Category Archives: Fantasy

Date Read: January 18 Author: Patricia A. McKillip Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 While the world was difficult to understand at the beginning, the book was a fun read. Then she dropped her hands into her lap and stared out the window at the restless water that ran beyond the edge of the world, and pulledContinue reading “The Tower at Stony Wood”

Date Read: January 11 Author: Diana Wynne Jones Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 The sequel to Deep Secret, I mostly enjoyed The Merlin Conspiracy. It follows one of the characters from the first book, and yet offers a glimpse at other worlds through his eyes. The plot took several twists and turns in the same styleContinue reading “The Merlin Conspiracy”

Date Read: January 8 Author: Diana Wynne Jones Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Full of magic, portals to different worlds, and drama, Deep Secret is an action-packed and fun book. While the world was confusing at first, by the end of the novel I wished I lived in it. Can’t anyone look out there and seeContinue reading “Deep Secret”

Date Read: January 4 Author: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 After reading the entire series in three consecutive days, I was not disappointed by the final book. While there will be tiny choices I disagree with in any book, the Raven Cycle was, overall, a wonderful series to read, and I am sure IContinue reading “The Raven King”

Date Read: January 3 Author: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 I read the third book in The Raven Cycle immediately after finishing the second, because I discovered that I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next in the series. So far one of the choices I have truly appreciated in the series isContinue reading “Blue Lily, Lily Blue”

Date Read: January 3 Author: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Just like the first book in the series, I loved this book! I was already captivated by the characters, and so it was easy to continue to be interested in their lives. It was a sort of ferocious, quiet beauty, the sort that wouldn’tContinue reading “The Dream Thieves”

Read: January 2 Author: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 I read this after having multiple friends recommend the series, and I was certainly not disappointed! The characters felt vivid, and the storyline was as intriguing and exciting as I hoped it would be. She recognized the strange happiness that came from loving something withoutContinue reading “The Raven Boys”

Date Read: January 1 Author: Patricia A. McKillip Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 I really enjoyed The Riddle Master of Hed, but at times I felt as though the story was progressing more slowly than I would like. Overall, it was a very good book, and I’m looking forward to reading the next two books inContinue reading “The Riddle-Master of Hed”