Reviews by Category: Fantasy

The Seventh Wish is a fantasy fiction book written by Kate Messner. Charlie

Brennan goes ice fishing and wishes for a perfect solo dress. However, what she

does not know is that her family will be going through a lot, due to the decisions

her sister has made. In Charlie’s life her friend and their families as well as their

parents, and sister play an impact in her life. She wanted to be successful in

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a retelling of Homer’s Iliad, a popular story of

Greek mythology about Patroclus, an exiled prince and his friend Achilles the greatest

warrior of possibly all time. As the years go on Patroclus and Achilles relationship grows

and becomes something more than just adventures between two young trouble-making

boys. After a while Achilles gets sent off to fight in the Trojan war and Patroclus agrees

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard is a dystopian novel. Mare lives in a world which is separated

by blood. The Silvers have powers and are rulers and royals, while the Reds are villagers. Mare

starts working in the Silver Palace and she discovers that even if she’s red-blooded, she holds a

deadly power. The Silvers fear Mare, so they disguise her as a long lost Silver princess. Knowing

she will die if the silvers find out, Mare secretly starts working with a group named the Red

All of Us Villains revolves around 4 teenagers mainly. They’re Alistair Lowe, Isobel

Macaslan, Gavin Grieve, and Briony Thorburn. All four teenagers live in a small town called

Ilvernath. Ilvernath is cursed, and the curse is that every 20 years, there will be seven people

from the seven families of Ilvernath that compete in a secret deathly competition for high

magick. However, this year, a book exposing all of the secrets of Ilvernath comes out, and now

"I have a heart for every year I’ve been alive.” Lira, a Siren princess, has collected the hearts of

17 princes, one for each birthday. She lives her life under the sea, as the daughter of the Sea

Queen and future inheritor of the crown. Long ago, the sirens were wronged by humans, and are

now hell-bent on getting revenge by killing them. However, she makes a mistake just before her

eighteenth birthday, and her mom banishes her to the surface, turning her into a human (think

Lore, by Alexandra Bracken, takes place during the Agon, a hunt once every seven years where

Greek Gods are made mortal and hunted by mortal descendants of Greek heroes. When a god

is killed, the hunter who dealt the blow gains the powers of that god. Lore Perseous fled this life

long ago, after the death of her entire family. However, she’s drawn back in by Castor, a friend

long thought dead, and Athena, one of the last original gods who needs her help. Lore binds

The Giver is a dystopian fiction novel written by Lois Lowry. The book is about a society

free of crime and sadness. In this society everything is chosen from your parents to your

partner. The main character is Jonas and he wants to live in a society that is free of emotions

because all peoples' races and emotions are the same. Then, the story continues as he

becomes the memory keeper as all the 12 year olds get jobs. Next, he has to take in all the

Written by Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun is an exhilarating and emotional

read, especially if you like queer historical fiction and fantasy. It follows the growth of a young

woman who takes her brother’s name, a name destined for greatness. In Mongol China, peasants are

starving, famine is commonplace, and bandit attacks are frequent. When a bandit attack leaves both

children without a father and eventually takes the life of the brother, Zhu--the name the young

After his friends help save the Rainwing tribe from the experiments of the Nightwings,

Starflight himself is captured by his tribe, where he is to be “trained in the Nightwing ways.”

While staying in his original home, Starflight discovers the truth about his tribe and is forced to

make the choice between his dragons and home or his friends and peace. In this book, the

reader can really get a genuine look at Starflight and see the reasoning behind his often