Category: Book reviews
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Becoming Crone by Lydia Hawke—Review
FINALLY! Finally we have a world where those of us older than 35 can look forward to our coming years. Becoming Crone is interestingly enough, a coming of age story. Perhaps, a coming into age story. Is that a thing? Well, I’m making it a thing. The first in a series of books by Lydia […]
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Realm of Lore and Lies by Claire Wright Review
Realm of Lore and Lies follows several characters, many on a quest to solve a crime. Aisling is an archeology student who works in a cafe. When she ran away from home 7 years prior, Mary and Dom took her in. Aisling is from a Fianna clan. She is able to see the fairy folk […]
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Review of Into The West by Mercedes Lackey
Into The West continues the story of Kordas (Baron Valdemar), Isla (his wife) Delia(his sister-in-law), all of those who came with them and the beloved dolls, as they travel on to find their new home. They had escaped the Empire for now and were tasked with the duty of starting over. With 15,000 people in […]
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Review of The Tapestry by Margaret Allen
Nothing is ever as it seems…. Selina is a young girl who has known loss. When we meet her she is dressing her grandmother’s body in preparation for the woman’s funeral. As she explains, she came to live with her grandmother when both of her parents were killed by some sort of plague. While Selina […]
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The Musings of a Muse Review
Kanadra comes from a place where unicorns, trolls, nymphs, fairies, mermaids, griffins—and many other legends-are very much real. Ariyah comes from Earth where magic is rarely believed in. Kanadra, age 16 and a muse, and Ariyah, nearing 16 and your typical teenager, would unexpectedly end up on similar paths. These paths would be full of […]
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Ezekiola and the Emerald Belt Review
Ezekiola is a 17 year old boy from a world called Circa. He is on the verge of receiving a belt based on his skills at which point he would then join that group and be bound to that brotherhood. He is a mind reader so he should be receiving a blue belt and, of […]
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Thistle by Cathy Greco
Thistle is a fairy who considers herself to be plain and easily forgotten. When we meet her, her and her friend Zazz are talking about the upcoming ceremony. During this ceremony they will be tested on their flying skills and chosen by a guild to join. On their way to the testing they catch up […]
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The Last Saxon King
The Last Saxon King was a surprising joy to read. The first chapter had me slightly annoyed with the awkward and prone to more whining than necessary, 16 year old narrator, Dan. Dan had been homeschooled his entire life by his father with the main educational emphasis on history, and medieval history at that. He […]
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