Uprooted Book Review
Agnieszka loves her valley home in a quiet village. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life. Her people…
Caraval Book Review
A legendary competition. A mesmerizing romance. An unbreakable bond between two sisters. Scarlett Dragna has never left the island where she and her sister, Tella, live. Although Tella is squirming to…
War Girls Book Review
A civil war between the Nigerians and Biafrans is wrecking havoc on Nigeria in the year 2172. In a technologically advanced camp, Onyii lives with her younger sister, Ify, and…
Songflight Book Review
Songflight* was everything I long for in fantasy: fantastical creatures so well written they seem real, a creative, complex magic system, enchanting world building details, and characters who learn, fight,…
Bright Star Book Review
Dragons. A mute girl. A group of outcasts fighting for freedom. I've never read a book about a mute girl, so that element pulled me in quickly. Andra wasn't born…
Spindle’s End Book Review
"The magic in that country was so thick and tenacious that it settled over the land like chalk-dust and over floors and shelves like slightly sticky plaster-dust." The baby princess,…
Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Book Review
I didn't know what to expect when I picked up this prequel to The Hunger Games detailing the decline (or incline, depending on your point of view) of President Snow. I'm not…
House of Salt and Sorrows Book Review
Annaleigh lives on the manor Highmoor by the sea with her sisters, father, and stepmother. Once twelve sisters' laughter filled the halls with laughter and joy, but now, after…
A World Through Sapphire Eyes Book Review
Vason finds the chosen one--a woman with incredible ice powers--and brings her to his powerful mother, the Archon of the Hyris Empire. Vason wants nothing to do with the woman.…
Starsight Book Review
Sequels are difficult to write and sometimes difficult to read. Thankfully, Brandon Sanderson didn't disappoint (too much ;) in his sequel to Skyward--a light YA sci-fi novel. Spensa must go…