by J. T. Allen publisher's synopsis Miss Daisy Tannenbaum, almost thirteen, and homeschooling in Paris with her Aunt Millicent, takes a break from the City of Light and her dreaded math homework, and heads to a rambling chateau in the Loire Valley to help her Aunt Mill’s friend, former-spy Felix, catalog his art collection. But… Continue reading Book Review: Daisy and the Missing Mona Lisa
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Book Review: The Herbwitch’s Apprentice
by Ireen Chau publisher's synopsis In the kingdom of Olderea, dabbling in witchcraft is a sure way to the guillotine. When sixteen-year-old debutante Amarante Flora finds out she’s half witch, all she wants is to get rid of her magic. After all, zapping Prince Ash in the midst of high society’s Season certainly won’t help… Continue reading Book Review: The Herbwitch’s Apprentice
Book Review: The Lost Melody
by Joanna Davidson Politano publisher's synopsis When concert pianist Vivienne Mourdant's father dies, he leaves to her the care of an adult ward she knew nothing about. The woman is supposedly a patient at Hurstwell Asylum. The woman's portrait is shockingly familiar to Vivienne, so when the asylum claims she was never a patient there,… Continue reading Book Review: The Lost Melody
Book Review: The Emerald Enigma
by Paul Regnier publisher's synopsis Space heroes or cosmic rejects?Captain Glint Starcrost is not having the carefree, adventurous life the space academy brochures promised star pilots.Broke, with an unreliable star freighter and a bounty on his head, Glint is desperate enough to try anything. Even set out on a quest to find a fabled good luck charm,… Continue reading Book Review: The Emerald Enigma
Book Review: A Dragon By Any Other Name
by S.D. Grimm publisher's synopsis This time, beauty is the beast. And she wants prince charming dead. At eighteen, Keira is a formidable dragon hunter bent on finding her parents’ killer—a forest dragon she once helped escape her mother’s laboratory. Biggest mistake of her life. Now, Keira pours her thirst for revenge into her mother’s… Continue reading Book Review: A Dragon By Any Other Name
Book Review: Beyond the Shadowed Earth
by Joanna Ruth Meyer publisher's synopsis It has always been Eda’s dream to become empress, no matter the cost. Haunted by her ambition and selfishness, she’s convinced that the only way to achieve her goal is to barter with the gods. But all requests come with a price and Eda bargains away the soul of… Continue reading Book Review: Beyond the Shadowed Earth
Book Review: The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
by Axie Oh publisher's 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 believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden… Continue reading Book Review: The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
Book Review: Rise of the Vicious Princess
by C.J. Redwine publisher's synopsis: Princess Charis Willowthorn is the dutiful sword of Calera. Raised to be ruthless and cunning, her only goal is to hold her war-torn kingdom together long enough to find a path toward peace with their ancient foe, Montevallo, even if the cost is her own heart. When violence erupts in… Continue reading Book Review: Rise of the Vicious Princess
Book Review: Dream of Kings
by Sharon Hinck publisher's synopsis: The Future Never Sleeps In the glacial nation of Norgard, Jolan the Dream Teller serves every seeker, whether peasant or high lord. Though she loves using her gift, she struggles to navigate the corrupt and dangerous court and the jealousies of the Guildagard. When an old man’s nightmare imparts a… Continue reading Book Review: Dream of Kings
Book Review: Sky Without Stars
by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell publisher's synopsis: A thief. An officer. A guardian.Three strangers. One shared destiny . . . When the Last Days came, the planet of Laterre promised hope. But five hundred years later, it’s now a place where an extravagant elite class reigns supreme; where the clouds hide the stars and… Continue reading Book Review: Sky Without Stars