Fantasy Young Adult Books

The Goose Girl

OVERALL 8/10 VERDICT A slow fantasy that can be enjoyed again and again. Or be skipped. Depends on what you’re looking for, really. BASICALLY The Goose Girl is a retelling of the German fairy tale of the same name. Ani can talk to birds – not exactly a useful skill when you’re a princess with …

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Once Upon a Broken Heart – Review

OVERALL 6.5/10 VERDICT Once Upon a Broken Heart is a fast-paced and straightforward book with a classic fairy tale feel that knows exactly what it wants to be. The writing lacks subtlety at times but, overall, delivers the intended themes fairly well. WHAT’S IT ABOUT, ANYWAY? Evangeline Fox is heartbroken because the man she thought …

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The Storm of Echoes

“Thorn was forever frowning, but he had a certain ability to modulate that frown according to his degree of irritation.” Well, that was… one complicated finale that obviously demands several rereads. But we’ll get to all the complicated plots and characters later in a different post, this one will be devoted to briefly noting what’s …

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Bring Me Their Hearts

For once, I would like the characters who are said to be dead to not turn out to be alive in the end. OVERALL 4.5/10 SYNOPSIS Zera’s heart has been taken by the witches. The witches want to prevent an impending war between them and the humans, so they make a deal with Zera: steal …

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Queen of the Tearling

OVERALL 7/10 WHAT IS IT ABOUT Kelsea does not want to be queen, but she’s always known that it is her duty to ascend the throne once she is nineteen. When that day comes, a group of grumpy Queen Guards show up and take her away from her comfortable foster parents’ house to the capital …

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Netflix’s Shadow and Bone – Final Review

Netflix’s Shadow and Bone is extremely enjoyable in general. The story is fast-paced, the acting ranges from satisfactory to brilliant, and the sets and costumes are simply gorgeous. They might want to tone down the shades of the Grisha robes, though. So, as with all shows, there are good things and bad, and below is …

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The Demon in the Wood

“Your true name is written here. Tattooed on your heart. You don’t let just anyone read it.” And most importantly, you don’t spill it out randomly to a girl you might or might not have a crush on while there are three other random people around, no matter how excited you are about horse-riding with …

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Uprooted – Brief Review

Maybe the Falcon and Kasia should have been the lead couple. HOW GOOD IS IT? 4/10 BASICALLY A moody wizard who is nick-named “Dragon” protects a village from an evil forest. Every ten years, he takes a girl into his tower as a price. He would keep her for ten years and let her go. …

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The Cruel Prince

HOW GOOD IS IT? 2/10 ABOUT THE BOOK Author: Holly Black Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers BASICALLY A human girl named Jude is swept into the faerie world. Everyone is horrible to her here but she wants to become one of the faeries. One particular faerie prince hates her but he’s too attractive not to …

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