Tag: YA fantasy
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Book Reviews, Sebastian, Laura
BOOK REVIEW: EMBER QUEEN BY LAURA SEBASTIAN
Author: Laura SebastianSeries: Ash Princess #3Published: February 4, 2020Publisher: Delacorte PressPages: 512From: Barnes and NobleRating: 6/10 The world will burn. That is the goal of Theodosia, the Queen of Astrea, after witnessing her mother’s murder at the hands of her best friend’s father. After years of being held prisoner by the very people who invaded […]
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Book Reviews, Sebastian, Laura
BOOK REVIEW: LADY SMOKE BY LAURA SEBASTIAN
Author: Laura SebastianSeries: Ash Princess #2Published: February 5, 2019Publisher: Delacorte PressPages: 492From: Barnes and NobleRating: 6/10 “Freedom comes at a price.” So says the cover of Lady Smoke, the second in the young adult trilogy by new author Laura Sebastian. Lady Smoke is more my style of novel, complete with ships, fighting, magic, arguments, and […]
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Book Reviews, Sebastian, Laura
BOOK REVIEW: ASH PRINCESS BY LAURA SEBASTIAN
Author: Laura SebastianSeries: Ash Princess #1Published: April 24, 2018Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young ReadersPages: 432From: Barnes and NobleRating: 7/10 Ash Princess is a novel similar to many novels out there, and it is also unlike them all. This is a novel about Thora, but it is also about Theo, and Theodosia, and all the selves […]
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Aveyard, Victoria, Book Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: REALM BREAKER BY VICTORIA AVEYARD
Author: Victoria AveyardSeries: Realm Breaker #1Published: May 4, 2021Publisher: Harper TeenPages: 576From: Barnes and NobleRating: 8/10 When I cracked the spine of the newest trilogy by young adult author Victoria Aveyard, I had the highest of hopes. Here, in my hands, was the latest adventure a prolific writer has blessed upon the world, an adventure […]
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Aveyard, Victoria, Book Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: WAR STORM BY VICTORIA AVEYARD
Title: War StormAuthor: Victoria AveyardSeries: Red Queen #4Published: May 15 2018Publisher: Harper TeenPages: 662From: Barnes and NobleRating: 7/10 War Storm is a novel of revolution, love, and trust, or lack thereof. It is a novel of the faith we have in each other, and the different kinds of love of which we find ourselves capable. […]
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Aveyard, Victoria, Book Reviews
Book Review: King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard
Title: King’s CageAuthor: Victoria AveyardSeries: Red Queen #3Published: February 7, 2017Publisher: HarperTeenPages: 512From: Barnes and NobleRating: 7/10 King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard is the third in the four-book series written about a young woman who discovers she has magical powers she thought she would never have. Her blood is red, and only those with silver […]
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Book Review: One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake
Title: One Dark ThroneAuthor: Kendare BlakeSeries: Three Dark Crowns #2Published: 2017Publisher: HarperTeenPages: 464From: Barnes and NobleRating: 8/10 I am not even sure how to go about explaining how much I love the Three Dark Crowns book series. Kendare Blake continues to impress with this feminist take on royalty within a magical world separate from our […]
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Book Review: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
Title: Three Dark CrownsAuthor: Kendare BlakeSeries: Three Dark Crowns #1Published: 2016Publisher: HarperTeenPages: 403From: Barnes and NobleRating: 9/10 Have you ever just been entranced by something you’ve read? I truly believe this happened to me with the book, Three Dark Crowns, written by Kendare Blake. It was the first book I’ve ever read by this wonderful […]
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Book Reviews, Ciccarelli, Kristen
Book Review: The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli
Title: The Last NamsaraAuthor: Kristen CiccarelliSeries: Iskari #1Published: 2017Publisher: HarperTeenPages: 416From: Barnes and NobleRating: 8/10 So I finished this really interesting debut novel, The Last Namsara, by Kristen Ciccarelli last night right before midnight, and wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. This book was really crazy and fun and lush and imaginative! Kristen Ciccarelli said she had […]
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Book Review: Beyond a Darkened Shore by Jessica Leake
Title: Beyond A Darkened ShoreAuthor: Jessica LeakeSeries: NonePublished: 2018Publisher: HarperTeenPages: 435From: Barnes and NobleRating: 7/10 Jessica Leake is an author who really knows how to tell a story. Her debut novel, Beyond A Darkened Shore, was proof of that. This book, which follows Ciara from her homeland of a fantasy-inspired Ireland to the shores of […]
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