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Tag Archives: Fantasy
Review: Fire
by Kristin Cashore Fire lives in a land where monsters roam. They are as deadly as they are beautiful, luring their prey with their looks then happily devouring them. Fire, herself, is a monster, more beautiful than any could imagine … Continue reading
Review: Once a Witch
by Carolyn MacCullough When Tamsin was born, her grandmother predicted that she would be one of the most powerful Talents in her family’s history, but Tamsin’s Talent never appeared. Now Tamsin is the only “normal” person in her family, living … Continue reading
Graphic Novel Round Up, Part 1
Recently I’ve read several graphic novels. I’m not great at writing full-length, in depth reviews for them as I do for novels, so I thought I would do a compilation post, despite there being no real theme between them. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Mini-Review, Reviews, Reviews - Middle Grade, Reviews - Teen
Tagged Fairy Tale Retelling, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Manga
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Souls Squared: A Review of Two Books
Last week I was looking for good recommendations for girly fantasy titles not involving vampires or fairies. No one had any but that’s ok because not long after posting that I received My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent and … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Reviews - Teen
Tagged Angels, Banshees, Death, Fairies, Fantasy, Fenestras, Souls, Supernatural
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Plague
by Joanne Dahme Nell looks exactly like Princess Joan and after Nell’s parents succumb to the plague, Nell and her brother George go to live in the castle where Nell works as Princess Joan’s body double in times of trouble. … Continue reading
Bones of Faerie
by Janni Lee Simner Liza lives in a world much different from our own. Liza’s world was changed when humans and faerie fought a horrible war, devastating both sides. Liza has been brought up to believe that anything and everything … Continue reading
The Glass Maker’s Daughter
by V. Briceland Risa is the daughter of one of the seven most prominent families in Cassaforte, and because of her status, her future is to be decided by the gods during the Ritual of Scrutiny. As the day for … Continue reading
The Glass Maker's Daughter
by V. Briceland Risa is the daughter of one of the seven most prominent families in Cassaforte, and because of her status, her future is to be decided by the gods during the Ritual of Scrutiny. As the day for … Continue reading
Jolted: Newton Starker’s Rules for Survival
by Arthur Slade Newton Starker is the last in the Starker line. All of his Starker relatives, except for his cranky great-grandmother, have died from lightning strikes, his mother being the most recent victim. No one knows why lightning so … Continue reading
Jolted: Newton Starker's Rules for Survival
by Arthur Slade Newton Starker is the last in the Starker line. All of his Starker relatives, except for his cranky great-grandmother, have died from lightning strikes, his mother being the most recent victim. No one knows why lightning so … Continue reading
