Tag: #fantasy

• The Books of Bayern: The Goose Girl Review

  Hale’s haunting retelling of The Goose Girl starts with a princess, a princess born with a word at her tongue. Once she awakes three days later, she doesn’t know the name but she grows entangled with the speech of animals. It’s an ancient magic, and a distrusted one compared to people-speak. Princess Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 16, 2023

  Reviews

  #bloomsbury, #fairytale, #fantasy, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #shannonhale, #thebooksofbayern, #thegoosegirl

• The Selection Review

  America Singer is a Five, the caste of artists and musicians. They may provide entertainment and culture but it is a seasonal rank that makes her family’s finances a balancing act. That’s why her mother is thrilled about Prince Jaxon’s upcoming Selection. If America is chosen from the lottery, she and 34 other girls may…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 15, 2023

  Uncategorized

  #fantasy, #harpercollins, #harperteen, #kieracass, #rachelreads&reviews, #theselection, #theselectionseries, #YA

• Ogre Enchanted Review

  All Evie wants is to be a healer. In fact, she’s running quite a fruitful apothocary for her village in Jenn with her best friend, Wormy as her first patient and bookkeeper. But much to Evie’s distress, Wormy likes her far more than a friend. Even though they’re way too young in Evie’s opinion but…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 13, 2023

  Reviews

  #fairytale, #fantasy, #gailcarsonlevine, #harpercollins, #ogreenchanted, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• A Tale of Two Castles Review

  This was unlike any other fairytale Levine has created! Very loosely inspired by Puss in Boots (and by inspired, it has cats, and that’s where the similarities end), Levine creates a distinct new kingdom where 12-year old Elodie sets off to apprentice herself as a mansioner. That’s the word for actor over there. But apprenticenships…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 12, 2023

  Reviews

  #ataleoftwocastles, #fairytale, #fantasy, #gailcarsonlevine, #harpercollins

• Guardians of Ga’Hoole #11-15

  Well this series was not what I was expecting and so it absolutely blew me away with how Lasky was willing to go there. I already talked about it in my previous posts but Lasky doesn’t shy away from showing the terror and violence evident in living as a wild animal. But she also humanizes…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 22, 2023

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #animalbooks, #exile, #fantasy, #guardiansofga’hoole, #kathrynlasky, #rachelreads&reviews, #thegoldentree, #theriverofwind, #thewaroftheember, #tobeking

• Guardians of Ga’Hoole #6-10

  The second set of Guardians of Ga’Hoole books really leans into the World War II-esque/fantasy premise of the book by higghlighting the depravity of the Pure Ones and how one owlet manages to break free from the hateful ideology to help the side of good. That owlet is Nyroc, Kludd and Nyra’s sole son. And…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 22, 2023

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #animalbooks, #fantasy, #guardiansofga’hoole, #kathrynlasky, #legendofhoole, #rachelreads&reviews, #theburning, #thecomingofhoole, #thefirstcollier, #thehatchling, #theoutcast

• Guardians of Ga’Hoole #1-5

  After reading pretty much all the Warriors books in the library, I decided to get into another animal-based series that ccombines fantasy, comprehensive world system and survival of the fittest mantra. Yes, I’m talking about Lasky’s Guardians of Ga’Hoole series as if the title wasn’t enough of a hint. The series starts with Soren’s birth…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 21, 2023

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #animalbooks, #fantasy, #guardiansofga’hoole, #kathrynlasky, #rachelreads&reviews, #thecapture, #thejourney, #therescue, #theseige, #theshattering

• The Legacy of Yangchen Review

  After the unsteady state Yangchen left Bin-Er with her companion’s betrayal and the secret cover-up of one enemy allowing another advisary to take economic stage, Yee has a lot for the readers (and the characters) to balance. It’s all about diplomacy, geopolitics and deception and it keeps you at the edge of your seat the…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 19, 2023

  Reviews

  #amuletbooks, #avatartheastairbender, #f.c.yee, #fantasy, #rachelreads&reviews, #theavatarchronicles, #thelegacyofyangchen, #YA

• The Mirror: Splintered Magic Review

  At the turn of the 21st century, a family cursed and divided reaches its conclusion with the coming of age of Trey and Tai whose immense power brings everything full circle.

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 14, 2023

  Reviews

  #disneyhyperion, #fantasy, #l.l.mckinney, #rachelreads&reviews, #splinteredmagic, #themirrorquartet, #YA

• Ranking A Tale of Magic trilogy

  The prequel to Colfer’s popular middle grade fantasy series, The Land of Stories, this trilogy takes us to the oppressive world of Brystal Evergreen. Chariot Hills and the rest of the Southern Kingdom are ruled by old white men and predictably, religion, and patriarchy reign surpreme. Women can’t read, gender roles are strictly enforced and…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 12, 2023

  Rankings

  #ataleofmagic, #ataleofsorcery, #ataleofwitchcraft, #chriscolfer, #fairytales, #fantasy, #fracturedfairytale, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #rachelreads&reviews