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Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
Overall Rating: 9/10 This book is the next in the throne of glass series. It is about Celeana, the new kings Champion and assassin. She...
Britt Ratzburg
Mar 7, 20231 min read


The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour by Clint McElroy et al.
Overall Rating: 10/10 The Eleventh Hour is the fifth instalment of The Adventure Zone!, a graphic novel based on the acclaimed podcast of...
Britt Ratzburg
Mar 2, 20231 min read


Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Overall Rating: 9/10 This book is about an assassin who has to compete against others to become the king's champion. There is more going...
Britt Ratzburg
Mar 2, 20231 min read


The Golden Compass
Overall Rating: 7/10 The Golden Compass is a fantasy adventure about a young orphan girl with abilities she doesn't know she has. Lyra is...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 21, 20231 min read


Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Overall Rating: 8/10 Bridge to Terabithia is a story of fifth grade best friends, Jess and Leslie. Leslie is the new girl in town and...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 17, 20231 min read


Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell
Overall Rating: 6/10 Three women discover more about themselves after being thrown together in a surprising battle between good and evil....
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 15, 20231 min read


Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Overall Rating: 9/10 Shadow and Bone is about a girl that discovers she has a special power that changes not only her life, but the...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 15, 20231 min read


The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney
Overall Rating: 9/10 As the seventh son of a seventh son, Tom can see things others can't. One day, a Spook comes to make him his...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 8, 20231 min read


The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
Overall Rating: 8/10 Nahri is a con-woman living in 18th Century Cairo. Ali, the second-born prince of a mythical djinn kingdom. The City...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 8, 20231 min read


The Splendid City by Karen Heuler
Overall Rating: 1/10 A rebellious witch and a talking cat - no, I'm not talking about Sabrina. Eleanor and her reluctant roommate (who...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 3, 20231 min read


The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
Overall Rating: 9/10 Inspired by Hungarian history and myth, this novel follows Évike, the only woman in her secluded pagan village that...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 3, 20231 min read


Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid
Overall Rating: 9/10 Juniper and Thorn is a gothic retelling of the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale, "The Juniper Tree." Marlinchen is the...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 3, 20231 min read


Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker, Wendy Xu, and Joamette Gil
Overall Rating: 6/10 Nova is a witch. Tam is a werewolf. And there is something dangerous lurking in the woods. Can they learn to use...
Britt Ratzburg
Jan 6, 20231 min read


The Afterward by E.K. Johnston
Overall Rating: 7/10 The great quest to find the Godsgem has ended, and Kalanthe and Olsa must face their obligations: for one a return...
Britt Ratzburg
Jan 5, 20231 min read


The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson
Overall Rating: 10/10 Morgan and Eli are two foster kids who find a portal to another frozen world, where they meet Ochek. The only...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 29, 20221 min read


Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Overall Rating: 7/10 The dragons in this book are very different from most dragons in fantasy: they're academic, mathematical, and they...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 27, 20221 min read


Wings of Fire Graphic Novels by Tui T. Sutherland
Overall Rating: 7/10 This graphic adaptation of the popular Wings of Fire novels is about a dragon, stolen as an egg, that finds its home...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Wynd: Flight of the Prince by James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas
Overall Rating: 9/10 In a world where magic is feared as a corruption and those who carry it are punished with death, Wynd just wants to...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 18, 20221 min read
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