Dragons and middle grade are a combination that was always going to grab my attention. Though when I requested the book I didn’t realize this was going to be a chapter book which isn’t nessecarily what I would normally pick up.
In the last few years one of my absolute favorite books has been Foundryside. So it is with a fondness and a bit of sadness that I read this book, knowing I had to say goodbye to this world and characters. I loved Foundryside and Shorefall and so it was hard for this book to live up to that. It didn’t. Not quite. But it is still a good conclusion to this trilogy.
The Thief Who Sang Storms follows 13 year old Linnet who has been living in the swamp for the last 3 years. Ever since the flood and the death of the queens the island has been divided. The alkonosts, the bird people, are being prosecuted for using their singing magic. When Linnet’s father gets taken she is determined to free him.
For years I have been hearing how great Keeper of the Lost Cities series is. I got the first book a few years ago but I never really picked it up. Because you know, what if I was going to be dissapinted? So I kept putting it off until a random Saturday where I tore… Continue reading Three Reasons to Read Keeper of the Lost Cities
Dark and Shallow Lies is an interesting dark mystery about a small community hidden away in the bayou. That can only mean one thing: twisted people.
Thank you to Netgalley and Del Rey Books for the review copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not change my opinion in anyway. Book: The Last Graduate (Scholomance 2) by Naomi Novik Release Date: September 28th 2021Tags: Fantasy | Young Adult | Dark Academia | Friendship | Romance | Being Different Trigger/Content… Continue reading The Last Graduate | Scholomance book 2 | ARC Review
Thank you to Delacorte Press, Random House Children’s and Netgalley for the review copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not change my opinion in anyway. Book: Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis Release Date: August 24th 2021Tags: Urban Fantasy | Young Adult | Necromancy | Paranormal | Ghosts | FriendshipTrigger/Content Warnings: Death… Continue reading Bad Witch Burning | ARC Review
Over the Woodward Wall is a whimsical and fairytale type of story. About trust, expectations, friendship and animal guides.
All in all Judgement Day was a fun and solid sequel to May Day, that solidifies the characters and a bigger plot that is coming.
Reaper of Souls continues a few weeks after Kingdom of Souls. Arrah struggles to find her place back in the city. And soon she has to leave yet again to see if she can find the last of her parent’s people.
A Dance With Books 