Mindy McGinnis is an assistant YA librarian who lives in Ohio and cans her own food. She graduated from Otterbein University magna cum laude with a BA in English Literature and Religion. Mindy has a pond in her back yard but has never shot anyone, as her morals tend to cloud her vision.
Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction
New Books
Series
Novels
A Madness So Discreet (2015)
The Female of the Species (2016)
This Darkness Mine (2017)
Be Not Far from Me (2019)
Heroine (2019)
A Long Stretch of Bad Days (2023)
The Female of the Species (2016)
This Darkness Mine (2017)
Be Not Far from Me (2019)
Heroine (2019)
A Long Stretch of Bad Days (2023)
Mindy McGinnis recommends

Grit (2017)
Gillian French
"Tough yet tender, Grit explores new things about the girl everyone thinks they know."

The Hollow Girl (2017)
Hillary Monahan
"A dark tale of revenge and justice in which fighting back means pushing the boundaries of what it can mean to be female."

We All Fall Down (2017)
Natalie D Richards
"A haunted love story about a couple who bring out the best-and worst-in each other."

The Little Crew of Butchers (2017)
Francine Pascal
"A tour de force that explores the savagery of children and the dark side of innocence."

Blood Water Paint (2018)
Joy McCullough
"A visceral reminder that women have suffered and stood strong throughout time."

Devils Unto Dust (2018)
Emma Berquist
"A tale of survival as gritty as its desert setting. Stubbornness, strength and survival come head to head with blowing sands and creeping sickness in this feminist tale."

Monday's Not Coming (2018)
Tiffany D Jackson
"A well-executed, powerful journey into the claustrophobic life of a young girl trying to navigate what little is left after the world has judged her, and what she will do to escape it."

#MurderTrending (2018)
(#MurderTrending, book 1)
Gretchen McNeil
"A campy ride through an all-too-familiar and twisted world that will keep you guessing."

Before We Were Sorry (2018)
Kit Frick
"A gritty look at complicated friendships, sure to keep the reader guessing to the end."

Only a Breath Apart (2019)
Katie McGarry
"A touching tale of love and fate straight from the heartland."

Lies Like Poison (2020)
Chelsea Pitcher
"A journey into the dark corners of friendship, and bonds that form in the shadows."

She's Too Pretty to Burn (2021)
Wendy Heard
"An expertly plotted deep dive into a complex web of friendship, desire, and murder."

What's Coming to Me (2022)
Francesca Padilla
"Justice and morally gray areas collide in a story of haves and have-nots."

American Afterlife (2022)
Pedro Hoffmeister
"A deep dive into a hauntingly familiar world that explores the depths of human resilience, and the strength of the underdog."

Killing Me (2023)
Michelle Gagnon
"Cons, chaos, and serial killers collide in this deep dive into the dark underbelly of Vegas."
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