Fantasy
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Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo // fascinating finale of Shadow and Bone trilogy
Ruin and Rising was impressive and fascinating finale of Shadow and Bone trilogy. It wasn’t as bad as most readers were making. Sure, some might not like pacing and romantic aspect but for…
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Rea and the Blood of the Nectar by Payal Doshi @payaldoshiauthor @MMPress_ // #ownvoice middle grade fantasy
Rea and the Blood of the Nectar was #ownvoice middle grade fantasy with Indian culture, parallel magical world, quest and riddles that readers of this genre would enjoy. Synopsis Perfect for fans of…
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Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #2) by Leigh Bardugo // enjoyable, action packed Tsarpunk
Siege and Storm was enjoyable, well written second book in The Shadow and Bone Trilogy with interesting flawed characters, amazing world and cat-and-mouse game with miscommunication trope. You would love to read this…
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Unwritten (The Zweeshen Chronicles #1) by Alicia J. Novo – A beautiful, dark, intricate YA fantasy
Synopsis Books whisper to Beatrix Alba. But they aren’t the reason she has never fit in. Bullied at home and school, she keeps a secret—a power of violence and darkness. When the spell…
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Crow by Candace Robinson, Amber R. Duell – thrilling, adventurous wizard of oz retelling
Crow was thrilling, adventurous, and enticing dark fantasy, an amazing wizard of oz retelling Synopsis Reva spent the last twenty years in her own purgatory, first as the Wicked Witch of the West,…
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The Unwanted by Z.T. Soyoye – impressive, action-packed YA Fantasy book
The Unwanted was an impressive and action-packed YA Fantasy book. Synopsis : “Let the Lightning Engulf you” 15-year-old Alexander Charon embarks on his journey at a new school as he struggles to form…
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#BookReview : Born of Wind by J.B. Lesel #BornofWind @vulpine_press @Sarahembrow90 @JB_Lesel / / unique, interesting and #adventurous #YA #fantasy
Meleena never quite fitted in among her fellow aquatic Meruyans, always skipping school to hide out and marvel at the natural world around her. So when she wins a place on the coveted…
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#BookReview : Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #1) by Leigh Bardugo / / engrossing fantasy with mesmerising world, amazing plot and characters
Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its…
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#BookReview : Music & Mirrors (Cursed Hearts #2) by Candace Robinson @literarydust #fantasy // A perfect wrap up of fascinating duology
Before Ridley became the Mirror Keeper, he was just a guy in love who’d had a tough life before meeting Leni. Through Leni, he thought he’d found a way to truly live in…
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#BookReview : A Wolf for a Spell by Karah Sutton / / magical, beautiful, imaginative, and well written middle grade fantasy
The Girl Who Drank the Moon meets Pax in this fantastical tale of a wolf who forms an unlikely alliance with Baba Yaga to save the forest from a wicked tsar. Since she was a pup,…
