Category: Fantasy

Mini Review: One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake (Three Dark Crowns #2)

November 27, 2017

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: The battle for the Crown has begun, but which of the three sisters will prevail? With the unforgettable events of the Quickening behind them and the Ascension Year underway, all bets are off. Katharine, once the weak and feeble sister, is stronger than ever before. Arsinoe, after discovering the truth about … More Mini Review: One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake (Three Dark Crowns #2)

Book Review: Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb (Farseer Trilogy #3)

September 15, 2017

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: King Shrewd is dead at the hands of his son Regal. As is Fitz—or so his enemies and friends believe. But with the help of his allies and his beast magic, he emerges from the grave, deeply scarred in body and soul. The kingdom also teeters toward ruin: Regal has plundered … More Book Review: Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb (Farseer Trilogy #3)

Book Review: Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb (Farseer Trilogy #2)

August 28, 2017

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: Fitz has survived his first hazardous mission as king’s assassin, but is left little more than a cripple. Battered and bitter, he vows to abandon his oath to King Shrewd, remaining in the distant mountains. But love and events of terrible urgency draw him back to the court at Buckkeep, and … More Book Review: Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb (Farseer Trilogy #2)

Book Review: My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

August 15, 2017

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: The comical, fantastical, romantical, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey. In My Lady Jane, coauthors Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows have created a one-of-a-kind fantasy in the tradition of The Princess Bride, featuring a reluctant king, an even more reluctant queen, a noble steed, and only a … More Book Review: My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

Two Books About Grief: A Monster Calls and My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry

August 11, 2017

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: The monster showed up after midnight. As they do. But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting. He’s been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming… This monster … More Two Books About Grief: A Monster Calls and My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry

Book Review: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (Strange the Dreamer #1)

May 26, 2017

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross … More Book Review: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (Strange the Dreamer #1)

Book Review: Caraval by Stephanie Garber

April 24, 2017

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: Remember, it’s only a game… Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in … More Book Review: Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Book Review: This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab (Monsters of Verity #1) – Hype or Like Friday

March 31, 2017

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: There’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from author Victoria Schwab, a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes or villains—and friends or enemies—with the future of their home at stake. The … More Book Review: This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab (Monsters of Verity #1) – Hype or Like Friday