Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
Jo Niederhoff
Kami Glass is everything I’ve always wanted in a YA fantasy heroine. She’s clever (though not to the point of being obnoxious), strong-willed (at times to the point of foolishness,…
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The Year of the Ladybird by Graham Joyce
Alister Davison
It is 1976, the hottest summer in England since records began, and a young man called David is about to start work at a holiday camp close to the seaside…
The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
Joie
Think Harry Potter in Victorian England and you have the backdrop for The Burning Sky. Written in the third-person narrative, I rather felt like I was watching the story unfold…
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Lucy Hounsom
The premise of The Invisible Library is brilliant. Clandestinely situated between dimensions – and yes, invisible – the Library is a vast repository of fiction ‘acquired’ from myriad parallel worlds.…
Clariel by Garth Nix
Sonia Grace
Clariel is the newest addition to Garth Nix’s Abhorsen series, which also contains Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen, and several novellas and short stories. It’s one of my favorite series, full stop.…
The League of Princes by Christopher Healy – Series Review
Victoria Hooper
Ever wondered what Prince Charming’s real name is? Meet Frederick. And Gustav. And Liam and Duncan. They are the Prince Charmings (or Princes Charming, as Frederick insists), and they’re determined…
Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
Nick Clark
Kelly Link’s unique take on the fantastic twists through a whimsical maelstrom of inventiveness in her award-winning short story collection, Magic for Beginners. Strands of myth, sci-fi and fable mingle…
The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks
James Davies
Wow. Now that is how you write a follow up. Brent Weeks, although not the greatest prose stylist ever, knows how to give his readership a great story, engrossing characters,…
The Getaway God by Richard Kadrey – Spoiler Free Review
Zachary A. Matzo
The Getaway God, Richard Kadrey’s sixth novel in the Sandman Slim series, is a confounding—but ultimately entertaining—entry in the story of James Stark. Friends and enemies (both new and old)…
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
My hardback cover of The Queen of the Tearling is emblazoned with a bright red sticker telling me it’s: “SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM starring Emma Watson”. On the…
Cartomancy by Michael A. Stackpole
Travis Anderson
The second book in a trilogy is a difficult beast to contend with. It needs to answer enough questions and fulfil enough expectations from the first novel to keep the…
His Fair Assassin series by Robin LaFevers
Rebekah Loper
There are really only two words to describe this series. Assassin. Nuns. That’s all you need to know. Or, well, that’s all I needed to know to pique my interest.…