Fairest: Levana’s Story Lunar Chronicles #5 (prequel) by Marissa Meyer Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Fairest is the 5th book in the Lunar Chronicles series and it tells us the backstory of why Levana is so evil and how she got her throne. When I read this my thoughts about the horrible queen turned to sympathy. Review #2 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) If you’ve read … Read more
The Storm Keeper’s Island Storm Keeper’s Island #1 by Catherine Doyle Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Fionn Boyle is sent to live with his grandfather on a strange island. Every generation, the island chooses a Storm Keeper to keep the island safe and protected. Will Fionn win the battle against others who seek the prize? I really enjoyed this book because every time Fionn would return to a memory, the … Read more
Ms Marvel: No Normal Ms Marvel #1 by G. Willow Wilson Adventure Comics Fantasy Graphic Novel Mystery Supernatural Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Kamala is a 16-year-old girl who is just starting to become rebellious against her parents. She sneaks out to a party, then suddenly she has powers! In this book she is figuring out everything in life.
Ash Princess Ash Princess #1 by Laura Sebastian Adventure Fantasy Thriller Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) It is about the imprisoned princess/queen Theodosia. It is about her imprisonment and her way to escape and save/retake her kingdom back. It is action-packed and definitely a thriller.
The Hidden Oracle Trials of Apollo #1 by Rick Riordan Adventure Fantasy Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In this book the Greek god Apollo gets dumped by his dad Zeus in the form of a mortal teenager, whose fate is somehow bound with that of a 12-year-old punk demigod named Meg McCaffrey. In their quest to save the Oracle of Delphi, they run into a 4000-year-old emperor Nero, sing … Read more
The Son of Neptune Heroes of Olympus #2 by Rick Riordan Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) In their quest to save the world and Olympus (again), Percy Jackson, a girl named Hazel, and a boy named Frank are constantly fighting for their lives against Wheat, Barley, and Spelt, getting captured by Amazons and cruising at 650 mph in a chariot pulled by the fastest horse in the universe. Oh yeah! … Read more
The Last Olympian Percy Jackson and the Olympians #5 by Rick Riordan Adventure Fantasy Mythology Supernatural Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) During the epic conclusion of Percy Jackson, Titan Kronos advances to New York with his army. Percy Jackson gathers his and the two fight to determine the fate of New York and the world. I liked this book because I enjoy adventure and it ends the series nicely. Review #2 … Read more
Rapunzel and the Werewolf Scary Tales Retold series by Wiley Blevins Fairytale Retelling Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) I liked this book because it was like an older-kid version of Rapunzel. It’s about an evil person who steals Rapunzel, and her Prince comes and saves her but in the night the Prince turned into a werewolf and chased Rapunzel up the tower every day for 5 days. He would guard her … Read more
The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson Fairytale Retelling Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is a twist on the classic fairy tale, Rapunzel. It is set in the middle ages and tells the story of Rapunzel. It has a great plot with lots of action. There is never a dull moment in the book. This is also great to read because it is part of a series that includes twists … Read more
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