The Double-Edged Sword by Sarah Silverwood
Overlord
Sarah Silverwood is actually a pseudonym; the author of The Double-Edged Sword’s real name is Sarah Pinborough. For anyone who hasn’t heard of Sarah Pinborough before, let me begin by…
YA
Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Kit
I remember that blackness. There were no walls, there was no up or down. I could have been living or dead. I listened to the other girls as they breathed…
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Elloise Hopkins
I first heard about this book when I got my hands on a graphic novel sampler of it at FantasyCon and then afterwards I kept hearing good things about it…
Children & Fantasy – The Introductory Phase
Laura Graham
Since I finished university, I’ve had a little more free time on my hands. My favourite way using some of this time to help out my aunt and a friend…
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J. K. Rowling
ChrisMB
So, after my previous Harry Potter review, I had another look at my copies of Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Yeah, turns out…
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
Ben Galley
First, a word on the author. Catherine Fisher, unbeknownst to me before spying the glittery cover of Incarceron at my local bookstore, is a veritable factory of fiction. Her writing…
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Imagine a world where people are given special talents; those so blessed are called Gracelings, and their talents are perfect. The Grace could be anything: cooking, horseback riding, swimming, hand-to-hand…
The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
Chloe Smith
This is the first in a semi-occasional series that examines classic or influential YA and children’s fantasy—the sorts of books that fantasy fans remember as the stories that brought them…
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
Chelsea Haller
After reading Tamora Pierce’s most recent book Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales, I wanted to reread her other pieces. Of course that means starting at the beginning…
Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales by Tamora Pierce
Tamora Pierce has been entertaining teens for years, especially those who are female. Most of her books have a very strong feminine main character who struggles through the world of…
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers if you haven’t yet read the first book. If there is nothing else to say about Suzanne Collins, one could say that the woman…
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Itachimaru
John Smith is not your average teenager. He regularly moves from small town to small town. He changes his name and identity. He does not put down roots. He cannot…