I know, I know. It's definitely not summer anymore. We're two weeks into October, and I'm clearly a slacker. Just kidding. I'm back in grad school, and it's taken over MY LIFE! Oh man. This is the first time since school started in August that I've been able to sit down and write something that … Continue reading Summer Wrap Up (June-August)
"A tailor's worth is not measured by his fame, but by the happiness he brings" (7). Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim is a YA fantasy that tells the story of Maia Tamarin: a young seamstress and daughter of a once well-respected tailor who dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in all of A'landi. The only … Continue reading Spin the Dawn
"The problem with wanting is that it makes us weak" (221). Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone is a YA fantasy set in the Russian-inspired fictional world of Ravka. Ravka was once a great nation, until an impenetrable darkness known as the "Shadow Fold" ripped it in two and turned innocent people into flesh-eating monsters that thrive … Continue reading Shadow and Bone
Now that it's the summer, and I'm on break from grad school, I thought now would be the perfect time to catch up on all the series I've been wanting to read, but didn't have the time to start. Behold the Summer of Series! From June until August, I'm going to read as many books … Continue reading Summer of Series
"I am always surprised to discover that when the world seems darkest, there exists the greatest opportunity for light" (246). Brigid Kemmerer's A Curse So Dark and Lonely is a YA fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast that takes elements from the classic fairy tale we know and love and puts a modern spin on it. In … Continue reading A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Give the Dark My Love by Beth Revis is a YA "dark" fantasy that tells the story of Nedra Byrsstain: a seventeen-year-old who wants nothing more than to study medicinal alchemy in order to stop the spread of a deadly plague that has been sweeping the northern territories of Lunar Island where her family lives. Luck … Continue reading Give the Dark My Love
Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Blood and Bone is a West-African inspired YA fantasy set in the fictional world of Orïsha. In this world, there are magic wielders known as divîners, or maji—people born with white hair who have power over the elements, death, life, etc. The white hair is a symbol of the gods' touch, and … Continue reading Children of Blood and Bone
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