YA Fantasy Book Review: Dust
1st Book in the Heirs of Neverland duology Type of Fantasy: Urban Synopsis Claire Kenton believes the world is too dark for magic to be real--since her twin brother was…
YA Fantasy Book Review: Girls Made of Snow and Glass
Type of Fantasy: Fairy Tale Retelling Synopsis Mina, the stepmother queen. Lynet, the beautiful princess. They were two young women doomed to be rivals from the start. Only one can…
YA Fantasy Book Review: The Storyteller’s Daughter
Type of Fantasy: Fairy Tale Retelling Synopsis For as long as anyone can remember, every child in Westfallen has been born with a Gift, and these Gifts defined them. Then…
12 Winter Fantasy Books for Middle Grade, YA, and Adult Readers
There's something about the serene silence of snow-encrusted woods and the icy brightness of stars in winter that speak of magic and peace. Although I didn't grow up with a…
YA Fantasy Book Review: Spin the Dawn
1st Book of the Blood of Stars Duology Type of Fantasy: Fairy Tale Retelling Synopsis Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl,…
What is Fantasy?
Fantasy includes much more than dragons, mermaids, and quests. It falls into the broader speculative fiction genre, which includes science fiction, dystopia, and horror. I've been confused at times about…
15 YA Books to Read Based on Your Mood
How do you choose what book to read next? Usually I pick up one that I've been dying to read or is next on my TBR list. But occasionally I…
Spindle’s End Book Review
"The magic in that country was so thick and tenacious that it settled over the land like chalk-dust and over floors and shelves like slightly sticky plaster-dust." The baby princess,…
House of Salt and Sorrows Book Review
Annaleigh lives on the manor Highmoor by the sea with her sisters, father, and stepmother. Once twelve sisters' laughter filled the halls with laughter and joy, but now, after…
Heartless Book Review
I loved this book! Until the end. But let's start at the beginning, shall we? Catherine, aka Cath, longs to open a bakery bursting of treats that everyone in Hearts…