Genre: YA FantasyStars: 4 out of 5Synopsis from Goodreads: Clashing empires, forbidden romance, and a long-forgotten queen destined to save her people—bestselling author Tahereh Mafi’s first in an epic, romantic trilogy inspired by Persian mythology. To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to… Continue reading Book Review: This Woven Kingdom
Tag: YA Fantasy
Book Review: A Far Wilder Magic
Genre: YA Fantasy/RomanceStars: 4-1/4 out of 5Synopsis from Goodreads: When Margaret Welty spots the legendary hala, the last living mythical creature, she knows the Halfmoon Hunt will soon follow. Whoever is able to kill the hala will earn fame and riches, and unlock an ancient magical secret. If Margaret wins the hunt, it may finally… Continue reading Book Review: A Far Wilder Magic
Book Review: The Girl with the Whispering Shadow
Genre: Middle-grade fiction/fantasyStars: 3-1/2 out of 5 starsSynopsis from Goodreads: Even a secret town cannot protect Ivy from a mysterious darkness...Only hours after Ivy Lovely discovers that she is the fulfillment of the Moonsday promise, she is whisked away from her beloved school to Belzebuthe, a secret town for only those with magical blood. Ivy… Continue reading Book Review: The Girl with the Whispering Shadow
Book Review: Skin of the Sea
Genre: Fiction / YA FantasyRating: 4-1/4 out of 5 starsSynopsis: Simi prayed to the gods, once. Now she serves them as Mami Wata--a mermaid--collecting the souls of those who die at sea and blessing their journeys back home. But when a living boy is thrown overboard, Simi goes against an ancient decree and does the… Continue reading Book Review: Skin of the Sea
Book Review: All of Us Villians
Genre: YA/FantasyStar Rating: 4 out of 5Plot Summary from Goodreads: The Blood Moon rises. The Blood Veil falls. The Tournament begins. Every generation, at the coming of the Blood Moon, seven families in the remote city of Ilvernath each name a champion to compete in a tournament to the death. The prize? Exclusive control over… Continue reading Book Review: All of Us Villians
Book Review: The Hazel Wood
Synopsis from Goodreads: Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns… Continue reading Book Review: The Hazel Wood
Book Review: Cemetery Boys
Synopsis from Goodreads: Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him.When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find… Continue reading Book Review: Cemetery Boys
Book Review: Shadow of the Fox
Synopsis from Goodreads: One thousand years ago, the great Kami Dragon was summoned to grant a single terrible wish—and the land of Iwagoto was plunged into an age of darkness and chaos. Now, for whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers, a new wish will be granted. A new age is about to dawn.Raised… Continue reading Book Review: Shadow of the Fox
Book Review: The Black Witch
Synopsis from Goodreads: Elloren Gardner is the granddaughter of the last prophesied Black Witch, Carnissa Gardner, who drove back the enemy forces and saved the Gardnerian people during the Realm War. But while she is the absolute spitting image of her famous grandmother, Elloren is utterly devoid of power in a society that prizes magical… Continue reading Book Review: The Black Witch
Book Review: Blood Like Magic
Synopsis from Goodreads: A rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her family’s magic. The problem is, she’s never been in love—she’ll have to find the perfect guy before she can kill him.After years of waiting for her Calling—a trial every… Continue reading Book Review: Blood Like Magic
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