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September 29, 2022 Emily Reviews

[Emily’s Review]: House of Beating Wings by Olivia Wildenstien

Fallon is a half blood fae. Her lineage is unclear, but what she does know, is that she is perfectly below average. She has no powers, she has very little means, and she works at a brothel tavern. She grew up with friends who had money and has had a crush on the Prince of […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: crows, epic journey, fantasy, low fantasy, magic, Romance

August 30, 2022 Emily Reviews, Uncategorized

[Emily’s Review]: Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

This book has been on my radar since I read the blurb months and months ago. Signa is twenty years old and at this point in her life, just waiting until the day she can claim her inheritance and be done with all the “caretakers” in her life. They use her for her money and […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: enemies to lovers, fantasy, Friends to Lovers, magic, Mystery, Romance, YA, young adult

August 10, 2022 Diane Reviews

[Diane’s Review]: Blade Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

Seriously. Seriously! This book is a chart topper. No doubt in my mind. I usually have a hard time getting into books with so many perspectives, but this books runs with titles like The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon and Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. It has the most […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: epic, fantasy, magic, slowburn, YA Fantasy

May 16, 2022 Portia Reviews

[Portia’s Review]: Twin Crowns (Twin Crowns #1) by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber

This was easily one of the best books I’ve read so far this year. I read a good bit of YA fantasy, and it often starts to feel repetitive and regurgitated. When I first read this synopsis, I was intrigued by the twin drama…. but what really grabbed me was the comparison to The Princess […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: enemies to lovers, fantasy, magic, Romance, YA, young adult

April 11, 2022 Diane Reviews

[Diane’s Review]: Gallant by V. E. Schwab

Eerie And Utterly Devourable Read! When I first saw this book pitched as Crimson Peak meets The Secret Garden I really had no idea what to expect as I never really envisioned those two things intersecting. But Schwab really found a way to weave these two very different concepts into something both captivating and horrific. […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: fantasy, paranormal, Standalone, YA Fantasy, young adult, Young Adult Fantasy, young adult paranormal

March 29, 2022 Emily Reviews, Uncategorized

[Emily’s Review]: A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S Olson

Myra Whitlock has a gift. One many would kill for.
She’s an artist whose portraits alter people’s real-life bodies, a talent she must hide from those who would kidnap, blackmail, and worse in order to control it. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone.
But one frigid night, the governor’s wife discovers the truth and threatens to expose Myra if she does not complete a special portrait that would resurrect the governor’s dead son. Desperate, Myra ventures to his legendary stone mansion.
Once she arrives, however, it becomes clear the boy’s death was no accident. Someone dangerous lurks within these glittering halls. Someone harboring a disturbing obsession with portrait magic.
Myra cannot do the painting until she knows what really happened, so she turns to the governor’s older son, a captivating redheaded poet. Together, they delve into the family’s most shadowed affairs, racing to uncover the truth before the secret Myra spent her life concealing makes her the killer’s next victim.

Filed Under: Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: artist, fantasy, magical, YA, YA Fantasy, young adult

March 8, 2022 Caitlyn Reviews

[Caitlyn’s Review:] Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

Blood Scion is a dark-as-they-come YA fantasy novel filled with detailed and developed world building and a similarly complex heroine, Sloan. Sloan is 15 years old with magic running through her veins. As a Scion, Sloan is a gifted with magic from the Orisha gods and has the power to call forth fire and flame. […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: fantasy, magic, YA

January 29, 2022 Portia Reviews

[Portia’s Review: River of Shadows (Underworld Gods #1) by Karina Halle]

I have been so excited to read this book! I love mythology of all types, and Finnish is not one I have read much into, so I like that it wasn’t the usual Greek mythology, as is so often the case now days. I also love when Karina Halle writes darker books – she is […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: fantasy, mythology, Romance

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