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Book Review: The Heart of the World by Amie Kaufman
Book 2 of the Isle of the Gods Duology, YA Fantasy This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. The Heart of the World by Amie Kaufman ISBN 9781761067389 Published 27…
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Book Review: Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
Book Two of the Letters of Enchantment This post contains affiliate links as I’m apart of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you to Harper Collins Australia and Harper Voyager Australia for the ARC copy of Ruthless…
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Book Review: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
Book One of the Letters of Enchantment This post contains affiliate links as I’m a part of the Amazon Affiliate program. If you make a purchase with this link, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross ISBN 9780008600662 Published 18 August 2023 by Harper Collins Australia…
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Author Spotlight: Interview with Lili Wilkinson
Thank you Lili for the interview. Lili is an award-winning Australian author and has written eighteen books for young people. Her latest book is A Hunger of Thorns. Interview What was your inspiration for A Hunger of Thorns? I’ve always been fascinated by the literary trope of the lost girl in the woods. And how boys…
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SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER
Goodbye September, Hello October! September was filled with so many reads and additions to content here and on Instagram for Emwigsters Bookshelf.
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The Isles of the Gods Book Review
The Isles of the Gods is the first book in a new YA series which is Amie Kaufman’s first solo novel. Thank you to Allen and Unwin for the review copy. SUMMARY Selly, a girl raised on the seas, finds herself on an unexpected journey with Prince Leander of Alinor, a spoiled and entitled prince.…
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Ascension Book Review
Ascension is written by Nicolas Binge. Thank you to Harper Collins Australia and Harper Voyager for the review copy. SUMMARY A group of scientists, including renowned scientist Harry Tunmore, are sent to investigate a mysterious mountain that has appeared in the Pacific Ocean. As they ascend, they encounter strange occurrences such as time and space…
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The Foxglove King Book Review
The Foxglove King is the first book in the Nightshade Crown series by Hannah Whitten. SUMMARY Lore, who has been living a dangerous life working for a cartel and hiding her affinity for death magic, is captured by the King’s warrior-monks after a failed job. Instead of being executed, King August offers her a chance…
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The Falconer Book Review
The Falconer is the first book in the Falconer trilogy by Elizabeth May. BLURB One girl’s nightmare is this girl’s faery tale She’s a stunner.Edinburgh, 1844. Eighteen-year-old Lady Aileana Kameron, the only daughter of the Marquess of Douglas, has everything a girl could dream of: brains, charm, wealth, a title—and drop-dead beauty. She’s a liar.But…
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League of Liars Book Review
League of Liars is written by Astrid Scholte. It is a mystery thriller which was one of my anticipated reads. BLURB Ever since his mother was killed, seventeen-year-old Cayder Broduck has had one goal–to see illegal users of magic brought to justice. People who carelessly use extradimensional magic for their own self-interest, without a care…
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Only A Monster Book Review
Only a Monster is written by Australian author Vanessa Len. BLURB Don’t forget the rule. No one can know what you are. What we are. You must never tell anyone about monsters. Only a monster would kill a hero. Right? Every family has its secrets, but the summer Joan Chang-Hunt goes to stay with her…
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Six Crimson Cranes Book Review
Six Crimson Cranes is the first book in a new duology by Elizabeth Lim. BLURB Shiori, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of…
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Once Upon A Broken Heart Book Review
Once Upon a Broken Heart is the first book in a new series by Stephanie Garber, the author of the Caraval trilogy. BLURB Evangeline Fox was raised in her beloved father’s curiosity shop, where she grew up on legends about immortals, like the tragic Prince of Hearts. She knows his powers are mythic, his kiss…
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Lakesedge Book Review
Lakesedge is written by Lyndall Clipstone. I want to thank Pan Macmillan Australia for the review copy.It’s publication date is the 31st August and RRP is $24.99. BLURB There are monsters in the world. When Violeta Graceling arrives at haunted Lakesedge estate, she expects to find a monster. She knows the terrifying rumours about Rowan…
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Small Favors Book Review
Small Favors is written by Erin A. Craig. BLURB Ellerie Downing is waiting for something to happen. Life in isolated Amity Falls, surrounded by an impenetrable forest, has a predictable sameness. Her days are filled with tending to her family’s beehives, chasing after her sisters, and dreaming of bigger things while her twin, Samuel, is…
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House of Eclipses Book Review
House of Eclipses is the first book in a new duology by Casey L Bond. Thank you to Lady Amber PR for the ARC copy. BLURB Noor is the unwanted, unloved third born of the Aten, chosen vessel of the sun goddess, Sol. While she has no chance at inheriting her father’s title, what she…
