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Book Review: Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley
In this gorgeous, queer standalone fantasy, a young musician sets out to expose her rival for illegal use of magic only to discover the deception goes deeper than she could have imagined—perfect for fans of An Enchantment of Ravens! Music runs in Sofi’s blood. Her father is a Musik, one of only five musicians in the country licensed to compose and perform original songs. In the kingdom of Aell, where winter is endless and magic is accessible to all, there are strict anti-magic laws ensuring music remains the last untouched art. Sofi has spent her entire life training to inherit…
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Book Review: Sisters of Sword & Song by Rebecca Ross
From the author of The Queen’s Rising comes a thrilling YA stand-alone fantasy about the unbreakable bond between sisters. Perfect for fans of Ember in the Ashes, Sky in the Deep, and Court of Fives. After eight long years, Evadne will finally be reunited with her older sister, Halcyon, who has been proudly serving in the queen’s army. But when Halcyon appears earlier than expected, Eva knows something has gone terribly wrong. Halcyon is on the run, hunted by her commander and charged with murder. Though Halcyon’s life is spared during her trial, the punishment is heavy. And when Eva…
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Book Review: Dare by Christina Bauer
The Details Media Type: ebookTitle: DareSeries: Pixieland DiariesAuthor: Christina BauerPublisher: Monster House BooksPages/Length: paperback; 322Release Date: March 30, 2021Source: Goddess Fish Promotions/PublisherGenre: Young Adult Fantasy Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | Google Play | Kobo ***BEWARE*** If you don’t like pixies, then don’t read this diary. Also, if you don’t like pixies who become Queen of the Summer Fae and stay their sassy selves, then definitely don’t read this. I’ll never genuflect, suck up, or tone down. And I’m totally kicking it as queen. That is, until an evil sorcerer named the Usurper schemes to kill every last thing in Faerie. Whoa.…
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Book Review: Fire With Fire by Destiny Soria
Dani and Eden Rivera were both born to kill dragons, but the sisters couldn’t be more different. For Dani, dragon slaying takes a back seat to normal high school life, while Eden prioritizes training above everything else. Yet they both agree on one thing: it’s kill or be killed where dragons are concerned. Until Dani comes face-to-face with one and forges a rare and magical bond with him. As she gets to know Nox, she realizes that everything she thought she knew about dragons is wrong. With Dani lost to the dragons, Eden turns to the mysterious and alluring sorcerers…
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Book Review: We Are The Fire by Sam Taylor
In the cold, treacherous land of Vesimaa, children are stolen from their families by a cruel emperor, forced to undergo a horrific transformative procedure, and serve in the army as magical fire-wielding soldiers. Pran and Oksana―both taken from their homeland at a young age―only have each other to hold onto in this heartless place. Pran dreams of one day rebelling against their oppressors and destroying the empire; Oksana only dreams of returning home and creating a peaceful life for them both. When they discover the emperor has a new, more terrible mission than ever for their kind, Pran and Oksana…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Kaps by Christina Bauer
KapsChristina Bauer(Angelbound Offspring #5)Published by: Monster House BooksPublication date: June 30th 2020Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Sometimes, you just have to punch a shape-shifting vampire Nazi. Like tonight, for instance. Meet Princess Kaps: renegade, dragon shifter, and general pain in her royal parent’s backsides. Although Kaps pretends to love rock and roll, she’s actually obsessed with fighting the Audax, a group of shape-shifting vampire Nazis. And to slay herself some vampires, Kaps collects magical dragon relics. Enter the L’Griffe–AKA the shifter mafia–who also hunt down supernatural artifacts. Kaps gets in their way and ends up with a price on her head.…
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Cover Reveal: Unwritten by Alicia J. Novo
What a dreary Thursday we have here in Minnesota. Overcast and stormy is very fitting of my mood today, but at least I don’t have to water the grass today. Ha! Today I have a stunning new cover to show you for a fantasy novel coming out this fall. The smokey mystery of book worlds unknown. I love the contrasting colors and subtle details. Let’s check it out. UnwrittenAlicia J. NovoPublication date: November 14th 2020Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Books whisper to Beatrix Alba. But they aren’t the reason she has never fit in. Bullied at home and school, she keeps…
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Book Blitz & Giveaway: Meet Me in the Strange by Leander Watts
Meet Me in the StrangeLeander Watts Published by: Meerkat PressPublication date: March 27th 2018Genres: Coming of Age, Fantasy, Young Adult 2019 IPPY SILVER MEDALIST – YOUNG ADULT Meet Me in the Strange is an intoxicating adventure set in a glittery, retro-futuristic world of glam rock, spectral aliens, and gender-bendy teens. Davi is mesmerized by a girl at a concert, who appears to lose herself in the power of the otherworldy music of Django Conn. Later, through a chance meeting, Davi becomes friends with the girl, Anna Z. She is like no one Davi has ever met: she loves to talk,…
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Book Review: The Shadow Prince by Stacey O’Neale
Media Type: ebookTitle: The Shadow Prince Author: Stacey O’Neale Series: (Mortal Enchantment #0.5)Publisher: Phoenix Reign PublishingPages: 102 Publication date: March 25th 2014Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult HBD Rating: 5* Recommended to: readers who enjoy an exciting story with interesting characters Add it: Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo Prequel novella to the award-winning YA fantasy series Mortal Enchantment. Discover a world of elemental powers, courage, duty, sacrifice, forbidden romance and a war for the very elements of life. Sixteen-year-old Rowan is an elemental prince. Banished to the mortal world, he doubts he will ever return to…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Dorothy in the Land of Monsters by Garten Gevedon
Dorothy In the Land of Monsters Garten Gevedon(Oz ReVamped, #1)Publication date: October 11th 2019Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Young Adult Shifters, Zombies, and Vampires? Oh my! My name is Dorothy Gale, and I think I might be dead. When my dog Toto and I got swept up in a twister, we landed in hell. A very colorful hell. Like a rainbow dripping in blood. Now it looks as though this dreadful underworld plagued with vampires, zombies, and shifters will be the site of my eternal damnation. They say this terrifying land called Oz isn’t hell or purgatory and escape is possible, but…
