Tag: books
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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 manâs nightmare imparts a…
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Fairy Tale Recommendations
Do you love fairy tales? I do! đ Here are a couple fairy tale retellings that I’ve read and enjoyed. I don’t have specific reviews for most of them, but all of them are clean! Review for Dust
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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, itâs now a place where an extravagant elite class reigns supreme; where the clouds hide the stars…
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Book Review: Fire Dancer
by Catherine Jones Payne publisher’s synopsis: So You Think You Can Dance meets Storm Siren Fire is a dangerous magic. Sixteen-year-old Kyla is preparing for the test of her life: a high-stakes dance competition to win the role of principal dancer in the fire festival’s elite troupe. When she’s not sneaking off into the woods to practice…
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Travel through Books!
Did you get to travel at all this summer? Well, whether you did or didn’t, you can always travel through books! Here are some books that can take you around the globe. I don’t have reviews for all of the books on the blog yet, but here are the links for: Splinters of Scarlet One…
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Book Review: Within These Lines
by Stephanie Morrill Publisher’s synopsis: Evalina Cassanoâs life in an Italian-American family in 1941 is everything it âshould beâ until she falls in love with Taichi Hamasaki, the son of Japanese immigrants. Despite the scandal it would cause and that inter-racial marriage is illegal in California, Evalina and Taichi vow they will find a way…
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Book Review: Magic Hunters: The Journey Begins
by Jill and Brad Williamson Publisher’s Synopsis: Hunter, the son of the huntsman who nearly killed Snow White, is tired of the shame that labels his family. Tricked into making a wish upon a magic mirror, he accidentally unleashes a curse that banishes magic from the Story Realms. In order to right this wrong, Hunter…
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Book Review: We Could Be Villains
by Megan McCullough publisher’s synopsis Avoid spoilers. Donât get fired. Defeat a not-so-fictional supervillain? Seventeen-year-old fangirl Rosemary Collins lives for VIGIL & ANTE Studios movies. From action-packed superhero fights to sweet character moments, sheâs here for it all. But in a real-life crossover no one saw coming, the fandomâs heartthrob supervillain, Ironfall, isnât as fictional…
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Book Review: All The Queen’s Sons
by Elizabeth Kipps Publisher’s Synopsis “All the queen’s sons have such a talent for spoiling their shoes, and no one can tell why. Not even the greatest detectives!” Lucerne is a great queen, beloved by her people, but constantly thwarted by her own sons and the secrets they keep. Verity Grandin is a feisty shoemakerâs…
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Book Review: My Fine Fellow
by Jennieke Cohen publisher’s synopsis Itâs 1830s England, and Culinariansâdoyens who consult with societyâs elite to create gorgeous food and confectionsâare the crème de la crème of high society. Helena Higgins, top of her class at the Royal Academy, has a sharp demeanor and an even sharper palateâand knows stardom awaits her if she can…
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