One Dark Window Author: Rachel Gillig Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: September 27, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Shepherd King #1 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, violence Elspeth needs […]
The Last Graduate Author: Naomi Novik Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 28, 2021 Publisher: Del Rey Books Series: The Scholomance #2 Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: gore, murder, blood, mention […]
A Deadly Education Author: Naomi Novik Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 29, 2020 Publisher: Del Rey Books Series: The Scholomance #1 TRIGGER WARNING: off-page death of a parent, violence, murder, stabbing, racist comments about minority groups I decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second […]
Five Dark Fates Author: Kendare Blake Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 3, 2019 Publisher: HarperTeen Series: Three Dark Crowns #4 TRIGGER WARNING: gore, blood, torture Here are my reviews for the other books in the series: Three Dark Crowns, One Dark Throne, and Two Dark Reigns. After […]
Two Dark Reigns Author: Kendare Blake Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 4, 2018 Publisher: Quill Tree Books Series: Three Dark Crowns #3 TRIGGER WARNING: gore Katharine has waited her whole life to take the throne. And with the fury of the dead queens roaring beneath her skin, […]
One Dark Throne Author: Kendare Blake Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 19, 2017 Publisher: Harper Teen Series: Three Dark Crowns #2 TRIGGER WARNING: animal testing, amputation The battle for the crown has begun, but which of the three sisters will prevail? With the unforgettable events of the […]
The Poppy War Author: R.F. Kuang Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: May 1, 2018 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: The Poppy War #1 TRIGGER WARNING: child abuse, drug use/addiction, self-harm, bullying, racism, extreme violence, brutal torture, murder, genocide, war, gore, animal cruelty, animal death, mutilation, rape, human experimentation She is […]
Three Dark Crowns Author: Kendare Blake Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 20, 2016 Publisher: Quill Tree Books Series: Three Dark Crowns #1 TRIGGER WARNING: amputation, animal mauling In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born — three queens, all equal queens, […]
Don’t Call the Wolf by Aleksandra Ross is a Polish-inspired YA fantasy debut with a fairy tale feel. CONTENT WARNING: gore, suicide When the Golden Dragon descended on the forest of Kamiena, a horde of monsters followed in its wake. Ren, the forest’s young queen, is slowly losing […]
I received a copy of Disenchanted by Brianna Sugalski as part of the Storytellers on Tour Blog Tour. TRIGGER WARNING: murder, attempted rape A Breton princess at the peak of the French Renaissance, Lilac lives prisoner in her parents’ castle after a wicked secret is revealed on the […]
