Category Archives: Fantasy

Date Read: March 17 Author: Leigh Bardugo Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 The final book in the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, Ruin and Rising brings the story to an exciting finale. I thought the ending was good, and the book is exactly what you would expect after reading the first two books of the series, ShadowContinue reading “Ruin and Rising”

Date Read: March 16 Author: Leigh Bardugo Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 The sequel to Shadow and Bone, the second book of the series continues to follow Alina Starkov and her friends. As I mentioned in my post about the first book, it’s been a few years since I first read the series, and I amContinue reading “Siege and Storm”

Date Read: March 16 Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 I waited for several months to check this book out through my public library, and I think it was well worth the wait. Silvia Moreno-Garcia weaves together Mayan mythology in order to create a complex, magical story, which is new and refreshing compared toContinue reading “Gods of Jade and Shadow”

Date Read: March 15 Author: Elly Blake Genre: Fantasy Rating: 2/5 If you’ve read any other young adult fantasy novels this year, then you’ve basically read Frostblood. Nothing about the plot felt surprising or even really interesting. Ruby, the main character, is boring. Overall, I doubt I will be continuing with the next book inContinue reading “Frostblood”

Date Read: March 9 Author: Veronica Roth Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 The Fates Divide is the sequel to Carve the Mark. I thought the pace was slower than the first book, and so while the book was still enjoyable, I liked the first book of the duology better. However, if you enjoy Carve the MarkContinue reading “The Fates Divide”

Date Read: March 8 Author: Leigh Bardugo Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 I first read Shadow and Bone at the beginning of high school, and after reading a few of Leigh Bardugo’s more recent books I decided to reread the trilogy. It’s about the same as I remembered, and it’s interesting to see characters that popContinue reading “Shadow and Bone”

Date Read: February 25 Author: Madeline Miller Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 I have always loved Greek mythology, and I loved Madeline Miller’s retelling of the story of Achilles and Patroclus. Even though I knew how the story would end, I couldn’t help forgetting the ending as I became invested in the characters and their stories.Continue reading “The Song of Achilles”

Date Read: February 23 Author: VE Schwab Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 I really enjoyed the Darker Shade of Magic trilogy, and I was not disappointed by VE Schwab’s debut novel. It was enjoyable to read, and the story is full of witches, magic, and secrets. Funny how when we start to tell a secret, weContinue reading “The Near Witch”

Date Read: February 21 Author: Veronica Roth Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Carve the Mark takes place in a solar system of connected worlds, where everyone has a gift from the Current, an interstellar force. I found the worldbuilding interesting, and the characters complex enough to keep my attention throughout the plot. That was the problemContinue reading “Carve the Mark”

Date Read: February 17 Author: Christopher Paolini Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 This was one of my favorite books when I was younger, and I still love the series. It’s amazing that a man who is dead can talk to people through these pages. As long as this book survives, his idea lives. – Eragon