Genre Fantasy The Plot Three months after her last adventure, Ceony Twill is still studying to become a Folder, with the help of her mentor Magician Emery Thane. Everything seems to be going well when a magician targets Ceony. He believes Ceony possesses the secret to reviving Lira, who she froze in the first book… Continue reading The Glass Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg - Book Review
Category: Fantasy
Star Mother by Charlie N. Holmberg - Book Review
Genre Fantasy The Plot When a star dies, a new one must be born. And this time, the Sun God has chosen the village of Endwever to provide a mortal mother. Ceris Wenden knows that giving birth to a star is always fatal for the mother but decides to sacrifice herself. This time, though, after… Continue reading Star Mother by Charlie N. Holmberg - Book Review
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley - Book Review
Genre Fantasy / Historical Fiction / Steampunk The Plot It's 1883, and Thaniel works as a telegraphist in the Home Office. It's a tough year: the Irish nationalists' threats end in a blast that blows up Scotland Yard. On the day of the bombing, Thaniel escapes certain death, thanks to a strange watch left in… Continue reading The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley - Book Review
Graceling by Kristin Cashore – Book review
Genre Fantasy, YA. The Plot Katsa is a Graceling: one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. Hers is killing, and she's forced to be her uncle's - the king - thug. At least till she decides to rescue Grandfather Tealiff, meets Prince Po and starts understanding that one of… Continue reading Graceling by Kristin Cashore – Book review
🎪 The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
⚗️ Le Cirque des Rêves arrives without warning. The black-and-white tents, full of breathtaking amazement, are the stage of Celia and Marco, two young magicians who have been trained since their childhood to compete against each other. The game they are playing is made of blurred rules, and it involves not just the two of… Continue reading 🎪 The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
👸 Mirror on the Wall by K.M. Goldstar
"When tales of old are recited to children around warm fireplaces, bellies filled with hot food and eyes filled with dreams, the tales are tamed, harmless dwarves replacing vicious men and vengeful women." 🍎 This is an enchanting retelling of one of the most beautiful fairy-tales ever: Snow White. The characters are the usual ones… Continue reading 👸 Mirror on the Wall by K.M. Goldstar
🖤 The Girl with the Whispering Shadow by D.E. Night
👑 In the first book of the series, The Crowns of Croswald, we discover that Ivy is part of the Queenly bloodline. To keep her safe and far from the Dark Queen, in the second book, Ivy is sent to the secret town of Belzebuthe and has been told not to go back to school… Continue reading 🖤 The Girl with the Whispering Shadow by D.E. Night
📙 The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
👧 Susan is moving to London to become an art student. While she waits for the course to begin she decides to look for her father and stumbles upon Merlin, a left-handed bookseller who turns crime boss and sipper Frank Thringley into dust. From this moment on, Susan, finds herself involved in the most dangerous… Continue reading 📙 The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix