Shadows by Robin McKinley Published by Nancy Paulsen Books on September 26, 2013 Genres: Fantasy, YA (Young Adult) Pages: 356 Format: eARC Source: the library Maggie knows something’s off about Val, her mom’s new husband. Val is from Oldworld, where they still use magic, and he won’t have any tech… Read more »
Description: Mags returns to the Collegium, but there are mixed feelings–his included–about him actually remaining there. No one doubts that he is and should be a Herald, but he is afraid that his mere presence is going to incite more danger right in the heart of Valdemar. The heads of… Read more »
Fellow blogger Cheryl Mahoney from Tales of the Marvelous has just self-published her first novel — Congratulations, Cheryl! The Wanderers is a Young Adult Fantasy novel loosely based on fairy tales. The story focuses on Jasper, a wandering adventurer; Tom, a talking cat; and Julie, a witch’s daughter. Here’s an… Read more »
The Deepest Night by Shana Abe Series: Sweetest Dark #2 Published by Bantam on August 13, 2013 Genres: Historical Fantasy, YA (Young Adult) Pages: 320 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Sweetest Dark Also by this author: The Sweetest Dark It’s 1915, and… Read more »
I really wanted to like The Rose Throne. I enjoyed Harrison’s The Princess and the Hound, which I found refreshingly original. But The Rose Throne disappointed me from the first page. While Harrison’s ideas are good, her somewhat lackluster execution made much of the book a chore to slog through,… Read more »
The Sweetest Dark by Shana Abe Series: Sweetest Dark #1 Published by Bantam on April 2, 2013 Genres: Historical Fantasy, YA (Young Adult) Pages: 352 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Deepest Night Also by this author: The Deepest Night For fans of… Read more »
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger Series: Finishing School #1 Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on February 5th 2013 Genres: Steampunk, YA (Young Adult) Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Curtsies & Conspiracies, Waistcoats & Weaponry Also by this… Read more »
Category: YA fantasy Series: Splintered #1 Publisher: Amulet Books (Jan. 1, 2013) Book Source: Public Library This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that… Read more »
Description: There’s more than one way to be powerful . . . It is during a routine school project that Abby Silva — sixteen and nearly friendless — makes a startling discovery: She is descended from women who were accused of witchcraft back in 1600s Salem. And when Abby visits… Read more »
Category: MG/YA paranormalSeries: Arkwell Academy #1 Publisher: Tor Teen Book Source: Review copy (e-book) from the publisher through NetGalley Sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she’s a criminal. No, she’s a Nightmare. Literally. Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for… Read more »
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