Category: fantasy

YA Mini Reviews || Strong Leading Ladies

YA Mini Reviews || Strong Leading Ladies

Today’s theme is strong leading ladies in YA, and I come to you with three different selections to enjoy. I like all sorts of protagonists, but think I’ll always be particularly partial to strong leading ladies. There’s just something about them that I can admire and really get behind and appreciate. You know the type […]

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood || Spurned Gods and Beautiful Worlds

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood || Spurned Gods and Beautiful Worlds

Title: The Unspoken NameAuthor: A.K. LarkwoodPublication Date: February 11, 2020Publisher: TorFormat: Physical ARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] What if you knew how and when you will die? Csorwe does — she will climb the mountain, enter the Shrine of the Unspoken, and gain the most honored title: sacrifice. But on the day of her […]

Twist by Sarah Cannon || Story Creatures Come to Life

Twist by Sarah Cannon || Story Creatures Come to Life

Title: TwistAuthor: Sarah CannonPublication Date: February 11, 2020Publisher: Feiwel & FriendsFormat: Edelweiss eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] A group of gifted kids must band together to save their town and a fantasy world from horror-story monsters come to life in Sarah Cannon’s imaginative middle-grade novel, Twist… Eli has a dream. He’s going to be […]

Mid-Grade Mini Reviews || Found Family and Sibling Love

Mid-Grade Mini Reviews || Found Family and Sibling Love

Today, I bring you not one but three fantastic mid-grade books, all for the low, low price of … your feels? Hey, nothing in life is free, okay? Sometimes, sacrifices have to be made. A little bit of feels isn’t too much to ask. The theme of the day is found family and sibling love, […]

Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland || Dead Girl Walking

Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland || Dead Girl Walking

Title: Deathless DivideAuthor: Justina IrelandSeries: Dread Nation #2Previous Series Reviews: Dread NationPublication Date: February 4, 2020Publisher: Balzer + BrayFormat: Edelweiss eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] The sequel to Dread Nation is a journey of revenge and salvation across a divided America. After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: […]

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland || Black Girl (Zombie) Slaying

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland || Black Girl (Zombie) Slaying

Title: Dread NationAuthor: Justina IrelandSeries: Dread Nation #1Publication Date: April 3, 2018Publisher: Balzer + BrayFormat: Kindle [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville—derailing the War Between the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for all […]

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace || Pirates and Soul Magic

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace || Pirates and Soul Magic

Title: All the Stars and TeethAuthor: Adalyn GracePublication Date: February 4, 2020Publisher: ImprintFormat: Edelweiss eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Set in a kingdom where danger lurks beneath the sea, mermaids seek vengeance with song, and magic is a choice, Adalyn Grace’s All the Stars and Teeth is a thrilling fantasy for fans of Stephanie […]

Diamond City by Francesca Flores || Heist Trope, But With Assassins

Diamond City by Francesca Flores || Heist Trope, But With Assassins

Title: Diamond CityAuthor: Francesca FloresPublication Date: January 28, 2020Publisher: Wednesday BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Good things don’t happen to girls who come from nothing…unless they risk everything. Fierce and ambitious, Aina Solís as sharp as her blade and as mysterious as the blood magic she protects. After the murder of her […]

The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg || Enemies-to-Lovers in a Whimsical, Dark World

The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg || Enemies-to-Lovers in a Whimsical, Dark World

Title: The Will and the WildsAuthor: Charlie N. HolmbergPublication Date: January 21, 2020Publisher: 47NorthFormat: NetGalley eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] A spellbinding story of truce and trickery from the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paper Magician series. Enna knows to fear the mystings that roam the wildwood near her home. When one […]

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown || Black Girl Magic … Literally

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown || Black Girl Magic … Literally

Title: Black Girl UnlimitedAuthor: Echo BrownPublication Date: January 14, 2020Publisher: Holt/Ottaviano Format: Paperback ARC(Many thanks to Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight for sending me this) [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Echo Brown is a wizard from the East Side, where apartments are small and parents suffer addictions to the white rocks. Yet there is […]