A Court of Frost and Starlight

A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.1) by Sarah J. Maas (2018)

a court of frost and starlight

Novella | NA Fiction | Fantasy
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Feyre, Rhys, and their close-knit circle of friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly-changed world beyond. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it, a hard-earned reprieve. Yet even the festive atmosphere can’t keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated–scars that will have far-reaching impact on the future of their Court.”
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Lost Boy

Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry (2017)

lost boy

Fiction | Fantasy | Horror
4 StarsBlurb:

“There is one version of my story that everyone knows. And then there is the truth. This is how it happened. How I went from being Peter Pan’s first—and favorite—lost boy to his greatest enemy.  Continue reading

Sky in the Deep

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young (2018)
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sky in the deep

YA Fiction | Fantasy
4.5 starsBlurb:

OND ELDR. BREATHE FIRE.

Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield—her brother, fighting with the enemy—the brother she watched die five years ago.  Continue reading

Lost Crow Conspiracy

Lost Crow Conspiracy (Blood Rose Rebellion #2) by Rosalyn Eves (2018)
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lost crow conspiracy

YA Fiction | Historical Fantasy
4.5 starsBlurb:

“Sixteen-year old Anna Arden was once just the magically barren girl from an elite Luminate family. Now she has broken the Binding—and Praetheria, the creatures held captive by the spell, wreak havoc across Europe. Lower-class citizens have access to magic for the first time, while other Luminates lose theirs forever. Austria and Hungary are at odds once more.

Anna Arden did not know breaking the Binding would break the world.  Continue reading

The Cruel Prince

The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1) by Holly Black (2018)

cruel prince

YA Fiction | Fantasy
3.5 Stars
Blurb:

Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.

And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.  Continue reading

The Queens of Innis Lear

The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton (2018)
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the queens of innis lear

Fiction | Fantasy | Shakespeare Retelling
3 Stars
Blurb:

A kingdom at risk, a crown divided, a family drenched in blood.

The erratic decisions of a prophecy-obsessed king have drained Innis Lear of its wild magic, leaving behind a trail of barren crops and despondent subjects. Enemy nations circle the once-bountiful isle, sensing its growing vulnerability, hungry to control the ideal port for all trade routes.  Continue reading

The Viking’s Chosen

The Viking’s Chosen (Clan Hakon #1) by Quinn Loftis (2018)
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the viking's chosen

Fiction | Historical | Romance
3 StarsBlurb:

“His orders are clear: launch a raid against England and bring home the spoils of war. But the prophecy is also clear: General Torben will take a foreign bride—one who is a seer and healer just like his mother. The eldest princess of England is said to be just that…a beautiful, charming, and headstrong woman. But he’s a Viking army general and she’s an English princess—and one who is already promised to the king of Tara. Continue reading

A Darker Shade of Magic

A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab (2015)

A Darker Shade final for Irene

Fiction | Fantasy
4.5 starsBlurb:

“Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black.

Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see.  Continue reading

Song of Blood and Stone

Song of Blood & Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles #1) by L. Penelope (2018)
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song of blood and stone

NA Fiction | Fantasy | Romance | (TV-14)
4 StarsBlurb:

“Orphaned and alone, Jasminda lives in a land where cold whispers of invasion and war linger on the wind. Jasminda herself is an outcast in her homeland of Elsira, where her gift of Earthsong is feared. When ruthless soldiers seek refuge in her isolated cabin, they bring with them a captive–an injured spy who threatens to steal her heart.  Continue reading

Prodigy Prince

Prodigy Prince (The Seven Covenant #1) by Natasha Sapienza (2017)
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prodigy prince

YA Fiction | Fantasy
3 StarsBlurb:

“At seventeen, all Prince Nuelle had ever known was safety and peace while living in the Supreme Palace of Zephoris.

But one night, his older brother, Tane, defies their father by traveling to a cursed land. Now Nuelle holds the signet-ring and carries more responsibility than even Tane bore. Thrust from the palace and sent to a knight-building academy, Nuelle must discover his purpose for the entire kingdom’s sake. Continue reading