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Unravel the Dusk Book review
Unravel the Dusk is the last book in the Blood of Stars duology by Elizabeth Lim. BLURB Maia Tamarin’s journey to sew the dresses of the sun, the moon and the stars has taken a grievous toll. She returns to a kingdom on the brink of war. The boy she loves is gone, and she…
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Spin the Dawn Book Review
Spin the Dawn is the first book in the Blood of Stars duology by Elizabeth Lim. BLURB Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of renown,…
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Lost in the Never Woods Book Review
Lost in the Never Woods is written by Aiden Thomas. This is a stand alone novel by the author of Cemetery Boys. BLURB Something sinister waits within the trees . . . It’s been five years since Wendy and her two brothers went missing in the woods, but when the town’s children start to disappear,…
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July Wrap Up
This month has been full of reading amazing books as well as starting back up completing my masters. I read a good amount of books along with completing a 24 hour reading challenge with other Aussie readers. The books I read this month were: Lords of Pain by Angel Lawson Twisted Love by Ana Huang…
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Realm Breaker Book Review
Realm Breaker is the first book in a new series by Victoria Aveyard. I would like to thank Hachette Australia for the review copy. BLURB A strange darkness grows in Allward. Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea. She soon discovers the truth: She…
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She Who Became the Sun Book Review
She Who Became the Sun is the Radiant Empire series by Shelley Parker-Chan. I would like to thank Pan Macmillian Australia for the review copy. BLURB To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything. “I refuse to be nothing…” In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children…
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For the Wolf Book Review
For the Wolf is the first book in the Wilderwood series by Hannah Whitten. Content Warnings self-harm for magic use (cutting) parental neglect/emotional abuse mentions of physical symptoms that might be triggering to those with emetophobia anxiety/panic attacks parental death gore mild audio/visual hallucinations religious abuse medium-heat romance (non-explicit) BLURB As the only Second Daughter…
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Gilded Serpent Book Review
Gilded Serpent is the third book in the Dark Shores series by Danielle L. Jensen. BLURB THEIR BATTLES ENDED IN VICTORY Lydia returns to Mudaire to enter training at the healing temple. But instead of fighting to save lives, she’s convinced she is doing more harm than good. She delves into the history of the…
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Odin’s Child Book Review
Odin’s Child is the first book in the Raven Rings trilogy by Siri Petterson. BLURB 15-year-old Hirka has always been an outsider in the world of Ym: she’s the only person without a tail, and the only one unable to access the Might, a current of power that runs through the earth. Her differences become…
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Six Crimson Cranes Book Review
Six Crimson Cranes is the first book in the Six Crimson Cranes duology by Elizabeth Lim. Other books by Elizabeth Lim include the Blood of Stars duology- Spin the Dawn and Unravel the Dusk. BLURB Shiori, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she conceals it well,…
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June Wrap Up
I’ve had the pleasure of reading some amazing books this month, most of them being ARCs. They were: The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin The Voyage of Freydis by Tamara Goranson Manga Classics: Anne of Green Gables Kingdom of Shadows and Dust by Sherry D. Ficklin Erik the Red by Tilman Toehrig The Dark…
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The Dark Realm Book Review
The Dark Realm by Kala Merseal is the final book in her Guardians of Altana series. BLURB They must destroy the last gate—no matter the cost. Separated after the destruction of the second gate, Ara, Raethin, Cirith, and Zira must find their way back to one another before Aeskrius can cut them down one by…
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The Nature of Witches Book Review
The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffen is a brilliant fantasy filled with romance and about a world on the brink of destruction. BLURB For centuries, witches have maintained the climate, but now their control is faltering as the atmosphere becomes more erratic; the storms, more destructive. All hope lies with Clara, a once-in-a-generation Everwitch…
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Under a Different Sky Book review
Under a Different Sky is the debut novel by Haleli Samdar. BLURB Allie has never been the type of woman to settle for cozy domesticity and weekend barbecues on the porch. Together with her husband and their three children, she has the rat race behind her to embark on a life of adventures on the…
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LightFall Book Review
Lightfall: The Girl and the Galdurian is by Tim Probert. It is book one in the Lightfall series. BLURB Deep in the heart of the planet Irpa stands the Salty Pig’s House of Tonics & Tinctures, home of the wise Pig Wizard and his adopted granddaughter, Bea. As keepers of the Endless Flame, they live…
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The Crown of Gilded Bones Book Review
