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Wow.
So it’s kind of become my thing to start a review with a single word that expresses my feelings on a book.
And wow pretty much sums up Havenfall by Sara Holland.
I’ll be honest, it didn’t start wow.
It started more like meh.
Not MEH meh, but meh.
Am I making sense?
Let’s dive right into the …
Welcome to the end of Book 2!
Or perhaps the beginning for you. I promise not to ruin anything. Scratch that. I promise not to ruin anything about THUNDERHEAD. Scythe spoilers will most certainly be present here.
If you’ve found your way to this page, but haven’t seen my review of Scythe, go read that first.
Irma Gerd!
No …
The Nameless Queen by Rebecca McLaughlin has a lot of heart, some fantastic moments, and a whirlwind of a story that’ll carry you along faster than you can turn the pages.
I was first drawn to this book by:
So what is Nameless Queen about?
Nameless Queen tells the …
I’m at a loss for how to begin.
There’s so much to love about Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim, but there are also many, many flaws that simply can’t be ignored.
Its saving grace is that I didn’t feel really disappointed in this book until about the last ten pages when I realized everything I wanted to happen …
Writing about the best YA Fantasy book boyfriends is really an odd topic for me.
Why?
Well, because I’m a guy with a wife and two kids (and two cats, but that’s irrelevant).
So why write about YA Fantasy book boyfriends?
Well, because I founded and run the largest YA Fantasy Facebook group and it’s a hot topic among the …
It’s a new year and that means a list of new YA fantasy books for 2020. I did all the hard work for you and compiled a list of 60 of the most anticipated YA fantasy books coming in 2020.
In typical fashion, let’s hop straight to it.
Windwitch is the second book in the Witchlands series by Susan Dennard.
The cover, as always, is gorgeous. You get a real sense of the story from looking at it. In the opening pages we discover that Merick has been disfigured by seafire, though how much seems to be up for debate throughout the novel.
However, it’s enough that Merick …
Truthwitch is the first book in the Witchlands series by Susan Dennard.
I’m a sucker for beautiful covers as you well know if you’ve followed my reviews as of late, and Truthwitch is no exception. I first saw this book a year or so ago and have had my eyes on it since.
I hadn’t picked it up sooner for …
Warrior of the Wild is a stand-alone fantasy adventure by Tricia Levenseller, author of Daughter of the Pirate King.
I want to say a quick thank you to Macmillan for sending me an advanced copy of this book. Warrior of the Wild is set to publish on February 26th, 2019.
I love this cover so much. Who …
The Stiehl Assassin is the third book in the Fall of Shannara series by Terry Brooks.
If you haven’t read Book 1, The Black Elfstone, I’d recommend you check out my review of that first.
From the very beginning, I have been vocal about my love for these covers. But the further I get into the series, the …