Tag: young adult
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Review: The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N Holmberg
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Charlie Holmberg’s The Will and the Wilds is part fairytale, part love story, and all adventure. Readers follow Enna, a budding herbalist who has learned about the creatures of the wildwood (mystings) from her grandmother. When Enna…
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Review: The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Kester Grant’s The Court of Miracles leads readers in a retelling of Les Miserables where Eponine, called Nina, is the star of the show. Nina is a Thief in a France where the criminal underground of the…
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Review: Fireborne by Rosaria Munda
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Rosaria Munda presents to us in Fireborne a world that is still recovering from revolution. The oligarchy of the dragonborn has been overthrown in favor of a merit-based class system determined by testing. We join the narrative…
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Review: Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte
4 stars **I received an early release excerpt from the publisher through NetGalley; however, I did not submit review until I had read the full work which I acquired through my public library.** Astrid Scholte’s debut novel, Four Dead Queens, checks all sorts of boxes for fantasy fans. Court and political intrigue, various factions of…
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Review: People of the Lake by Nick Scorza
**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 stars People of the Lake is a YA mystery which borders a bit into suspense and thriller. Redmarch Lake was once a thriving tourist town, but now it is weighed down by secrets and unfriendly to…
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Review: Kriss: The Gift of Wrath by Ted Naifeh
4 stars **I received an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** From Ted Naifeh and Warren Wucinich comes Kriss: The Gift of Wrath. Kriss is an outcast in his small village, but is descended from the gods of the north. The Gift of Wrath establishes background for Kriss and…
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Review: Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker
5 stars Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker bring us Mooncakes, a graphic novel about a young witch and werewolf and a nefarious group of practitioners who have summoned a demon causing trouble in the woods. This read was just such a joy. Our witch character, Nova, is queer and uses hearing aids. Our werewolf, Tam,…
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Review: The Weight of a Soul by Elizabeth Tammi
** I was provided with an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 4.5 stars Elizabeth Tammi’s sophomore novel, The Weight of a Soul, follows Lena and her clan in the Viking age of Scandinavia. Of course, the Norse gods have their own plans, and Lena and her…
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Review: Resurrection Girls by Ava Morgyn
** I was provided with an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 stars Ava Morgyn’s debut novel, Resurrection Girls, is a hard-hitting novel of grief and all that comes with it. Our main character, Olivia, has had her world ripped apart by the accidental drowning death…
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Review: Silo Boys by Amy-Brooke Odell
4 stars ** I received an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Amy-Brooke Odell’s debut novel, Silo Boys, was an engaging YA mystery/thriller that captured the atmosphere of South Carolina. In Silo Boys, the reader follows Addy, a recent high school graduate as she attempts to come to terms…
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