Reviews by Tag: high fantasy

Teen Review
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

Words of Radiance

By Brandon Sanderson
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Eli
Sep 19, 2024

Brandon Sanderson’s book Words of Radiance is the second installment of the Stormlight Archives series. The book continues to follow Shallan and Kaladin as they progress through the Parshendi war and attempt to discover the secrets of the city of Urithiri and the Knights Radiant. This book, much like the first, drags on a lot throughout the book.

Teen Review
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

Way of Kings

By Brandon Sanderson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Eli
Sep 19, 2024

Brandon Sanderson’s book, Way of Kings, is the first book of the Stormlight Archives series. The book follows different characters. One being Kaladin, as he faces an underdog story and attempts to find the meaning in life. He is forced in a bridge crew on the shattered plains where he must find out how to survive and thrive.

Teen Review
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

The Hero of Ages

By Brandon Sanderson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Eli
Sep 19, 2024

Brandon Sanderson’s book, The Hero of Ages, is the third book in the Mistborn series. The book follows Vin and Elend as they search the world for hints on how to defeat Ruin. All the while they must fight against both the ash, which is becoming threatening to supplies and covering tons of land and the armies of Ruin, which have become very daunting. This book is not as impressive as the first book in the series due to its ebb and flow of interesting parts.

Teen Review
Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

Well of Ascension

By Brandon Sanderson
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Eli
Sep 19, 2024

Brandon Sanderson’s book, Well of Ascension, is the second book in the Mistborn series. The book is focused on a war in a much larger scale than the first book in the series, and ultimately sets the scene for the third book. The story with Elend Venture and Vin adds a good dynamic to the story. However, there are a few parts throughout the story that drag on and cause boring stretches in the book.

Teen Review
Mistborn The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

Mistborn

By Brandon Sanderson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Eli
Sep 19, 2024

Brandon Sanderson’s book, Mistborn, is a wonderful book that shows you the maturing phase of Vin as she learns the line between trust, and being smart. The whole book is mainly set in the same city, Luthadel, and follows Vin’s path as she learns to become a mistborn, and lead a rebellion against the Lord Ruler.

Staff Review
Princess in a white dress holding a mask

Aurelia

By Osterlund, Anne
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by Anne G
Oct 3, 2022

I can't believe I waited so long to read this teenage romance. This is a fantastic high fantasy about a teenage girl, but you can tell this is the author's debut book. I have confidence Osterlund will do wonderful things with the rest of this trilogy. I had a great time reading the fast-paced story. I want to see what she can do with the romantic tone when she has a little time under her belt.

I adore the character Aurelia. She is the type of woman of steel I always imagined a princess would be. Her blended family situation came across cleanly, with just a little violence.

Teen Review
A Court of Thorns and Roses Review by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses

By Sarah J. Maas
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Saraphina
Jun 30, 2022

When 19 year old Feyre kills a wolf in the woods she thinks nothing of it until a terrifying creature arrives at her house to demand retribution. Feyre is then taken to the treacherous Fae lands only known about through legends and lore. There, she discovers that her captor isn’t a true beast but an immortal High Lord ruler of one of the Fae realms. As she adjusts to her new home, her feelings for her captor, Tamlin, transform from hostility to fiery passion.

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