Tag: magic

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)

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: 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: Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas (Throne of Glass #5)

October 31, 2016

This review is intended for those who have previously read the first four Throne of Glass books, so some spoilers may be in here for the first four books. There are no spoilers for Empire of Storms.  Synopsis: Book Five in the popular Throne of Glass series, Empire of Storms takes us back into the … More Book Review: Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas (Throne of Glass #5)

Book Review: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

September 30, 2016

Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy My copy came from: the library! Thank goodness for libraries!  Synopsis: Simon Snow is a magician, and he’s known throughout the magical community as The Chosen One. He attends Watford School of Magicks, and with his friend, Penny, and his vampire roommate Baz, Simon tries to battle the Insidious Humdrum … More Book Review: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell