Reviews by Category: Fantasy

Teen Review
Echoes and Empires

Echoes and Empires

By Morgan Rhodes
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Taylor J.
Dec 16, 2024

Echoes and Empires is about Josslyn Drake, a seventeen-year-old girl. One night while at the Queen’s Gala, she walks into the wrong place at the wrong time and gets infected with magic. She has only been taught a few things about magic: it’s evil, it will ruin your life, and anyone who has magic inside of them will be executed. Josslyn has to team up with Jericho Nox (the person who was trying to steal the magic) to get it out of her before it’s too late.

Teen Review
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass

By Sarah J. Maas
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
DC
Dec 13, 2024

Celaena Sardothien is one of the most feared assassins in the kingdom—or at least she was, before betrayal landed her in the brutal salt mines of Endovier. After surviving a year of backbreaking labor, she’s offered a deal: compete in a deadly tournament to become the King’s Champion, and she’ll win her freedom. It’s not exactly a fair trade—serving the king she despises—but it’s better than dying in a mine. As Celaena trains for the competition under Captain Chaol Westfall’s watchful eye, she begins to uncover something sinister happening within the palace walls.

Teen Review
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Shatter Me

By Tahereh Mafi
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
KatelynMae
Dec 13, 2024

Shatter Me is the first book in a ten-book series. It follows Juliette, a seventeen-year-old girl who inhabits a deadly touch. The Reestablishment locks her away depriving her of human intimacy and true connections. Juliette finds herself in a state of isolation with only the visualizations of birds flying free outside her window to keep her company. The Reestablishment plans to use her (and her ability) as a weapon.

Teen Review
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Treasure Hunters

By Jeff Smith
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Dec 9, 2024

Treasure Hunters is a graphic novel, the eighth book of a 9-book series called Bone. At the end of the last book, the Bones, Thorn, Grandma, and Bartleby are about to arrive at Atheia. The humans free Lucius from the Disciples of Venu who had claimed he was a traitor. Now in this book, the group visits Grandma's old mentor at the old royal city. While they talk, Thorn is pulled into the dreaming world and Briar almost manages to take her away, but Thorn survives at the last moment.

Teen Review
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Caraval

By Stephanie Garber
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Dec 9, 2024

Caraval is a story of two sisters, Scarlett and Tella, who are stuck on a small island. Their whole lives have been controlled by their abusive father, so they are trying to find a way to escape their home as well as Scarlett's arranged marriage to a duke she had never met. After years of writing letters to Legend, the master, Scarlett finally gets tickets to Caraval, an interactive show filled with deception and magic.

Teen Review
 Mighty Jack and the Goblin King book cover

Mighty Jack and the Goblin King

By Ben Hatke
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Nithin
Dec 9, 2024

Mighty Jack and the Goblin King continues the adventures of Jack, Maddy, and Lily as they face a new and formidable foe: the Goblin King. When the Goblin King kidnaps Maddy, Jack and Lily must use all their bravery, cunning, and magical abilities to rescue her and save the garden from destruction. Along the way, they encounter strange creatures, unexpected allies, and surprising secrets about the garden and its magical inhabitants.

Teen Review
Tower of Dawn book cover

Tower of Dawn

By Sarah J. Maas
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Sophia N.
Dec 9, 2024

Tower of Dawn shifts the series’ focus onto Chaol Westfall, Nesryn Faliq, and Yrene Towers, as Chaol and Nesryn work to form an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, while Yrene is assigned to heal Chaol’s injuries that put him in a wheelchair. Yrene and Chaol work together to heal Chaol’s injuries while Nesryn and Prince Sartaq travel to the rukhin clans and learn about the secrets of the Stygian Spiders.

Teen Review
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Empire of Storms

By Sarah J. Maas
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Sophia N.
Dec 9, 2024

Aelin Galathynius continues down her path to reclaim the throne of Terrasen, yet war and enemies continue to loom ahead. As more Valg secrets are revealed, the possibility of Erilea’s collapse grows stronger, and Aelin fights to protect her loved ones and her people. With her unbelievable power and cunning mind, Aelin challenges the Valg King and undergoes a quest to save her land. This book may seem a bit daunting at first, at 720 pages, but the constant jumps between character perspectives keeps the reader engaged and constantly on edge.

Teen Review
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Queen of Shadows

By Sarah J. Maas
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Sophia N.
Dec 9, 2024

Celaena Sardothien has finally taken her place as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. Aedion Ashryver is desperate to see his cousin again after ten years spent apart. Dorian Havilliard is trapped inside a Valg demon. Before Aelin is able to make her way back to her homeland, she needs to save her friends, free magic in Adarlan, and defeat the Valg. We meet more new characters in this book: Nesryn Faliq, Gavriel, Lorcan Salvaterre, and Elide Lochan. Several storylines begin to weave together as more is revealed about the truth of the Wyrdkeys and the Valg.

Teen Review
Heir of Fire book cover

Heir of Fire

By Sarah J. Maas
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Sophia N.
Dec 9, 2024

Celaena Sardothien has made her way to the city of Wendlyn to seek vengeance against the King of Adarlan. Heartbroken and full of rage, Celaena stumbles around Wendlyn, drinking and fighting every person she meets. When Prince Rowan Whitethorn of Doranelle finds Celaena, he brings her to Queen Maeve. Maeve claims that in exchange for answers about the Wyrdkeys, Celaena must learn to master her fire magic by training with Rowan. Meanwhile, in Adarlan, Aedion Ashryver, Chaol, and Dorian begin working on a plan to free magic in the kingdom.

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