Ok, so I haven't really dove into any Middle Grade stories since Cirque Du Freak (which I loved!! But it's been a decade, so don't @ me if it doesn't hold up lol). But I recently came accross TJ Young and the Orishas by Antoine Bandelle and it was AMAZING! And when I was talking to TJ Benton-Walker about how much I loved them, he asked me if I wanted copies of his own Middle-Grade series: Alex Wise and the End of the World.

I'm sure this won't be a surprise to any of you...but I said yes, please! lol

I haven't started reading yet, but I am in love already just from the covers and the back blurb. Here's a little bit about it!

_**Brief Description: **_Alex thinks his life is falling apart. His best friend is moving around, his crush has left him on read, and now his mom is sending him on a cruise with the father who abandoned him. Little does he know, it's about to get a lot worse. After his sister gets abducted by a shadow monster and posessed by the ancient spirit of death, Alex must learn to use his new powers to save his sister...and the world.

The second book follows where that one left one off as he learns to navigate his powers and face the world's newest threat.

Let me know in the comments if you've read these books and what you thought!