Tag: fantasy
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The Beautiful – Renee Ahdieh
The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Beautiful is the first in a new series by Renee Ahdieh. It is a story that takes place in 1872 New Orleans, a lush and vibrant city full of magic and denizens of the night. Although you might be hesitant when you read […]
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The Queen of Nothing – Holly Black
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Queen of Nothing is the third and final book in Holly Black’s The Folk of the Air series. I started the series with the Cruel Prince, which I enjoyed but was not one of my top few books of the year. […]
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Broken Throne – Victoria Aveyard
Broken Throne by Victoria Aveyard My rating: 4 of 5 stars Broken Throne by Victoria Aveyard is a collection of short stories, histories, and maps of the world that we have grown to know from the Red Queen series. It consists of two previously published novellas, Queen Song and Steel Scars, which I skipped because […]
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Sorcery of Thorns – Margaret Rogerson
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson is a beautifully written world that will appeal to book lovers and make you want to live in its rich depths. It is a world in which certain books are magical, called grimoires, and are capable of […]
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky – Blog Tour
About the Book Title: TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY Author: Kwame Mbalia Pub. Date: October 1, 2019 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion, Rick Riordan Presents Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook Pages: 496 Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident […]
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Queen of Ruin – Tracy Banghart
Queen of Ruin by Tracy Banghart My rating: 4 of 5 stars Queen of Ruin is the second and final book by Tracy Banghart in a series about sisters, rebellion, and discovering who you truly are. As such, this review could contain spoilers for the first book if you have not read it yet. Nomi […]
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Grace and Fury – Tracy Banghart
Grace and Fury by Tracy Banghart My rating: 4 of 5 stars Grace and Fury is a fantasy book set in a world created by Banghart where women don’t have many rights or choices for their lives. Sisters, Serina and Nomi, react to their worlds in very different ways. Nomi convinces her twin brother to […]
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Aru Shah and the Song of Death – Roshani Chokshi
Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi My rating: 4 of 5 stars Aru Shah and the Song of Death is the second book in the Pandava Quartet by Roshani Chokshi. Chokshi’s writing felt a little more like herself in this book and less like it was trying too hard to sound […]
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Sherwood – Meagan Spooner
Sherwood by Meagan Spooner My rating: 4 of 5 stars No, this book isn’t perfect, but it’s the feminist retelling of Robin Hood that I didn’t know I needed and utterly enjoyed. I love Robin Hood and I love strong, female characters, so I was immediately on board when I read the premise of this […]
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Kingsbane – Claire Legrand
Kingsbane by Claire Legrand My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars I loved the first book in the Empirium series, Furyborn by Claire Legrand. I also loved Kingsbane, but for very different reasons. Although set in the same world with the same lead characters, we are now in a different stage of Rielle and Eliana’s lives […]
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