The Runaway King Ascendance trilogy #2 by Jennifer A. Nielsen Adventure Fantasy Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Jaron is now King. He gets attacked by an old friend who needs to deliver a message. This message confuses him and in confusion he makes a big decision. A decision that will change the fate of all Carthya. A decision that will take him right to the center of his enemies’ lair. … Read more
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Mrs. Frisby is a field mouse in Mr. Fitzgibbon’s field. But life is not happy and safe. After losing her husband Jonathan and being left alone with 4 children, plowing season is coming. If she leaves, her winter home will be ruined, but also Timothy, her son, is sick and can’t be … Read more
The Dragonet Prophecy Wings of Fire #1 by Tui Sutherland Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Dragonets Clay, Tsunami, Sunny, Glory, and Starflight have been told that they have been chosen to stop a war that has split the country of Pyrzah into a world of chaos. But not all of the dragonets want a destiny. Will they stop the war or will it rage on forever? I enjoyed this book because … Read more
The Magicians The Magicians #1 by Lev Grossman Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing) This book is about Quenton Coldwater, a regular guy in high school living in Manhattan. One day he goes for a job interview, but finds the man dead. Hours later he’s still sitting in that same room, but now there are dozens of police and detectives there. A lady comes up to him and tells him that he … Read more
A Thousand Pieces of You Firebird #1 by Claudia Gray Fantasy Mystery Science Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) A Thousand Pieces of You is about 17-year-old Marguerite who ventures into other dimensions in order to avenge her father’s death. It starts off rough. It is boring to read, but after the first few chapters it gets better. It is different from other books I’ve read as it involves traveling through … Read more
The Once and Future Geek The Camelot Code #1 by Mari Mancusi Adventure Fantasy Historical Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “The Once and Future Geek” is about a 14-year-old gamer girl named Sophie. Sophie accidentally gets sent back in time to the Medieval Ages and meets King Arthur himself. Except, Arthur is not a king yet, and does not know what the future has in store for him. When Arthur … Read more
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Best book EVER! “Dorothy Must Die” is about a teenage girl named Amy Gumm who winds up in Oz. However, it’s not the same one as the one you and I think of. After Dorothy returns to Kansas she realizes she wants to go back to Oz, so she does. The citizens of Oz crown Dorothy Queen of … Read more
A Court of Thorns and Roses #1 by Sarah J. Maas Adventure Fantasy Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book is by far one of my favorite fantasy books about faeries. Now, usually when people think about faeries, they think about Tinker Bell and things like that, but boy would they be wrong with this book. Basically, this book is about a girl who accidentally violates a treaty that has … Read more
A Wizard of Earthsea Earthsea Cycle #1 by Ursula K. Le Guin Fantasy Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Overall, I enjoyed reading this book. It is a fantasy novel that includes magic and dragons in a tale about a boy evolving and making things right. In summary, this book takes you on a journey about a boy who makes an awful mistake, and is faced with many fears along the way of … Read more
Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer Adventure Fantasy Mystery Romance Science Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Get lost in the Lunar Chronicles, it’s a fun-filled and exciting adventure kind of book series. You’ll meet many new people who you’ll fall in love with. The book starts out with showing the main problem, then as the series goes on it shows how this problem came to be. Queen Levana and … Read more