Tag: 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: 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 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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Book Reviews, Martin, George R.R.
Book Review: A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
Title: A Clash of KingsAuthor: George R.R. MartinSeries: A Song of Ice and Fire #2Published: 1998Publisher: BantamPages: 969From: Barnes and NobleRating: 8/10 It took me four years to finish the first novel in George R.R. Martin’s series A Song of Ice and Fire, called A Game of Thrones, but it took me far less time […]
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Book Review: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Title: Norse MythologyAuthor: Neil GaimanSeries: NonePublished: February 2017Publisher: W. W. Norton and CompanyPages: 299From: Christmas giftRating: 7/10 Alright. Here is a book that started out very different than what I was expecting, but ended on the most amazing note ever! Norse Mythology, a collection of short stories compiled by the legend Neil Gaiman, is essentially […]
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Book Reviews, Levenseller, Tricia
Book Review: Warrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller
Title: Warrior of the WildAuthor: Tricia LevensellerSeries: NonePublished: February 2019Publisher: Feiwel FriendsPages: 352From: Barnes and NobleRating: 9/10 I started the Tricia Levenseller book Warrior of the Wild on a whim because I sometimes get book ADHD, and I needed a bit of a break from one of my longer novels I’ve been working on. But, […]
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