YA Fantasy Book Review: A Curse So Dark and Lonely
1st Book in the Cursebreakers Trilogy Type of Fantasy: Fairy Tale Retelling Synopsis Cursed to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year, Prince Rhen of Emberfall thought he could be…
YA Fantasy Book Review: Graceling
1st Book in the Graceling Realm Trilogy Type of Fantasy: Medieval Synopsis Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight--she's a Graceling,…
YA Fantasy Book Review: A Phoenix First Must Burn
A Collection of Fantasy and Sci-Fi Short Stories Synopsis Sixteen tales that explore the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and magic. Bestselling, award-winning, and talented fresh voices weave together…
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,…
My 5-Star Fantasy and Sci-Fi Reads of 2020
2020 might have been a difficult, rough year in many ways, but it was a great year for reading--at least for me. I know many others struggled to gather the…
Finale Book Review
*The third and final book in the Caraval series Synopsis (spoiler alert for the 1st two books) It's been two months since the Fates were freed from a deck of…
Legendary Book Review
*Sequel to Caraval Synopsis (mild spoilers for Caraval): After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister, Scarlett, from…
Midnight Sun Book Review
Synopsis Basically just Twilight from Edward's perspective :). My Thoughts My first introduction with Midnight Sun occurred years ago, when Stephenie Meyer uploaded part of the manuscript onto her website. I enjoyed…