The Crown of Gilded Bones is the third book in the Blood and Ash series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I want to thank Social Butterfly PR for the ARC. BLURB She’s been the victim and the survivor… Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she’s found with Prince Casteel. She wants to revel in…
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Lore Book Review
Lore by Alexandra Bracken is a novel and I want to thank Hachette Australia for the review copy. Trigger warnings: blood, violence, gore, attempted murder, murder, murder of children (graphic), murder of parents (graphic), terminal illness, abuse, attempted rape, arranged marriage BLURB Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine…
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Witch Book Review
Witch by Finbar Hawkins is an amazing debut which is set in the 17th century. I want to thank HarperCollins Publishers Australia for the review copy BLURB After witnessing the brutal murder of her mother by witch-hunters, Evey vows to avenge her and track down the killers. Fury burns in her bright and strong. But…
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These Violent Delights Book Review
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong is a Romeo and Juliet retelling and a debut novel. Trigger warnings: blood, violence, gore, murder, transphobia, alcohol consumption and parental abuse. BLURB The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless…
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When WIshes Bleed Book Review
When Wishes Bleed is the first book in the duology by Casey L Bond. BLURB One Prince. One Witch. One Fate. The upheaval in my life began the moment a prince stumbled into my house and asked me to read his fortune. Any other night, I might have made an excuse to get him to…
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Curse of the Celts Book Review
Curse of the Celts by Charlie N. Holmberg is the second book in The Once and Future Queen trilogy. BLURB You are accused of crimes against the Code. How do you plead? After failing to escape the Roman metropolis of Londinium with Devyn, her lover, and Marcus, her betrothed, Cassandra wakes in inky darkness to…
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The Mist Children Book Review
The Mist Children is the second book in the Foxfires Trilogy by E.C. Hibbs. BLURB When power rises, so does the truth… The Sun Spirit has risen again and the Northlands are slowly stirring from their slumber. The snow still lies thick, but life moves on, and the villages prepare their reindeer for the long…
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The Winter Spirits Book Review
The Winter Spirits is the first book in The Firefoxes Trilogy by E.C. Hibbs. BLURB If you sing to the Spirits, be prepared for their answer… The Long Dark has come and the Northlands will not see daylight for two months. Silence falls with the snow, and Spirits roam the three Worlds. It is a…
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The Hunt of the Halfling
The Hunt of the Halfling is the debut novel by Elena Moriarty. BLURB Tabitha is a typical teenager with hopes and dreams who is living an ordinary life. That is, until one fateful Halloween night, she meets two strange young men. And her whole world changes. Everything Tabitha once knew about herself is a lie.…
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The Night River Book Review
The Night River is the final book in the Foxfires Trilogy by E.C. Hibbs. BLURB As the light returns, darkness will fall… Spring is coming to the Northlands, but even as winter fades, an icy terror spreads. The three Worlds are on the brink of collapse, and ancient monsters rise from the earth, their wicked…
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Wicked Book Review
Wicked is the first book in the trilogy by Jennifer L Armentrout. This review does contain spoilers. BLURB Things are about to get Wicked in New Orleans. Twenty-two year old Ivy Morgan isn’t your average college student. She, and others like her, know humans aren’t the only thing trolling the French Quarter for fun… and…
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Gravebriar Book Review
Gravebriar is written by Casey L. Bond. It is a brand new standalone Fantasy novel. I want to thank Casey L Bond for the ARC. BLURB Sometimes witches hunt their own… Someone knows my secret and they’re wielding it as the weapon of my execution. I stand accused of poisoning my Gravebriar coven mate. To…
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Spellmaker Book Review
Spellmaker is the second book in the Spellbreaker duology by Charlie N. Holmberg. I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. BLURB England, 1895. An unsolved series of magician murders and opus thefts isn’t a puzzle to Elsie Camden. But to reveal a master spellcaster as the culprit means incriminating herself…
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The Prison Healer Book Review
The Prison Healer is the first book in the Prison Healer series by Lynette Noni. I want to thank Penguin Random House for the review copy. Content and trigger warnings: Abuse, blood, graphic injuries, death, drugs, loss of a loved one, mentioned rape, self harm, torture, and violence. BLURB Here at Zalindov, the only person…
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The Raven Thief Book Review
The Raven Thief is the debut novel of Ashley Oliver and the first book in the series. BLURB One sword with the power to decide fates. Known as the Raven, Enya has a reputation for getting things done no matter the cost. Which is exactly why brothers Rowan, Beacon, and Niall hire her to help…
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Fowl Twins: Deny All Charges Book Review
Deny All Charges is the second book in the Fowl Twins series by Eoin Colfer. BLURB Artemis’s little brothers Myles and Beckett borrow the Fowl jet without permission, and it ends up as a fireball over Florida. The twins plus their fairy minder, the pixie-elf hybrid Lazuli Heitz, are lucky to escape with their lives.…
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Amelia Unabridged Book Review
Amelia Unabridged is a standalone debut novel by Ashley Schumacher. BLURB Eighteen-year-old Amelia Griffin is obsessed with the famous Orman Chronicles, written by the young and reclusive prodigy N. E. Endsley. They’re the books that brought her and her best friend Jenna together after Amelia’s father left and her family imploded. So when Amelia and…
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Secrets of the starcrossed Book Review
Secrets of the Star Crossed is the first book in The Once and Future Queen series by Clara O’Connor. BLURB In a world in which the Roman Empire never fell, two starcrossed lovers fight to ignite the spark of rebellion… Londinium, the last stronghold of the Romans left in Britannia, remains in a delicate state…
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Defending the Galaxy Book Review
Defending the Galaxy is the finale of the Sentiels of the Galaxy by Maria V. Synder. BLURB Year 2522. Oh. My. Stars. Junior Officer Ara Lawrence here, reporting for duty. Again. It’s situation critical for the security team and everyone in the base – including my parents – with a new attack from the looters…
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Anticipated Books of 2021
There are a lot of books that I’m looking forward to being released this year. I’m going to list them and try and include the blurbs. The following books are in order of release date and it is only a tentative list with books that have been announced. One of the Good Ones by Maritza…
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The Ruined Throne Book Review
The Ruined Throne is the second book in the Shadow Curse series by Kala Merseal. BLURB A forgotten soul and the dark god who controls him… When Raethin Corvus wakes, he finds the princess gone, whisked away in the arms of the mysterious Kaevari Champion. Fueled by desperation, he follows their trail to Sarcha, the City…
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Book Book Owl
My bookmark collection has been growing since I found BookBookOwl. Their bookmarks are stunning and are on sturdy card that I love. All of the bookmarks I have purchase feature a quote from books I have this year with artwork that links to the book. If you are looking for bookmarks that you can also…
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Clover Book Review
Clover is a YA fantasy novel which is written by Nicole Kilpatrick. BLURB When a handsome leprechaun reveals himself to Clover O’Leary on her eighteenth birthday, she is faced with three hard facts. One: he is the reason for her remarkably charmed life; Two: her luck has now taken a turn for the worse. Three:…
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The World Between Blinks Book Review
The World Between Blinks is the first book in the series by Amie Kaufman and Ryan Graudin. BLURB Whenever cousins Jake and Marisol get together, adventure follows. They have their late Nana to thank for that. Her epic trips and treasure hunts were the stuff of family legend. This summer, with the whole family reuniting…
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Author Feature: E.C. Hibbs
Hello everyone! I’m absolutely thrilled that I am second stop on The Night River December Blog Tour for E.C. Hibbs final book in The Foxfires Trilogy, The Night River. My book review will be coming out today and here are 8 things from the Foxfires Trilogy that happened in real life. 8 THINGS FROM THE…
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A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire Book Review
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire is the second book in the Blood and Ash series by Jennifer L Armentrout. BLURB Is Love Stronger Than Vengeance? A Betrayal… Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol…
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The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is a stand alone novel by V.E Schwab. BLURB When Addie LaRue makes a pact with the devil, she trades her soul for immortality. But there’s always a price the devil takes away her place in the world, cursing her to be forgotten by everyone. Addie flees her tiny…
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With Shield and Ink and Bone Book Review
With Shield and Ink and Bone is a YA Historical Fantasy Romance by Casey L Bond. BLURB A hard-earned shield. Days before she is to take her place as a shield maiden, like her mother before her, two deaths alter the course of Liv’s future. One belonged to a witch who called her by name,…
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Kingdom of the Wicked Book Review
Kingdom of the Wicked is the first book in the series by Kerri Maniscalco. BLURB Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe – witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family’s renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin…
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The Brighter the Stars Book Review
The Brighter the Stars is written by Bryan K. Prosek. BLURB Caught between love and revenge, Jake has one chance to live up to the man his uncle was. Earth crashed into interstellar politics as a lightweight, lagging so far behind other planetary weapons systems everyone feared they wouldn’t survive first contact with other worlds…
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Aurora Burning Book Review
Aurora Burning is the second book in the Aurora Cycle by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. BLURB Our heroes are back. Kind of.First, the bad news: An ancient evil – you know, your standard consume-all-life-in-the-galaxy deal – is about to be unleashed.The good news? Squad 312 is standing by to save the day.They’ve just got…
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A Deadly Education Book Review
A Deadly Education is book one in The Scholomance series by Naomi Novik. BLURB Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered. There are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic, and the odds of survival are never equal. Once you’re inside, there are only two ways out: you graduate or…
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Namesake Book Review
Namesake is the final book in the Fable duology by Adrienne Young. BLURB Trader. Fighter. Survivor. With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and its crew were set to start over. That freedom is short-lived when she becomes a pawn in a notorious thug’s scheme. In order to get to her intended destination she must…
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Aurora Rising Book Review
Aurora Rising is the first book of the Aurora Cycle by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. BLURB The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck…
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Fable Book Review
Fable is the first book in the series by Adrienne Young. BLURB Welcome to a world made dangerous by the sea and by those who wish to profit from it. Where a young girl must find her place and her family while trying to survive in a world built for men. For seventeen-year-old Fable, the…
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The Girl the Sea Gave Back Book Review
The Girl the Sea Gave Back is the second book in the Sky and Sea series by Adrienne Young. BLURB For as long as she can remember, Tova has lived among the Svell, the people who found her washed ashore as a child and use her for her gift as a Truthtongue. Her own home…
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The Glass Queen Book Review
The Glass Queen is the second book in the Forest of Good and Evil series by Gena Showalter. BLURB Ashleigh Ansklelisa may be called the Glass Princess due to her weak heart, but Saxon, king of the Avian, knows she is more dangerous than broken glass, in this Cinderella retelling that sweeps readers into the…
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Sky in the Deep Book Review
Sky in the Deep is the first book in the Sky and Sea series by Adrienne Young. BLURB OND ELDR. BREATHE FIRE. Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day she sees…
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Blood and Honey Book Review
Blood and Honey is the second book in the Serpent and Dove series by Shelby Mahurin. BLURB Lou, Reid, Coco, and Ansel are on the run from coven, kingdom, and church-fugitives with nowhere to hide. To survive, they need allies. Strong ones. But as Lou becomes increasingly desperate to save those she loves, she turns…
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The Evil Queen Book Review
The Evil Queen is the first book in the Forest of Good and Evil series by Gena Showalter. BLURB Evil isn’t born, it’s made. One thought and action at a time. Take a good look at what you’ve made. Far, far away, in the realm of Enchantia, creatures of legend still exist, magic is the…
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Incendiary Book Review
Incendiary is the first book in the Hollow Crown series by Zoraida Córdova. BLURB I am Renata Convida.I have lived a hundred stolen lives.Now I live my own. Renata Convida was only a child when she was kidnapped by the King’s Justice and brought to the luxurious palace of Andalucia. As a Robari, the rarest…
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Serpent and Dove Book Review
Serpent & Dove is the first book in the duology by Shelby Mahurin. BLURB Bound as one, to love, honor, or burn. Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There, witches like Lou are hunted.…
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The Other Side of the Sky Book Review
The Other Side of the Sky is the first book in the duology by Meagan Spooner and Amie Kaufman. BLURB Two worlds, two hearts and a choice that will shape their fate forever. Prince North’s home is in the sky, in a gleaming city held aloft by intricate unknown technology. But North believes his sky…
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From Blood and Ash Book Review
From Blood and Ash is the first book in the Blood and Ash series by Jennifer L Armentrout. BLURB A Maiden… Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to…
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Kingdom of Sea and Stone
Kingdom of Sea and Stone is the sequel to Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford. I want to thank Harper Collins Publishing Australia for the review copy. BLURB Ever since Nor was forced to go to a nearby kingdom in her sister’s place, she’s wanted nothing more than to return to the place…
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Crown of Coral and Pearl Book Review
Crown of Coral and Pearl is the first book in the series by Mara Rutherford. BLURB For generations, the crown princes of Ilara have married the most beautiful maidens from the ocean village of Varenia. Nor once dreamed of seeing the mysterious mountain kingdom for herself, but after a childhood accident left her with a…
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The Damned Book Review
The Damned is the second book by Renee Ahdieh. BLURB Following the events of The Beautiful, Sébastien Saint Germain is now cursed and forever changed. The treaty between the Fallen and the Brotherhood has been broken, and war between the immortals seems imminent. The price of loving Celine was costly. But Celine has also paid…
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The Beautiful Book Review
