Steam punk meets young adult fantasy in Cassandra Clare’s latest trilogy. Still set within the world of Shadow Hunters, this time she transports readers into Victorian London and introduces them to Tessa Gray, a young woman from America who has come to London to be reunited with her brother. Unbeknownst to Tessa, her brother… Read More The Infernal Devices Trilogy – Book Review
Author name (if different): Nia Markos Name of the book: Elements: Book One of the Complete Crystal Series Genre of the book: Young Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy Book synopsis: Alexa is discovering that her whole life has been a lie. As her nineteenth birthday approaches, her true identity is revealed. The incredible world of witchcraft and Otherworlds… Read More Elements: Book One of the Complete Crystal Series – Book Review
A Criminal Magic by Lee Kelly Rating: 4 / 5 stars Think 1920s Prohibition, except alcohol is not what is illegal. Magic is. Enough damage was done by past magic users that any and all evidence of magic is shunned and banned. But not all traces of magic are gone. With anything that is… Read More A Criminal Magic – Book Review
Imagine that you are a seven year old boy in England, and that books are your refuge from a world without any friends. Then, one day, almost like a story from the books you love, you discover that the 2 women and 1 eleven year old girl- the Hempstocks- living at the end of… Read More The Ocean at the End of the Lane – Book Review
Interim Goddess of Love by Mina V. Esguerra Older YA/new adult/sweet romance: College sophomore Hannah Maquiling doesn’t know why everyone tells her their love problems. She’s never even had a boyfriend, but that doesn’t stop people from spilling their guts to her, and asking for advice. So maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise when… Read More Interim Goddess of Love – Book Review
Name – Half Lost. Author – Sally Green. Publisher – Viking Books for Young Readers. Publication date – 29th March 2016. Series status – Final book in the Half Bad trilogy. This review may contain spoilers for books 1 and 2.
Motivation: Winter 2017 “Retelling” for Biannual Bibliothon Genre: YA | Fantasy | Retelling Read Count: 1 Published: November 8, 2016 Pages: 453 pages Format: Hardback Average Rating: 4.11 stars My Rating: 4 stars Description: Long before she was the terror of Wonderland—the infamous Queen of Hearts—she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Catherine may be one of… Read More Heartless – Book Review
Underland by Josh Brannan One of the things I loved most about this series was the style of narration. By now, anyone who has read a review by me should know this is a very whimsical and quirky series. It has a distinct feel of a story dancing the lines of fairytale and fantasy.… Read More Underland – Book Review
I had the opportunity to read Drake and the Fliers without knowing anything about it, and that was the surprise, the real treat. The Fourth Descendant author Allison Maruska’s fearless rendering of a post-apocalyptic fantasy about a teenage boy braving a strange new world is original and compelling. Maruska trims the fat in this raw… Read More Drake and the Fliers – Book Review
Note: We were given a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review, which reads as follows. Details: Title: Penny White and the Temptations of Dragons Author: Chrys Cymri Publisher: CreateSpace Release Date: March 31st, 2016 Genre: Fantasy, Christian Pages: 230 Synopsis: Bishop Nigel smiled at me. ‘Holy water doesn’t… Read More Penny White and the Temptation of Dragons – Book Review
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