Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1) by Laini Taylor Publication Date: March 28th, 2017 by Hodder & Stoughton Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult/Adult Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around – and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that… Read More Review: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson Publication Date: May 1st, 2005 by Gollancz Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: Fantasy, Fiction. Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary ELANTRIS WAS A PLACE OF GLORY The capital of Arelon, the home to people transformed into magic-using demigods by the Shaod. But then the magic failed, Elantris started to rot, and its… Read More Review: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Publication Date: February 7th, 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing Rating: 4 Stars Genre: Fantasy, Mythology, Short Stories Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary The great Norse myths are woven into the fabric of our storytelling – from Tolkien, Alan Garner and Rosemary Sutcliff to Game of Thrones and Marvel Comics. They… Read More Review: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Publication Date: March 13th, 2018 by Knopf Books for Young Readers Rating: 5 Stars Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find… Read More Review: Obsidio by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo Publication Date: March 6th, 2018 by Feiwel & Friends Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a… Read More Review: To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata Publication Date: February 28th, 2016 Rating: 3.5 Stars Genre: Romance, Contemporary, New Adult, Sports – American Football Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary Vanessa Mazur knows she’s doing the right thing. She shouldn’t feel bad for quitting. Being an assistant/housekeeper/fairy godmother to the top defensive end… Read More Mini Review: The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata
Invictus by Ryan Graudin Publication Date: September 26th, 2017 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Rating: 4 Stars Genre: Young Adult, Sci-fi & Fantasy, Time Travel Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary Time flies when you’re plundering history. Farway Gaius McCarthy was born outside of time. The son of a time-traveling Recorder from 2354… Read More Review: Invictus by Ryan Graudin
Say You’ll Remember Me by Katie McGarry Publication Date: January 30th, 2018 by Harlequin Teen Rating: 4 Stars Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary When Drix was convicted of a crime—one he didn’t commit—he thought his life was over. But opportunity came with the new Second Chance Program, the governor’s newest pet project… Read More Review: Say You’ll Remember Me by Katie McGarry
Your Name (light novel) by Matoko Shinkai, translated by Taylor Engel Publication Date: May 23rd, 2017 by Yen On Rating: 3.5 Stars Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Magical Realism, Romance. Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary Mitsuha, a high school girl living in a rural town deep in the mountains, has a dream that she is… Read More Mini Review: Your Name (light novel) by Makoto Shinkai
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo Publication Date: September 26th, 2017 by Orion Children’s Books Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy-tales, Retelling. Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns. Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and… Read More Review: The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo
