Crown of Midnight is the second installment of the Throne of Glass series. The second book picks up right where the first left off, and it gets even better. This novel follows Celaena as she navigates being the King’s Assassin and having to make hard decisions. Her relationships with Dorian and Chaol especially become a little rocky as she has to do things she isn’t proud of. A particularly difficult event leaves friendships strained, but Celaena has to push through to fight for what she believes in.
Throne of Glass is the debut novel of arguably the best fantasy series of all time. Celaena Sardothien is a young woman who is brought out of a salt mine called Endovier in order to serve the King of Adarlan in a competition. She befriends the crown prince himself, Dorian Havilliard, along with the Captain of the Guard, Chaol Westfall. Celaena must compete against a variety of opponents in order to win the King’s favor, using her deadly assassin skills, for which she got arrested for in the first place.
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke is a historical fantasy novel set in an alternate 19th-century England where magic once existed but has long since faded into obscurity. The story follows two magicians: the reclusive and cautious Mr. Norrell, who seeks to revive English magic through scholarly study and practical feats, and the charismatic and daring Jonathan Strange, who becomes Norrell’s pupil and later his rival.
Snow, a 17-year-old girl in Whittaker Psychiatric, falls in love with another patient in the hospital, Bale. They have their first kiss and something tragic happens, causing them to separate. Now, Bale has disappeared from the hospital and Snow is distraught. She too escapes with the help of a mystery man she finds in her dreams being pulled towards the magical kingdom, Algrid.
Lightlarkby Alex Aster is a young adult fantasy novel. It follows the story of the magical island Lightlark, in which all the inhabitants are cursed based on which part of the island they live on. Isla Crown, especially young leader of Wildling, has been training her whole life for the Centennial, the competition that occurs every 100 years between the six leaders of the Lightlark. Isla must battle her enemies, her powerlessness, and her heart.
House of Roots and Ruin (HoRaR) by Erin A. Craig is a fiction fantasy sequel to Craig’s House of Salt and Sorrows (HoSaS). The second book in the Sisters of the Salt, it follows Verity Thaumas (House of Salt and Sorrow’s main character, Annaleigh,’s youngest sister) all grown up. Now eighteen years old, Verity feels trapped in her older sister, Duchess Camille,’s manor on the sea.
Percy and Annabeth want to help complete the prophecy of the Seven, but they have been trapped in Tartarus by a giant spider. They drink the fire of life to survive and fight their way through the pits of monsters. Then they find out that unless they get help, they are never going to finish the prophecy!
Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian is a fantasy novel that follows teenage girl Theodosia as she navigates being the rightful heir to the Astrean throne. Her kingdom was taken from her family when she was a young girl by an evil man known as the Kaiser. The royal family was all killed except for Theodosia, and she is publicly shamed as the “Ash Princess” in order for the Kaiser to maintain control. Theodosia has to use her wits and unexpected friends in order to win her kingdom back.
Wayward Son follows Simon Snow, his boyfriend Baz, and his best friend Penelope as they travel from Great Britain to America for a road trip across the American West. During this adventure across the country, they encountered various monsters. They fight the monsters while making new friends and saving old ones.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle is a beloved classic of children's literature that blends science fiction, fantasy, and coming-of-age themes. The story follows Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and her friend Calvin O'Keefe as they start an interdimensional journey to rescue Meg's father. Meg Murry is a 13-year-old girl struggling with self-esteem issues and missing her father, a scientist who disappeared while working on a secret government project. One stormy night, Meg, Charles, and Calvin meet Mrs.
