flawed yet lovable characters who manage to feel realistic in the middle of mayhem.
(Young Adult)
Pros: Imaginative plot. Unique, mind-blowing afterlife concept/visuals. Flawed yet lovable characters who manage to feel realistic in the middle of mayhem.
(Young Adult)
February 20, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Happy book birthday to Deadgirl: Daybreak by B.C. Johnson! 🎉 Here's my 5-star ARC review: offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/02/bc-j...
Pros: Imaginative plot. Unique, mind-blowing afterlife concept/visuals. Flawed yet lovable characters who manage to feel realistic in the middle of mayhem.
(Young Adult)
Pros: Imaginative plot. Unique, mind-blowing afterlife concept/visuals. Flawed yet lovable characters who manage to feel realistic in the middle of mayhem.
(Young Adult)
Review Morsels: Aftermarket Afterlife by @seananmcguire.bsky.social, Three Eight One by Aliya Whiteley, Vangie's Ghosts by Paul De Filippo -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/02/revi...
February 14, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Review Morsels: Aftermarket Afterlife by @seananmcguire.bsky.social, Three Eight One by Aliya Whiteley, Vangie's Ghosts by Paul De Filippo -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/02/revi...
ARC #review: The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/02/scot...
Will appeal to: Those who enjoy narratives that play with time and what-ifs. Those who like to speculate about the relationship between cause and effect.
Will appeal to: Those who enjoy narratives that play with time and what-ifs. Those who like to speculate about the relationship between cause and effect.
February 9, 2024 at 9:58 PM
ARC #review: The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/02/scot...
Will appeal to: Those who enjoy narratives that play with time and what-ifs. Those who like to speculate about the relationship between cause and effect.
Will appeal to: Those who enjoy narratives that play with time and what-ifs. Those who like to speculate about the relationship between cause and effect.
Offbeat Offline: January 2024 -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/02/offb...
February 1, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Offbeat Offline: January 2024 -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2024/02/offb...