Adult Fantasy Book Review: Kaikeyi
Standalone Type of Fantasy: Divine/Mythic Synopsis “I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good it did me.” So begins Kaikeyi’s story. The…
YA Fantasy Book Review: A Deadly Education
1st of the Scholomance Trilogy Type of Fantasy: Magic School Synopsis Lesson One of the Scholomance: Learning has never been this deadly. A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a…
Cinderella Fairytale Book Review: The Shadow in the Glass
Standalone Type of Fantasy: Gothic Fairytale Synopsis Once upon a time Ella had wished for more than her life as a lowly maid. Now forced to work hard under the…
YA Fantasy Book Review: Flamefall
Sequel to Fireborne Type of Fantasy: Medieval Synopsis ***Spoilers for Fireborne*** After fleeing the revolution and settling into the craggy cliffs of New Pythos, the Dragonlords are eager to punish…
Adult Fantasy Book Review: The Book of Dragons
A Collection of Short Stories Synopsis Here there be dragons . . . From China to Europe, Africa to North America, dragons have long captured our imagination in myth and…
YA Fantasy Book Review: The Last Atlantean
Standalone Type of Fantasy: Folklore/Legend Synopsis "Watch, ye sons of the sea, your doom is at hand. With soundless storm rises the fate of Atlantis." As a lighthouse keeper’s daughter,…
YA Fantasy Book Review: Hotel Magnifique
Standalone Type of Fantasy: Heroic Synopsis All her life, Jani has dreamed of Elsewhere. Just barely scraping by with her job at a tannery, she’s resigned to a dreary life…
Middle Grade Fantasy Book Review: The Ickabog
Stand Alone Type of Fantasy: Medieval or Folklore Synopsis Once upon a time there was a tiny kingdom called Cornucopia, as rich in happiness as it was in gold, and famous…
YA Sci-Fi Book Review: World Diver
1st in the Luminaut Trilogy Type of Sci-Fi: Robots and/or Science-Fantasy Synopsis College, grades, extracurriculars--who cares? Sixteen-year-old slacker Callie James would rather make robot creations and surf waves with her…
YA Fantasy Book Review: The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
Standalone Type of Fantasy: Divine/Mythic Synopsis Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people…