EW talks YA: A brilliant rom-com tops our roundup of impressive new teen tales

EW is here to provide reviews and recommendations for the biggest new YA titles. But weve got plenty of other great reads to talk about, too. Much like the tech noir seriesMr. Credit: Viking Books for Young Readers; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Poppy; Algonquin Young Readers Yet the steady stream of suspense proves constantly engaging. And heres one of those gratifying moments where I can say it really delivers on all fronts....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 169 words · Maria Gutierrez

EW talks YA: Heart-racing thrillers and mysteries keep us on the edge of our seats

EW is here to provide reviews and recommendations of the biggest new YA titles. Its even better than what came before: more exciting, with richer characters and a stronger final-act twist. Echo Ridge, we learn, is a community infamous for terrible things happening specifically, women going missing. Credit: Random House Children’s Books; Katherine Tegen Books; Wednesday Book; Simon & Schuster; Another teenager, Lacey, the homecoming queen of merely five years ago, was also found dead....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Jamie White

EW talks YA: Moroccan fantasyMirageand feminist pirate sagaSeafireare must-reads

EW is here to provide reviews and recommendations of the biggest new YA titles. Check out our new roundup below, and in case you missed Augusts, read ithere. But this kidnapping was not a random act of violence. Credit: Dial Books ;Random House; Katherine Tegen Books; Flatiron Books Amanis life depends on her ability to mimic Maram, who is half-Andalaan. The poems, which Daud translated from Arabic, remind Amani of the rich culture she left behind....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Thomas Harrell

EW talks YA: Reviews of a bittersweet gay rom-com, theDear Evan Hansennovel, and more

EW is here to provide reviews and recommendations of the biggest new YA titles. Check out our new roundup below, and in case you missed Octobers,weve got you covered. Fortunately, Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera are happen to spin together a pretty great romance. Credit: Little, Brown; Simon & Schuster; HarperTeen; Graphix The pair of YA superstars Albertalli the author ofSimon vs. Immediately the book is distinguished by the dual voices....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 254 words · Brent Noble

EW talks YA: Reviews ofThe Darkest Legacy,I Am Still Alive, and more summer titles

We’ve got mind-bending dystopias and survival sagas to unpack this month join us! Beginning this month, EW is here to provide reviews and recommendations of the biggest new YA titles. And its all the better for it. Credit: Disney-Hyperion; Freeform; Viking Books for Young Readers; HarperTeen Loneliest Girlis sci-fi in nature. Shes hurtling away from Earth, searching for the planet her family was headed toward. But shes completely on her own....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Ruben Murphy

EW talks YA: These harrowing tales of trauma and grief find the light

EW is here to provide reviews and recommendations for the biggest new YA titles. Its refreshing to read a novel so bluntly, directly, and brutally delivering a wake-up call. Curfews and mandatory National Security Address screenings have been implemented. Penguin Random House; Penguin Young Readers; Viking Books for Young Readers; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Book burning and identification-number imprinting are now standard occurrences. But Layla cannot. Ahmed, previously behindLove, Hate, and Other Filters, is a gifted and passionate writer....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Jacob Wilson

EW talks YA: You need to read this stunning French fantasy novel

EW is here to provide reviews and recommendations of the biggest new YA titles. Check out our new roundup below, and in case you missed Septembers,weve got you covered. She has two choices: relocate, or face banishment from her native ark. Credit: HarperCollins; Europa Editions; Simon & Schuster; Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Dabos deftly realizes the worlds inWinters Promisewith lush descriptions. The significance of her marriage, she learns, doesnt come without its dangers....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Mr. Jeffrey Gonzalez DVM

EW TV Critics talk Emmys: The good, the bad, and the hosts

They discussed the big awards show. But for everything that went wrong with the Emmy Awards (that Fred Armisen-Maya Rudolph bit, oy! ), there was plenty that went right. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images That happy moment (she said yes!) was a wonderful high that made this years Emmy lows a little more bearable. Darren, what stood out to you this year for better and for worse? At least they werent just standing there awkwardly clasping their hands saying unfunny jokes!...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Sandra Hanson

EW video game review roundup:Anthem,Apex Legends, and more

A word likely to appear frequently in generous reviews ofAnthemis “potential.” Flaws aside,Anthemconsistently displays gleams of promise beneath the detritus of repetitive missions and nondescript enemies. In a few months,Anthemwill probably be a much more streamlined and enjoyable experience. Credit: Electronic Arts; Ubisoft; Deep Silver; Electronic Arts; Chucklefish; Xbox Game Studios Both technically and mechanically, the game is incredibly clean. Since its surprise launch, there have been no notable bugs or glitches....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 221 words · Robert Jones

EW videogame review roundup:Days Gone,Mortal Kombat 11andBOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!

BOYGIRL!are worth making the time to play. Metaphorical roadblocks come from the pacing of the games character arcs. As for the literal bumps in the road, those belong toDays Gones open world. Credit: NetherRealm Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment; Sony Interactive Entertainment; HAL Laboratory, Inc./Nintendo Bike controls can be a little touchy, and the games framerate often doesnt hold up at highway speeds. Swarmers are infected humans that group together into massive Hordes (not swarms, for some reason)....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Kelly Fitzgerald

EW videogame review roundup:Sekiro,Yoshi,The Division 2,and more

Find out below which of the big and not-so-big games of the month are worth picking up. Fortunately,Sekirois far more than a Japan-set Soulsborne offshoot. Unlike previous FromSoftware player characters, Sekiro is pre-set and fully voice-acted. FromSoftware Scattered throughout these locales are occasional bosses, and much more frequent but often equally daunting mid-bosses. Some enemies are easier to block, while others call for dodging. Still others require liberal use of timed deflection to whittle away Posture....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Briana Harvey

EW's 15 most anticipated games of 2019 (and beyond)

What do Norman Reedus and Winnie the Pooh have in common? It’s been a banner year for video gamesnewandoldin 2018. These are EW’s 15 most anticipated games coming out (hopefully) within the next year. Naughty Dog ; CD Projekt Red; Disney Pixar/Square Enix; Sony Playstation (2) Any AAA video game bold enough to include Winnie the Pooh has my attention. If it plays as good as it looks, repelling Mongol Empire invaders will be a delight....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 169 words · Jason Perry

EW's 1994 Luke Perry interview: The90210hunk riffed on shedding his teen-idol shackles

What happens is…nothing. Perry saunters in wearing jeans and a T-shirt, a plaid jacket, and a baseball cap. He greets the waitresses, who appear to know him and who appear to exhibit signs of normal respiration. He smiles the sweet, friendly smile that cameras and those same shrieking fans love. He swings into a booth. And no one, he insists, could be any happier about the dimming spotlight than Luke Perry....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1056 words · Kathy Zuniga