Tag: teen fantasy
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The Guinevere Deception – Kiersten White
The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am a huge fan of Arthurian legend (in fact, I once wrote a research paper about it), so when I saw that Kiersten White was gifting the world with the Guinevere Deception I was intrigued. I’ve always loved the magic of Merlin,…
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The Girl the Sea Gave Back – Adrienne Young
The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Girl the Sea Gave Back is the second book set in the Viking world that Adrienne Young built. I really enjoyed Sky in the Deep when I read it last year and could not wait to see what Young…
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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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Blog Tour: Stormrise – Jillian Boehme
Stormrise by Jillian BoehmePublisher: Tor TeenRelease Date: September 24th 2019Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Dragons Synopsis: A combat warrior will risk everything to awaken the dragons and save her kingdom in Jillian Boehme’s epic YA Fantasy debut, Stormrise, inspired by Twelfth Night and perfect for fans of Tamora Pierce.If Rain weren’t a girl, she would be respected…
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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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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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Finale – Stephanie Garber
Finale by Stephanie Garber My rating: 5 of 5 stars Finale by Stephanie Garber is the third and finale book in her Caraval series. Caraval began the series and was Garber’s debut novel. I was immediately entranced by the world that she crafted, but was certainly left wanting more. (More detail, more worldbuilding, etc). She…
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