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…
Author Interview with Erin Swan
I have the privilege today of interview Erin Swan, author of the exciting YA fantasy novel, Bright Star, which I reviewed here. The Synopsis: Paerolia has been at peace for two…
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,…
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.…
Heartless Book Review
I loved this book! Until the end. But let's start at the beginning, shall we? Catherine, aka Cath, longs to open a bakery bursting of treats that everyone in Hearts…
Passenger and Wayfarer Book Review
This duology has some of everything: adventure, danger, family drama, romance, and action. But what lured me into this series was the time travel aspect. Etta Spencer, a violin prodigy,…
7 Male YA Fantasy Protagonists to Make You Swoon
Happy almost Valentine's Day! In lieu of this holiday, I've delved into my memory for seven male protagonists that made me swoon while reading these books. I've also realized that…