The Beautiful is the first book in the duology by Renee Ahdieh. BLURB In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, it’s also a safe haven after she’s forced to flee her life in Paris. Quickly enraptured by the vibrant city, from its music to its extravagant…
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Jonah Book Review
Jonah is the final book in the Styclar Saga by Nikki Kelly. BLURB Jonah is the Vampire who saved Lailah from the appetites of an even darker evil: the Vampire Purebloods. But to repay Jonah in kind, Lailah had to strike a deal with the universe-her existence for his. Now that she’s lost to the…
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Gabriel Book Review
Gabriel is the second book in the Styclar Saga by Nikki Kelly. BLURB Gabriel is an angel descendant. He’s also an ally to a generation of vampires who want to break away from the demon who controls them. His faith in the power of good over evil wavers, however, when he discovers that Lailah, the…
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Lailah Book Review
Lailah is the first book in the Styclar Saga by Nikki Kelly. BLURB The girl knows she’s different. She doesn’t age. She has no family. She has no clear clues about who she really is, or her name. But there is a face in her dreams – a light that breaks through the darkness. She…
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Weapon Book Review
Weapon is the last book in the Whisper duology by Lynette Noni. BLURB I already knew he was a psychopath. But now? He’s more dangerous than ever. And I have less than twenty-four hours to stop him. After escaping Lengard and finding sanctuary with the Remnants, Alyssa Scott is desperate to save those she left…
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Whisper Book Review
Whisper is the first book in the Whisper Duology by Lynette Noni. BLURB “Lengard is a secret government facility for extraordinary people,” they told me. “It’s for people just like you.” I believed them. That was my mistake. There isn’t anyone else in the world like me. I’m different. I’m an anomaly. I’m a monster.…
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The Fates Divide Book Review
The Fates Divide is the last book in the Carve the Mark duology by Veronica Roth. This review does contain spoilers. BLURB The lives of Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are ruled by their fates, spoken by the oracles at their births. The fates, once determined, are inescapable. Akos is in love with Cyra, in…
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Carve the Mark Book Review
Carve the Mark is the first book in the Carve the Mark Duology by Veronica Roth BLURB Cyra and Akos grew up in enemy countries on a vibrant yet divided planet. Cyra’s ability to transfer extraordinary pain with a simple touch makes her a dangerous weapon for her tyrannical brother. When Akos is kidnapped and…
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Queen of Nothing Book Review
Queen of Nothing is the third book in the Folk of the Air series by Holly Black. BLURB After being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watching reality television, and doing odd…
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The Wicked King Book Review
The Wicked King is the second book in the Folk of the Air series by Holly Black. BLURB Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with…
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The Cruel Prince Book Review
The Cruel Prince is the first book in the Folk of the Air series by Holly Black. BLURB Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the…
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Ruin and Rising Book Review
Ruin and Rising is the final book in the Shadow and Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo. BLURB Soldier. Summoner. Saint.The nation’s fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. The Darkling rules from his shadow throne while a weakened Alina Starkov recovers from their battle under…
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Siege and Storm Book Review
Siege and Storm is the second book in the Shadow and Bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo. BLURB Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Alina Starkov’s power has grown, but not without a price. She is the Sun Summoner—hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Shadow Fold. But she and Mal can’t outrun…
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Shadow and Bone Book Review
Shadow and Bone is the first book in the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo. BLURB Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the…
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The Shadow Wand Book Review
The Shadow Wand is the third book in the Black Witch Chronicles by Laurie Forest. BLURB HER WORLD-ALTERING SECRET CAN’T BE HIDDEN MUCH LONGERElloren Gardner hides the most powerful secret in all Erthia—she is the Black Witch of Prophecy, and destined to triumph…or be used as the ultimate weapon of destruction. Separated from everyone she…
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The Iron Flower Book Review
The Iron Flower is the second book in the Black Witch Chronicles by Laurie Forest. BLURB Elloren Gardner and her friends were only seeking to right a few wrongs when they rescued a Selkie and freed a military dragon. The last thing they expected was to be thrust into a realm-wide underground resistance against Gardnerian…
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The Black Witch Book Review
The Black Witch is the first book of the Black Witch Chronicles by Laurie Forest. BLURB A new Black Witch will rise…her powers vast beyond imagining. Elloren Gardner is the granddaughter of the last prophesied Black Witch, Carnissa Gardner, who drove back the enemy forces and saved the Gardnerian people during the Realm War. But…
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Kingdom of Ash Book Review
