Tag: fantasy
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Boring Book Recommendation: Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
Magic for Liars is so much more than a murder mystery at a magic school, but that elevator pitch did reel me in!
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Autumn Reading Recommendations
For the longest time, autumn has been my favorite season. It’s not crazy warm or crazy cold and it’s much more socially acceptable to stay inside and read a book all day. And since I forgot to do Summer Reading Recommendations this year, I figured I’d recommend you books to read this Autumn instead. Be…
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Boring Book Recommendation: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
“Nothing changes, Vasya. Things are, or they are not. Magic is forgetting that something ever was other than as you willed it.” What is this book about? Set at the edge of medieval Russian wilderness in a time where magic, tradition, and spirits were to be respected and upheld, Vasilisa was raised on fairy stories.…
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Magical Doorways and Diversity in YA
Every Heart a Doorway is a Young Adult novella written by Seanan McGuire. It’s about a school/sanatorium/half-way house for young children who’ve traveled to magical lands and now find themselves back in their old boring world, unable to deal with the doldrums of real life. The premise of this book is right up my alley.…
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Boring Book Recommendation: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
“She sounds like someone who spends a lot of time in libraries, which are the best sorts of people.” What is this book about? Little twelve-year-old September lived a normal life in Omaha. Her mother is a mechanic and her father away at work, and often times she is left at home to make her…
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Akata Witch is Scared of Being Scary
Just like most readers who grew up with Harry Potter, I’m always on the lookout for the next best thing. This is how I became interested in Akata Witch. Readers kept calling it the Nigerian Harry Potter and a brilliant take on the magical kids trope. I was intrigued because it sounded different enough that…
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YA Book Club: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
For every book we read during the YA book club, we try to write a review. This way anyone who couldn’t be there, can still join in with the fun! Saskia den Ouden is our main reviewer for the book club books, judging all that we have picked. Once upon a time, there was an island…
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Boring Book Recommendation: King’s Cage – Victoria Aveyard
“When the lightning girl’s spark is gone, who will light the way for the rebellion?” What is this book about? King’s Cage is the third book in Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen series. Esmée reviewed the first one here. Spoiler alerts warning if you haven’t read Red Queen and Glass Sword yet! Mare is now King…
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Boring Book Recommendation: The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
“Some things exist in our lives for but a brief moment. And we must let them go on to light another sky.” What is this book about? Inspired by the premise of One Thousand and One Nights, The Wrath and the Dawn tells the story of Shahrzad – or Shazi – who lost her best…