Reviews by Category: Fantasy

The precursor to a film of the same name, The Princess Bride is a story

about a story - a fairy tale told to a young boy by his father. Of course,

not without lots of editing to ensure that only the good parts are left

in. The reader is left with a tale of swordplay, true love, evil men,

escape from death, and plenty of humor. The story starts with a young

bride whisked away by assassins that plan to kill her and pin her death on

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas is the second book in the Throne of Glass series. Celaena

has won the deadly competition and is now the king’s champion. She knows that the king is

bent on evil and would do anything to destroy the world. Anything but loyal to the crown,

Celaena tries untangling hidden mysteries in the glass castle. The more she uncovers the truth,

the more dangers she faces.

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas is the first book in the Throne of Glass series. In a land

without magic, Celaena Sardothien is an assassin who is deadly and can kill with a flick of her

finger. She is summoned to the castle and in order to win her freedom, she has to defeat

twenty-three opponents (killers, thieves, and warriors) in a competition. One by one, Celaena’s

Zharie Young, 16, resides in Kansas City with her auntie E and possesses the gift of seeing the

dead. Bo has an unmistakable charisma, is tall, and always has a skateboard in hand. He also

has freckles that look like stars. Since her mother's passing, Zharie has been the only one to

experience zombie sightings. Zharie and Bo travel a perplexing emotional route that

eventually brings them to the solutions they were seeking. She makes friends with Bo and his

In the second book of the Kingdom of the Wicked series, Emilia has joined Wrath in Hell as

Queen of the Wicked after selling her soul to discover the truth behind her sister’s murder. She is

confronted with the various vices associated with the Malvegi or Princes of Hell, with the belief that she

ultimately will join the Prince of Pride as his bride. Her intriguing encounters with the different Princes

This illustrated novella precedes Truthwitch, and is primarily from the dual diary perspectives of

Sightwitch Sister Ryber Fortiza and prophet Sightless Sightwitch Eridysi Gochienka, with occasional

entries from Sister Tanzi Lamanaya. Ryber’s story includes her Sightwitch background and the meeting of

her future heart-thread Kullen Ikray, as Eridysi’s diary gives historical information regarding her role with

Iseult is finally reunited with Safi in Susan Dennard’s fourth novel of the Witchlands series, with

the belief they are the mythical Cahr Awen who is destined to restore magic to the realm. Yet they once

again find themselves in danger, with Safi left in Cartorra with the loss of her magic, and Iseult on the run

with Owl. Iseult encounters previous allies who have drastically changed, placing her in greater danger,

yet also learns and masters her true witch power. Vivia and Vaness have become allies as well after having

Bloodwitch, the third novel of Susan Dennard’s Witchlands series, features Bloodwitch Aeduan,

whose companions include Threadwitch Iseult and the rescued Nomasti girl whom they have nicknamed

Owl. He struggles between past commitments to his father and those people and causes he has come to

care about. Safi’s story is continued as well with her carrying out her promise to Vaness, Ironwitch and

In Susan Dennard’s sequel to Truthwitch, the stories of Safi, Iseult, Merik and Aeduan continue.

Safi and Iseult strive toward their goal to reunify while dealing with conflict in their unique and

dangerous locations. An unlikely pact emerges between Iseult and Aeduen, the return of his money for his

aid in finding Safi. Safi finds herself as well in an unanticipated alliance with the feared Hell-Bards and

Truthwitch, the first of the Witchlands series by Susan Dennard, follows teen Threadsisters Safiya

fon Hasstrel and Iseult det Midenzi. Safiya, or Safi, is a rare Truthwitch and has been taught that revealing

her power of detecting lies and truth would place her in danger of others wanting to control it and her.

Iseult, part of the harshly judged Nomastis, identifies as a Threadwitch, and although can see the colors of