Kingdom of Ash is the final book in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas. BLURB Aelin has risked everything to save her people-but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. Aware…
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Empire of Storms Book Review
Empire of Storms is the fifth book in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas. BLURB The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who…
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Tower of Dawn Book Review
Tower of Dawn is the sixth book in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas. I read this book after Queen of Midnight. BLURB Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the Captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since Aelin…
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Suppressed Book Review
Suppressed is the second book in The Magic Unveiling series by Sullivan Gray. BLURB “Supernaturals exist. And you’re one of them.” I’ve got football players seeking revenge. Parents who (literally) just don’t understand. An impossible crush on a guy who flirts one day and ignores me the next. And apparently, I’m a supernatural of some…
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The Eternal Dusk Review
The Eternal Dusk is the second book in the Daughter of the Phoenix series by Victoria J Price. BLURB Angels are disappearing. Witches are gathering. An ancient darkness is rising. It’s been just over a month since eighteen-year-old Fia Aldridge has returned to Earth from the parallel world of Ohinyan. She thought she’d be safe…
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Queen of Shadows Book Review
Queen of Shadows is the fourth book in the Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J Maas. BLURB Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she’s at last returned to the empire-for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past… She has embraced her identity as…
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The Assassin’s Blade Book Review
The Assassin’s Blade is the collection of novellas for the Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J Maas. BLURB Celaena Sardothien is Adarlan’s most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassins’ Guild, she yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. When Celaena’s scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, dispatches her on…
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Heir of Fire Book Review
Heir of Fire is the third book in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas. BLURB Lost and broken, Celaena Sardothien’s only thought is to avenge the savage death of her dearest friend: as the King of Adarlan’s Assassin, she is bound to serve this tyrant, but he will pay for what he…
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Crown of Midnight Book Review
Crown of Midnight is the second book in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas. BLURB Celaena Sardothien is the King’s Champion, yet she is far from loyal to the crown. But secretly working against her master is no easy task. As she untangles the glass castle’s mysteries, no one is above questioning…
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Throne of Glass Book Review
Throne of Glass is the first book in the Throne of Glass (TOG) series by Sarah J Maas. BLURB Meet Celaena Sardothien.Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness. In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made…
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A Court of Frost and Starlight Book Review
A Court of Frost and Starlight is a companion tale to the series and is set after the third book by Sarah J Maas. BLURB Feyre, Rhys and their friends are working to rebuild the Night Court and the vastly changed world beyond after the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin. But Winter Solstice…
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A Court of Wings and Ruin Book Review
A Court of Wings and Ruin is the third book in the ACOTAR series by Sarah J Maas. BLURB Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s manoeuvrings and the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game…
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A Court of Mist and Fury Book Review
A Court of Mist and Fury is the second book in the ACOTAR series by Sarah J Maas. BLURB Feyre survived Amarantha’s clutches to return to the Spring Court – but at a steep cost. Though she now possesses the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can’t forget the terrible…
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A Court of Thorns and Roses Book Review
A Court of Thorns and Roses is the first book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series by Sarah J Maas. BLURB Feyre is a huntress. And when she sees a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she kills the predator and takes its prey to feed herself and…
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Pariah Book Review
Pariah is the first book in the Magic Unveiling series by Sullivan Frey. I would like to thank Sullivan Grey for the review copy. BLURB My school has a dark secret….but the one from my past might be darker. When the cheerleaders mentioned an initiation, I thought they were joking. Hours later, I’ve somehow left…
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Seven Crowns Book Review
Seven Crowns is the first book in the Bellaton series by E.V. Everest. I was lucky enough to read an Advanced Readers Copy. BLURB An unclaimed crown. Six deadly rivals. A world she never knew existed. Sixteen-year-old Ana is a waitress, foster kid, and liar. She might also be the sole heir to a…
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Legendary Book Review
Legendary is the sequel to Caraval by Stephanie Garber. BLURB A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win. After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but…
