Tag: Fantasy
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Book Review: A Little Taste of Poison
by R. J. Anderson publisher’s synopsis The city of Tarreton is powered by magic, from simple tablets that light lamps to advanced Sagery that can murder a man from afar. Isaveth has a talent for spell-making, but as a girl from a poor neighborhood she never dreamed she could study at the most exclusive magical…
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Book Review: Shadow
by Kara Swanson Peter Pan and Claire have made it to Neverland–but it’s not the island they were expecting. After arriving with Captain Hook, Claire finds herself a prisoner upon his pirate ship, forced to watch a shattered Neverland from afar and wonder where her brother is. When Claire manages to escape and find Connor,…
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Book Review: The Luck Child
by Rebekah Shafer No one remembers Cabernet. They only remember the myth, the legend, the name–but not the man. Everyone forgets him. Only fairy-kind remembers Cabernet, so what else is a wandering, forgotten orphan supposed to do besides get involved with fairy affairs, often acting as the mediator between fairies and humans? It sounds like…
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Blog Tour: These War-Torn Hands
I am so excited to get to be a part of the blog tour for These War-Torn Hands by Emily Hayse, the first book in the Knights of Tin and Lead series! These War-Torn Hands is a YA Western fantasy that’s also an Arthurian retelling! Curious now? Here’s the full blurb: “They say this land…
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Book Review: A Pocket Full of Murder
by R. J. Anderson Life may be challenging for Isaveth Breck, but it’s not too difficult. Yes, her family is shunned because of their beliefs and her father struggles to find work as a result, but they all have each other and they make do. However, Isaveth’s world is tipped upside-down when her father is…
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Book Review: Spell Sweeper
by Lee Edward Fodi Spell Sweeper was a fun twist on the typical magical school and Chosen One story. The main character, Cara, is a student at a secret magical boarding school off the coast of Canada. However, Cara is not an amazing student. She doesn’t have enough magic to be a wizard, so she’s…
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Book Review: Nightingale
by Deva Fagan Nightingale is a fun middle-grade fantasy novel. It follows the story of Lark, a young orphan doing her best to stay out of the factory. When the story begins, we find Lark in the middle of robbing the museum, needing to steal something so that she can pay the woman who runs…
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Book Review: Wingfeather Tales
edited by Andrew Peterson If you are a fan of the Wingfeather Saga, you will love Wingfeather Tales. Wingfeather Tales is a collection of seven stories written by various authors that all take place in the world of Aerwiar. The stories take place before, during, and after the Wingfeather Saga. But if you’re trying to…
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Lament Blog Tour + an Interview with the Author
I am super excited to get to be a part of the blog tour for Lament by Laura L. Zimmerman today! Lament is the second book in the Banshee Song Series, published by Love2ReadLove2Write Publishing, or L2L2 as they’re also called. Before I get into my review of Lament and my interview with Laura, here’s…
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Book Review: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
by Andrew Peterson Life in the small village of Glipwood is pretty simple for Janner Igiby. He and his siblings, Tink and Leeli, do chores and school at their family’s cottage. Sometimes they get to go into the village and help out at Janner’s favorite bookstore. Yes, life is pretty simple as long as they…
Hailey Huntington 