Book Review: THE SHIP OF DOOM by M. A. Bennett (Middle Grade Monday)

A great series starter of an adventure

ARC Review: ONLY A MONSTER by Vanessa Len

A great time travel fantasy (that also has a completely mis-representative blurb!)

Book Review: WONDERSCAPE by Jennifer Bell (Middle Grade Monday)

A fantasy/sci-fi about three kids who fall into a futuristic game and must escape before they're turned to slime

Book Review: THE DEVIL’S THIEF by Lisa Maxwell

Genre: Fantasy Age Range: YA Star Rating:3/5 stars Series: Yes - book 2 *SPOILER ALERT: contains SPOILERS for THE LAST MAGICIAN* Synopsis: Hunt the Stones. Beware the Thief. Avenge the Past. Esta’s parents were murdered. Her life was stolen. And everything she knew about magic was a lie. She thought the Book of Mysteries held the key …

Book Review: A PINCH OF MAGIC by Michelle Harrison

Genre: Fantasy Age Range: MG Star Rating: 4/5 stars Series: first in new series, but reads as standalone Synopsis: Betty Widdershins and her sisters are trapped by an ancient curse that will kill them if they leave the island. Already nine women in their family have died trying to reach the mainland. When they inherit three …

Book Review: THE LAST MAGICIAN by Lisa Maxwell

Genre: Fantasy Age Range: YA Star Rating: 4/5 stars Series: Yes - first of trilogy Synopsis: Esta is a Mageus, one of the rare few left with magic. She's the perfect thief, her ability allowing her to slip through time and take the object before anyone knows she's there. The Brink traps her - and …

Book Review: THE SHIP BEYOND TIME by Heidi Heilig

Genre: Fantasy Age Range: YA/Adult Star Rating: 3/5 Series: yes - second in duology Read my review of the first book, THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE.* Review contains SPOILERS for the first book. Summary: Nix is at the helm now, ready to plot her course with Kash at her side. Her father's decision not to chase after a chance …

Book Review: THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE by Heidi Heilig

Genre: Fantasy Age Range: YA/Adult Star rating: 4/5 Series: Yes - first of duology Summary: Nix and her father travel through time on their ship, sailing from one map to another. Nix's mother lived - and died - in Hawaii, 1868, and her father's determined to save her using modern or mythical medicine. They just need to …