Reviews by Category: Fantasy

Teen Review
These Infinite Threads

These Infinte Threads

By Tahereh Mafi

Rated by
Anonymous
Jul 17, 2023

These Infinite Threads by Taherah Mafi is a YA fantasy novel and is the second book in the series after This Woven KingdomI rated it four stars. The book follows Alizeh, who is the heir to the fallen Jinn kingdom. Jinn are mistreated in the kingdom where Alizeh lived in the first book, Ardunia, as a common servant who always wears a covering, or “nosta” over her special Jinn princess eyes.

Teen Review
The Gilded Ones

The Gilded Ones

By Namina Forna
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Rishi
Jul 17, 2023

Deka is a village girl in Irfut who just wants to live a normal life and be proven as pure and belonging in her village. She wants to be able to get married and live a happy life. However, on the day of the Ritual of Purity, it is discovered that she is impure and has the cursed blood of demons inside her. As she underwent the Death Mandate but yet didn’t die, she is taken from Irfut to the Warthu Beru to train in an army of girls like her, an alaki army.

Teen Review
Abeni's Song by P. Djèlai Clark

Abeni's Song

By P. Djèlai Clark
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Basil Park
Jul 10, 2023

This exciting, creative novel is centered around a girl named Abeni who lives in a pretty secluded village in the forest with her family & community. On the morning of her birthday, she wakes up excited for the Harvest festival that will take place, unknowing of the real events that will take place. Everything is normal at first till the witch enters the village, bringing terrible news of a great danger that they would soon face. Following this, Abeni witnesses her friends, family, and community getting taken away by horrible “storm women” and a man with goat-fur clothing.

Teen Review
Shattered Peace by Dan Jolly

Shattered Peace

By Dan Jolly
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Neil J.
Jul 10, 2023

Shattered Peace i s a graphic novel as part of a 3-book miniseries called Ravenpaw’s Path by Erin Hunter, overall part of the Warriors books. Ravenpaw used to be part of Thunderclan, one of the 4 warrior cat clans. But now, he lives with his friend Barley in a barn house. A few visitor cats had dropped by and the two cats decided to let them stay for a bit because a female had just had kittens and they were too young to travel. They left when the kittens could walk by themselves.

Teen Review
A Clan in Need by Dan Jolly

A Clan in Need

By Dan Jolly
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Neil J.
Jul 10, 2023

A Clan in Need i s a graphic novel which is the second book of the Warriors miniseries Ravenpaw’s Path by Erin Hunter. At the end of Shattered Peace, Ravenpaw and Barley decide to visit Ravenpaw’s old clan, Thunderclan, to help them. When they arrived they found out that Thunderclan was having its own problems with some rogue cats attacking them. After investigating, they found that the rogue cats were attempting to do something really bad, which they had done before but the four real clans had stopped.

Teen Review
The Heart of a Warrior by Dan Jolly

The Heart of a Warrior

By Dan Jolly
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Neil J.
Jul 10, 2023

The Heart of a Warrior is a graphic novel which is the third and final book of the Warriors miniseries Ravenpaw’s Path by Erin Hunter. At the end of A Clan in Need, the Thunderclan warriors defeat the rogues who were trying to form Bloodclan. In this finale, Ravenpaw and Barley, along with some Thunderclan warriors which includes Firestar, travel to the barnhouse to kick the rogues out.

Teen Review
The Lost Warrior by Dan Jolly

The Lost Warrior

By Dan Jolly
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Neil J.
Jul 10, 2023

The Lost Warrior is a graphic novel as part of a 3-book miniseries called Graystripe’s Adventure by Erin Hunter, overall part of the Warriors books. Graystripe was part of Thunderclan, one of the four warrior cat clans. However, humans had started to destroy the forest that the clans lived i n, and they had captured some cats. Graystripe found the cats on a truck and freed them, however, the door closed and he himself got trapped while everyone else was freed. He was sold to humans and became their pet.

Teen Review
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

The Cruel Prince

By Holly Black
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
TeenReviewer11
Jul 7, 2023

The Cruel Prince is a fantasy novel written by Holly Black. Jude is a mortal who is swept away to Faerieland with her two sisters by Madoc. Jude struggles to fit into the Faerie world, but unlike her twin sister Taryn, she doesn’t try to blend in. Despite being bullied by the king’s children, especially Prince Cardan, she strives to attain a spot in the High Court. When she least expects it, an opportunity is presented to her, one that will help reach her dream, but also risk the safety of her family and herself.

Teen Review
The Caldera by John Flanagan

The Caldera

By John Flanagan
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Jul 7, 2023

The Caldera is the seventh book in the Brotherband Chronicles series by John Flanagan. Set in a world of Viking-like cultures, the story follows Hal and his crew, the Herons, as they embark on a perilous mission to find the fabled land of Santorillos. Their journey takes them to the treacherous Caldera, a volcanic island inhabited by ruthless pirates and deadly natural forces.

Teen Review
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

The Sea of Monsters

By Rick Riordan
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Maddy H.
Jul 7, 2023

The Sea of Monsters is the second book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. It follows the teenage half-blood Percy Jackson, the son of a god and a mortal. Percy’s last day of school is interrupted by his friend, Annabeth, who brings bad news about their magical camp, Camp Half-Blood. In an attempt to save their camp, and all of their half-blood friends who stay there, Percy, joined by Annabeth, and a new friend, ventures out to say his camp.

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