Category: Fantasy

Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha #1)

July 19, 2018

  Official Synopsis from Goodreads: They killed my mother. They took our magic. They tried to bury us. Now we rise. Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders … More Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha #1)

Mini Review Time!

June 19, 2018

Here are three mini reviews for you today! *** This post contains affiliate links. The links to Amazon are affiliate links which means that if you click the link and make a purchase, then I receive a small commission. *** The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin My copy came from: Borrowed from … More Mini Review Time!

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)