Vanishing Throne – book review

The Vanishing Throne Falconer #2 by Elizabeth May Fantasy Romance Suspense Thriller * * * Stars (Pretty good) In the first book of the Falconer trilogy, Aileana Kameron discovered she was a warrior with special gifts (a Falconer) and vowed to take her vengeance on the Fae who had murdered her mother. She failed in her quest to renew the seal that kept human and Fae worlds separate, which the Fae exploited by invading the … Read more

Rump – Read It and Rate It

Rump: The Fairly True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Lisel Shurtliff Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Rump doesn’t know his whole name, but he can spin straw into gold. Because of this power, he gets into a lot of trouble and many messes. I like this book because it is exciting and fun. Review #2 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) It is about a boy named Rump, but that … Read more

What the Dog Said – Read It and Rate It

What the Dog Said by Randi Reisfeld Fantasy Realistic Fiction Mystery Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “What the Dog Said” is an edge of your seat and heartwarming story. Middle school student Grace Abernathy is speechless when her police officer father is killed. Before shew as an A-student, but after her dad died she started failing, losing weight, and not interacting with her friends and family. Her sister, Regan, after a … Read more

Jack – Read It and Rate It

Jack: The Fairly True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk by Lisel Shurtliff Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Jack has to climb up a beanstalk to get to the land of the giants because his father was captured. Jack has to defeat the gold-loving king and help end the famine in the giants’ world. The book is exciting and adventurous, and is a pretty good book.

Belles – book review

The Belles Belles #1 by Dhonielle Clayton (Audio edition) Fantasy Science Fiction * * * Stars (Pretty good) The Belles are a group of women who have special powers to enhance the appearance of normal people (who typically have grey skin and red eyes). Depending on how powerful a Belle is, she can use her arcana to color skin, hair and eyes, do body shaping, even alter bone structure. Some can even change personality. A … Read more

Horse and His Boy – Read It and Rate It

The Horse and His Boy Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Shasta lives in Calormen until he meets a talking horse. They both agree to escape north so that the horse can find freedom and Shasta can find his father. Along the way, they meet up with Aravis and her talking mare as they are trying to get north to Narnia. They have many adventures on … Read more

Iron Queen – Read It and Rate It

The Iron Queen Iron Fey #3 by Julie Kagawa Fantasy Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) “The Iron Queen” is all about Megan Chase and her two best friends, Ash and Puck. All together they travel all over Never-Never, fly past death a couple times, and save the whole world. Ash slowly falls in love with Megan, while Puck tries to make Megan fall in love with hir. Ash wins in the … Read more

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Read It and Rate It

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne, J.K. Rowling, and John Tiffany Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This book is about Harry Potter and his children – Lily, James, and Albus. Albus proves to be the most difficult to raise because he thinks his dad doesn’t love him. He soon finds out differently because he and his friend Scorpius get pulled back in time and they find Albus’ … Read more

The Huntley Area Public Library will be closed Thursday, November 28, 2024, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Additionally, we will be closing early Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Our exterior book drop will be closing on Wednesday, November 27, at 5:00 p.m. as well. All online resources will be available during this time. The library and exterior book drop will reopen Friday, November 29, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.