Tag: YA
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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…
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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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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: 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: 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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Book Review: Rose Petals and Snowflakes
by Kendra E. Ardnek publisher’s synopsis After their father’s death, and thanks to their older half-brother’s wanderlust, two sisters find themselves caught in the politics of mysterious forest. Elinrose finds herself in direct conflict with the wood’s Mistress, while Snowmari hides a deadly secret that could mean her death if found out. Can their bonds…
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Book Review: The Fountains of Silence
by Ruta Sepetys publisher’s synopsis A portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship. Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming promise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the…
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Book Review: Beneath the Haunting Sea
by Joanna Ruth Meyer publisher’s synopsis Sixteen-year-old Talia was born to a life of certainty and luxury, destined to become Empress of half the world. But when an ambitious rival seizes power, she and her mother are banished to a nowhere province on the far edge of the Northern Sea. It is here, in the…
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