Date Read: May 23 Author: Holly Black Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Yesterday I read The Darkest Part of the Forest, and today I read another book by Holly Black. When the vampire infection spread out of control, entire cities were converted into prisons within the United States. Humans can enter, but few return once theyContinue reading “The Coldest Girl in Coldtown”
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The Darkest Part of the Forest
Date Read: May 22 Author: Holly Black Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 In a town where faeries and humans exist side by side, a glass coffin in the woods holds a boy with horns on his head. For generations he has slept without waking, and, growing up, Ben and Hazel created stories about the fae princeContinue reading “The Darkest Part of the Forest”
The Tenth Muse
Date Read: May 18 Author: Catherine Chung Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 Growing up, Katherine is entranced by the language of mathematics and constantly searching for answers about her family and her past. She is consumed by ambition and the search for love, and discovers that it might not be possible for a female mathematician toContinue reading “The Tenth Muse”
The Last Battle
Date Read: May 17 Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Old friends and new friends appear in the final book of The Chronicles of Narnia, where they must fight a final battle against evil. Other Books in the Series: The Magician’s Nephew The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The Horse and His BoyContinue reading “The Last Battle”
The Silver Chair
Date Read: May 16 Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Eustace returns to Narnia alongside Jill, a girl from his school, and soon they find themselves sent by Aslan to rescue Prince Rilian, the son of Caspian. Jill and Eustace go to parts of Narnia not explored in the previous books, and face theContinue reading “The Silver Chair”
Rival Magic
Date Read: May 16 Author: Deva Fagan Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Antonia has always wanted to be a powerful wizard, and now she is the apprentice of a renowned sorcerer. When a scullery maid named Moppe turns out to be a magical prodigy, Antonia finds herself stuck saving the world with her rival. Creative andContinue reading “Rival Magic”
Amatka
Date Read: May 13 Author: Karin Tidbeck Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 5/5 Everything must be named, or else it loses its shape. Every morning, Vanja names her clothes: shoes, pants, shirt. Buildings are labeled and named when citizens walk past. Yet when Vanja arrives in one of the other colonies of her planet, she discoversContinue reading “Amatka”
The Horse and His Boy
Date Read: May 12 Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Continuing with my chronological reading of The Chronicles of Narnia is my favorite book of the series, The Horse and His Boy. I have always loved reading the story of Shasta and Bree as they escape from Calormen and try to get to Narnia.Continue reading “The Horse and His Boy”
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Date Read: May 12 Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 The most widely known of the Narnia novels, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe introduces the land of Narnia and the Pevensie siblings. Other Narnia novels: The Magician’s Nephew All shall be done, but it may be harder than you think. – TheContinue reading “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
American Gods
Date Read: May 10 Author: Neil Gaiman Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 When Shadow is released from prison after three years, he discovers that his wife has just died in a car crash. On the airplane on the way home, he is offered a job by Mr. Wednesday, a strange man who pulls him into anotherContinue reading “American Gods”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 