OVERALL 5/10 VERDICT Unique world-building, likable characters, but with an underwhelming conclusion. WHAT’S IT ABOUT, ANYWAY? In this Medieval Europe inspired world, people gifted with enhanced abilities are called Gracelings. Katsa has a special Grace; Po, her friend, has a special Grace. They go on an adventure to find out that they’re even more special …
OVERALL 3/10 VERDICT An underwhelming finale with too many convenient solutions. SYNOPSIS Send Me Their Souls is the final book of the Bring Me Their Heart series. Varia wreaks havoc with her uncontrolled power, and it is up to Zera and the gang to stop her before she destroys the whole world. Lucien is a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
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. …
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 …
Alina finally does something. I repeat, Alina finally does something. HOW GOOD IS IT? 5/10 BASICALLY After escaping from the Darkling, Alina and Mal run away from Ravka and take refuge in a distant town, only to be captured again by, well, the Darkling. With a newfound power, he takes them both on a trip …
HOW GOOD IS IT? 8/10 BASICALLY After completing the deadly mission at the Ice Court, the gang – Kaz, Inej, Nina, Matthias, Jesper, and Wylan – find they have been double-crossed by Jan Van Eck, the man who hired them for this job. Luckily, nothing gets by Kaz, he has a plan to respond. We …
