Tag: young adult fantasy
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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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Bloodwitch – Susan Dennard
Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard My rating: 5 of 5 stars Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard picks up after the events of Windwitch, in which Safi and Iseult are separated and a lot has happened in their world. I would highly recommend either reading a detailed summary of the previous two books in the series (Truthwitch and…
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The Steel Prince – V.E. Schwab
Shades of Magic Vol. 1: The Steel Prince by V.E. Schwab My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Steel Prince takes readers back into the world that author V.E. Schwab built full of magic and different Londons. It lets readers learn more about Maxim, the future King of Red London, during his years as a…
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The Lost Sisters – Holly Black
The Lost Sisters by Holly Black My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars This novella bridges the events of the Cruel Prince with the Wicked King. It is written from Judes’ sister’s point of view and is written as a letter from Taryn to Jude. Taryn explains her motivations and justifications for her actions within the…
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Son of the Dawn – Cassandra Clare
Son of the Dawn by Cassandra Clare My rating: 4 of 5 stars With the anticipation for the release of Queen of Air and Darkness in December, I’m glad that we are able to dive back into the Shadow World sooner than that. I wanted to wait to read some of these novellas until a…
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Ace of Shades – Amanda Foody
Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody My rating: 4 of 5 stars Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody is a highly enjoyable fantasy set in the City of Sin. New Reynes is essentially the most corrupt, debauched version of a city full of gambling dens, houses of pleasure and mob bosses – even the good…