Title: House of Dragons I’ve seen House of Dragons described as Game of Thrones for teens around the web. It is a fair description. It has, five houses pitted against each other for a throne, it has dragons and it also has characters who are willing to do anything to get what they most desire. … Continue reading
Title: Vengeance Blooms Author: Chloe Hodge Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: A blood curdling start to an epic tale. No spoilers Chloe Hodge’s (@chloeschapters) debut novel Vengeance Blooms is a story of revenge set in a fantasy world. The backdrop for the novel is brutal, bloody murder. But as always in a fantasy novel there are much much larger things … Continue reading
Title: City of Brass Author: S.A. Chakraborty Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: It took me almost a whole month, but I finally finished listening to all of City of Brass. When I decided to pick up the book, all I’d only heard good things about this book from my fellow book bloggers. Looking back on Goodreads I … Continue reading
Title: Serpent & Dove Author: Shelby Mahurin Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy/Romance/Paranormal In short: PLEASE GIVE ME THE SEQUEL NOW. No spoilers So, I heard there is a little book coming out soon. A book called Blood & Honey. A book which is the sequel to the book I’m going to review for you today. A book called Serpent & … Continue reading
Title: The Last Migration Author: Charlotte McConaghy Genre: Literary Fiction In short: A haunting tale of survival. No spoilers For the first time in a long time, I have finished reading a book in a day. The Last Migration captivated me. It drew me in so far that I found impossible to put the book back down again. A … Continue reading
Title: The Dovekeepers Author: Alice Hoffman Genre: Historical Fiction In short: A hard-hitting book which shows the strength and power of women. No spoilers I’ve had The Dovekeepers on my TBR list for years now after a person from a Facebook group gave me a glowing recommendation for it. I’ve searched here and there for second-hand copies for … Continue reading
Title: TRUEL1F3 Author: Jay Kristoff Genre: Young Adult/Sci-Fi In short: A thrilling end to Jay Kristoff’s fast-paced LIFEL1K3 trilogy. No spoilers It feels like it was only yesterday when Jay Kristoff released LIFEL1K3, yet here we are at the end of another thrilling trilogy. TRUEL1F3 starts directly where the DEV1AT3 left off. Lemon Fresh has been captured by … Continue reading
Title: Piranesi Author: Susanna Clarke Genre: Fantasy/Fiction In short: How bizarre No spoilers If you’ve ever read Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis then you probably have some idea just how weird some books can get. Piranesi is one of those, rare strange books that stops to make you think. Sure, it’s not quite so strange as the tale of a man … Continue reading
Title: A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Author: Roseanne A. Brown Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: A unique enemies to lovers, young adult fantasy. No spoilers “A story ends when it ends, and not a moment before. If you are unhappy with this ending, make a new one.” I have to admit, when I finished reading … Continue reading
Title: The Fifth Season Author: N.K Jemisin Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy In short: A unique fantasy with a unique story set in a unique world. No spoilers As far as fantasy books go, The Fifth Season by N.K Jemisin is truly unique. It’s not your typical fairies, Kings, Queens and magic, but it is magical and it is its uniqueness which makes … Continue reading
