Akata Witch Author: Nnedi Okorafor Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: April 14, 2011 Publisher: Viking Children’s Series: The Nsibidi Scripts #1 CONTENT WARNING: bullying, silence, blood, gore, murder of children Sunny doesn’t seem to fit in anywhere. The reason why will change her life forever. Sunny Nwazue lives […]
Descendant of the Crane Author: Joan He Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: June 16, 2020 Publisher: Titan Books CONTENT WARNING: death of a parent, murder, grief, gore, prejudice, torture, blood, violence Tyrants cut out hearts. Rulers sacrifice their own. Princess Hesina of Yan has always been eager to […]
As someone who adores reading series, I’m not always ready to let go of them even when they’re completed. I always wonder what happens after everything finishes up, and how everyone’s doing once things calm down in their lives! Here’s some completed series that I wish had more […]
The Storyteller Author: Traci Chee Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: November 13, 2018 Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group Series: The Reader Trilogy #3 CONTENT WARNING: death, grief, violence, blood, trauma, gore, murder As the Book had always prophesied, the Red War has begun and is hurtling towards a […]
Spells for Forgetting Author: Adrienne Young Genre: Mystery Publication Date: September 27, 2022 Publisher: Delacorte Press Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of death of a parent, blood, mention […]
I’ve been focusing on reading a lot of recent books, so finding books that I love which were written more than ten years ago took a lot of effort on my part. Here’s some of my favorite books that are at least a decade old: A Discovery of […]
The Dragon’s Promise Author: Elizabeth Lim Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: August 30, 2022 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Series: Six Crimson Cranes #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf Books for Young Readers for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an […]
Who doesn’t love a good set of fictional siblings in a story? I know I do, and there’s some authors who create beautiful, memorable sibling relationships. Here are some of my favorite fictional siblings: Ada and Shane from the Nihryst by Cait Marie. These two have captured my […]
Thistlefoot Author: GennaRose Nethercott Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: September 13, 2022 Publisher: Anchor Books Thank you to NetGalley and Anchor Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, blood, antisemitism, xenophobia, racism, violence, gore, death In the […]
This week’s original prompt was “hilarious book titles,” but I don’t usually read a lot of books with hilarious titles. Instead, I’m pulling out a topic I saw recently that I’ve been saving for a rainy day. Kristin @ Kristin Kraves Books came up with NetGalley rejections that […]
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