Reviews by Category: Fantasy

Stephanie Garber’s Once Upon a Broken Heart stars Evangeline Fox, a young, optimistic,

hopeless romantic girl with rose gold hair. After learning of her step sister’s engagement to her

first and only love, Evangeline seeks out the assistance of the notorious Prince of Hearts, Jacks,

known for killing people with a single kiss. In exchange for stopping the wedding, she will owe

him three kisses of which he will choose the time, place, and person. After her plans go south,

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater tells the story of Grace and Sam, two teenagers living in the

fictional town of Mercy Falls, Minnesota. Grace is a daughter to two neglectful parents who

spends most of her time watching the local wolf population. Her fascination with the wolves has

persisted ever since one saved her when she was a small girl. However, when she meets a boy

with the same yellow eyes as the wolf who has always looked out for her, her life’s trajectory

16-year old Blue Sargent grew up with a psychic family. She’s known her entire life that

if she kisses her true love, he will die. When Blue sees the future ghost of a boy named Gansey,

she learns that he will die in a year, and that she either kills him or he is her true love. Blue then

embarks on a journey with the Raven Boys, local prep school students endeavoring to find a

dead Welsh King. Led by Blue’s future victim/true love, Gansey, a handsome and charming

The Stolen Heir by Holly Black features Suren, a former Queen of the Court of Teeth of

Elfhame. After the events of The Folk of the Air series, Suren finds herself back in the mortal

world scavenging for food and secretly keeping an eye on her former foster family, longing to be

a part of them once more. She is constantly being hunted by a hag from her old court known as

The Song of Achilles narrates the tragic love story of Patroclus and Achilles. It follows

Patroclus, who murdered a boy and was exiled to a different kingdom, where he soon meets

Achilles. While wary at first, the two form a close bond and run away, where they meet Chiron

and train with him. Everything seems to be going fine, until Achilles is called by his father.

When the two arrive at the palace, they are greeted by Odysseus, who draws Patroclus’ name,

Six Crimson Cranes features Shiori’anma, who is about to enter an arranged marriage.

But she harbors a secret, that she possesses forbidden magic. When trying to hide a creation she

has made, Shiori eventually falls into a lake, and meets a dragon who helps her survive. Upon

waking, Shiori is punished to create a tapestry for her soon-to-be husband as an apology, and is

accompanied by her cold and distant stepmother. Shior soon meets Seryu, the dragon she had

While spending the summer with the Dursleys, Harry and Dudley get attacked by a

group of Dementors. Harry uses the Expecto Patronum spell to ward them off. Since using

magic by underage wizards is forbidden to use outside of the school, Harry has to go through a

disciplinary hearing at the Ministry of Magic. With Dumbledore’s help, Harry was permitted to go

back to Hogwarts. The new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Dolores Umbridge, does not

like Harry and doesn’t teach the class any defensive spells. In rebellion, Harry, Ron, and

City of Heavenly Fire is the last installment of the Mortal Instruments series. Going into reading

it, I was feeling very hopeful yet worried it wouldn’t live up to my expectations, as I have loved

the whole series. Let me tell you, this book did not disappoint. The book follows the final story of

Clary and her friends facing the greatest evil to face shadowhunters as a whole, her brother

Shatter Me follows Juliet Ferrars, a seventeen year old girl with a lethal touch. Throughout her

whole entire life Juliet is seen as a monster and has been in hospitals, detention centers and

solitary confinement for most of her life even experiencing neglect from her family and peers.

Into almost a year in confinement Juliet received a roommate, Adam Kent who is one of Aaron

Warner's soldiers Juliet is sent to be Aaron’s personal weapon and to use her touch to fight in

Before the 4th year at Hogwarts, Harry gets a letter from the Weasleys’ inviting him to go

to the Quidditch World Cup with them. Uncle Vernon agrees and Harry goes to the Burrow. After

the game, the campgrounds were infiltrated by Death Eaters, and they fled into the woods.

Once they arrived at Hogwarts, Dumbledore announces that they will be hosting the Triwizard

Tournament at Hogwarts, where 3 people are selected to complete. 3 people were selected, but