Petrichor


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By: Melanie ReesPublisher: Hague PublishingGenre: YA Fantasy Content Warning: Suicide Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. Petrichor is a beautiful book that packs in fantasy, family relationships, love, and loss. It has been years since it has rained and Clayton, a young boy, and his family are trying to make ends […]

October 14, 2021

E.G. Radcliff: The Coming of Áed Trilogy


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Books: The Coming of Áed: The Hidden King, Book 1; The Last Prince, Book 2; The Wild Court, Book 3 About The Author: E.G. Radcliff is a part-time pooka and native of the Unseelie Court. She collects acorns, glass beads, and pretty rocks, and the crows outside her house know her as She Who Has […]

September 1, 2021

Self Published Authors Appreciation Week 2021


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“We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel… is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.” Ursula K. LeGuin I have to admit that I did not know there was a Self-Published Author Appreciation Week. I […]

July 23, 2021

The Wild Court (The Coming of Áed 3)


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By: E. G. RadcliffGenre: Young Adult FantasyPublisher: Mythic Prairie Books WARNING: There will be spoilers for the Hidden King & The Last Prince In The Wild Court, the final installment of the The Coming of Áed Series, E. G. Radcliff has once again crafted the beautiful, touching, and moving story of Áed, along with an […]

June 14, 2021

Ashes of Aether: Legends of Imyria #1


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By: Holly RoseGenre: Young Adult Fantasy, RomancePublisher: Red Spark Press With a strong female protagonist, Reyna Ashbourne, Ashes of Aether is wonderful addition to YA fantasy. The action starts from page one and doesn’t let up until the last page. The story takes place in the world of Imyria, in the city of Nolderan. Even […]

May 26, 2021

Sand Dancer


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By: Trudy SkiesGenre: Young AdultPublisher: Uproar Books, LLC I received an ebook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review from Story Tellers on Tour. NOTE: This tends to be a little darker than some young adult fantasy. Please go to the author’s website to see warnings put up for the book. Every […]

February 28, 2021

The Crowns of Croswald: The Girl with the Whispering Shadow


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By: D.E. NightGenre: Young AdultPublisher: Stories Untold This review will contain spoilers from the first book. I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This is the second installment of The Crowns of Croswald series. It is the continuing adventures of Ivy Lovely and her friends as she […]

February 18, 2021

The Crowns of Croswald


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By: D.E. NightPublisher: Stories UntoldGenre: Young Adult Fantasy The Crowns of Croswald was a delightful magical ride from start to finish. We meet 16-year-old Ivy Lovely, a scualdron maid in Castle Plum. She dreams of one day of attending the magical school, the Halls of Ivy, and fulfilling her dream to become a scrivenist for […]

January 31, 2021

City of the Plague God


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By: Sarwat ChaddaPublisher: Rick Riordan PresentsGenre: Young Adult “We have been reminded that the only thing that truly matters is keeping our loved ones safe, and that our heroes are often society’s underdogs” Sarwat Chadda City of the Plague God is a beautiful fantasy that combines the gods of Mesopotamia with present day Muslim culture […]

January 23, 2021

Aliens in My Garden


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By: Jude GwynairePublisher: Prodigy Gold BooksGenre: Young Adult Fantasy Summary ALIENS IN MY GARDEN takes ALDITHA the witch and HARPER (the talking, though not terribly bright owl) from their usual business serving the residents of the Garden on a path that pits them against SKOROS. The would-be evil wizard is useless at magic, great at […]

November 6, 2020