My 4 and 5 Star Fantasy and Sci-Fi Reads of 2022
From historical fiction to fairy tale retellings to a short story collection, by favorite books last year cover a wide range, all within the wider fantasy genre! There's not much…
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…
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 Historical Fantasy Book Review: Romanov
Stand Alone Type of Fantasy: Historical Synopsis Anastasia “Nastya” Romanov was given a single mission: to smuggle an ancient spell into her suitcase on her way to exile in Siberia.…
YA Fantasy Book Review: Small Favors
Stand-Alone Type of Fantasy: Magical Realism Synopsis Ellerie Downing lives in the quiet town of Amity Falls in the Blackspire Mountain range--five narrow peaks stretching into the sky like a…
YA Fantasy Book Review: The Wide Starlight
Stand-Alone Type of Fantasy: Magical Realism Synopsis According to Arctic legend, if you whistle at the Northern Lights, they'll swoop down and carry you off forever. Sixteen-year-old Eline Davis knows…
YA Fantasy Book Review: The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Type of Fantasy: Portal, Historical, Magical Realism Synopsis In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke,…
Adult Sci-Fi Book Review: The Book of M
Type of Sci-Fi: Post-Apocalyptic Synopsis One afternoon at an outdoor market in India, a man’s shadow disappears—an occurrence science cannot explain. He is only the first. The phenomenon spreads like…
12 YA Fantasy Ocean-Adventure Books to Take You to the Sea This Summer
The sun is beating down here in North Carolina, which means it's time to disappear into cool, crystal-blue water, letting the ocean waves drown out the worries of life and…
Adult Fantasy Book Review: Circe
Stand-Alone Novel Type of Fantasy: Divine/Mythic Synopsis In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange…