In case you missed it, the 2015 Cybils finalists were announced on January 1! I had a great time helping select the shortlist for YA speculative fiction this year, and I’m proud of our high-quality, appealing, and diverse list, which includes:

• An Inheritance of Ashes by Leah Bobet
• Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
• Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers
• Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
• Slasher Girls and Monster Boys edited by April Genevieve Tucholke
• The Six by Mark Alpert
• The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

I’ve linked each title to my review (or the Goodreads page, if I haven’t yet written a review). I wasn’t as prolific in my reading this year as I was last year, but I still made a pretty good showing! I evaluated a total of 53 books, 38 of which I read in full. As was the case last year, there were a few books that I loved but didn’t make the final cut, which I’ll discuss next week. This week, I wanted to share the final Cybils spiderweb, which I began in October when I first started reading for the season. It was interesting to see the links between each of the books and consider the recurring themes (though I wasn’t able to include all books I read, and some of the books I did include I didn’t get a chance to read). Click on the image to enlarge.