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Finale Book Review
Finale is the last book of the Caraval trilogy by Stephanie Garber. The review does contain a few spoilers. BLURB A love worth fighting for. A dream worth dying for. An ending worth waiting for. It’s been two months since the Fates were freed from a deck of cards, two months since Legend claimed the…
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Their Fractured Light Book Review
Their Fractured Light is the final book in the Starbound Trilogy by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. BLURB Will the secrets of LaRoux Industries finally be exposed by Gideon Marchant, an eighteen-year-old computer hacker and an urban warrior, and fellow rebel and thief Sofia Quinn? A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the…
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This Shattered World Book Review
This Shattered World is the second book in the Starbound Trilogy by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner. BLURB Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met. Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the terraformed planet’s rebellious colonists, but she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents. Rebellion is…
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These Broken Stars Book Review
These Broken Stars is the first book in the Starbound Trilogy by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. BLURB It’s a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem…
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Caraval Book Review
Caraval is the first book in the trilogy by Stephanie Garber. BLURB WELCOME TO CARAVAL, WHERE NOTHING IS QUITE WHAT IT SEEMS Scarlett has never left the tiny isle of Trisda, pining from afar for the wonder of Caraval, a once-a-year week-long performance where the audience participates in the show. Caraval is Magic. Mystery. Adventure.…
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The Third Sun Book Review
The Third Sun is the first book in the Daughter of the Phoenix series by Victoria J Price. I want to thank Victoria for giving me a copy for review. BLURB The sun is dying, the windows to Earth are closing. Time is running out. After the death of her sister, eighteen year old Fia…
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Undying Book Review
Undying is the sequel to Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. BLURB Earth’s fate rests in their hands. Mia and Jules are desperate to warn their home planet about the impending invasion from the Undying. After a perilous escape from the Undying’s ancient spaceship, they crash-land on Earth’s surface, only to realize the awful…
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Unearthed Book Review
Unearthed is the first book in the duology by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. BLURB Jules Addison and Amelia Radcliffe join forces in a tomb-raiding race on a newly-discovered planet to unravel the secrets of an ancient, long-extinct civilisation–only to uncover a revelation that could spell the end of the human race… When Earth intercepts…
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The Shadow Curse Book Review
The Shadow Curse is the first book in the Thraesian Saga by Kala Merseal. I was lucky enough to receive a copy for review. BLURB For decades, a curse has plagued the great lands of Altana. Beasts of shadows, dust, and blood swallow up every kingdom until even Therilea falls one fateful night when the…
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Vardaesia Book Review
Vardaesia is the final book in the Medoran Cheonicles by Lynette Noni. BLURB In the wake of loss and devastation, Alex must cast aside her grief to seek aid from those who banished the Meyarins long ago. But the proud Tia Aurans care little for the woes of morals and demands that Alex- and her…
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Graevale Book Review
Graevale is the fifth book in the Medoran Chronicles by Lynette Noni. BLURB Now that Aven Dalmarta sits upon the throne of Meya, Alex must race against the clock to save the rest of Medora from the Rebel Prince’s wrath. Haunted by an unspeakable vision of the future, Alex and her friends set out to…
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Draekora Book Review
Draekora is the third book in the Medoran Chronicles by Lynette Noni. BLURB With Aven Dalmarta now in hiding in the shadows of Meya, Alex is desperate to save Jordan and keep the Rebel Prince from taking more lives. Training day and night to master the enhanced immortal blood in her veins, Alex undertakes a…
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Raelia Book Review
Raelia is the second book in the Medoran Chronicles by Lynette Noni. We come back to the second year of Alex Jennings at the Akarnae School with her friends. BLURB Despite the magical wonder of Medora, Alex’s life remains threatened by Aven Dalmarta, the banishes prince from the Lost City of Meya, who is out…
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We Three Heroes Book Review
We Three Heroes is a Medoran Chronicles novella by Lynette Noni. BLURB Alexandra Jennings might be the hero of The Medoran Chronicles, but she would be lost without her three closest friends. They are her heroes and like all heroes, they each have their own story. Meet the real D.C. in Crowns and Curses and…
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Akarnae Book Review
I discovered this book and was pulled in by not only the cover but the amazing writing of Lynette Noni. Akarnae is the first book of the Medoran Chronicles where you dive into a book that is Narnia, Harry Potter and Xmen all in one. BLURB With just one step, sixteen-year-old Alexandra Jennings’s world changes…