Title: Out of the BlueAuthor: Jason JuneGenre: Young Adult FantasyPublishing date: 31st May 2022Rating: 4/5 stars Crest is not excited to be on their Journey: the monthlong sojourn on land all teen merfolk must undergo. The rules are simple: Help a human within one moon cycle and return to Pacifica to become an Elder–or fail…
Title: The Merciless OnesAuthor: Namina FornaGenre: Young Adult FantasyPublishing date: 31st May 2022Rating: 3.5/5 stars CONTENT WARNING: Violence, blood, torture, homophobia, misogyny, death of a parent It’s been six months since Deka has freed the goddesses and discovered who she really is. There are now wars waging across the kingdom. Otereans now think jatu are…
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Title: An Arrow to the MoonAuthor: Emily X.R. PanGenre: Young Adult Fantasy RetellingPublishing date: 12th April 2022Rating: 4/5 stars Romeo and Juliet meets Chinese mythology in this magical novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Color of After. Hunter Yee has perfect aim with a bow and arrow, but all else…
Title: This Rebel HeartAuthor: Katherine LockeGenre: Young Adult Historical FictionPublishing date: 5th April 2022Rating: 4/5 stars *Trigger Warning: Antisemitism, trauma, PTSD, war, shootings, blood, violence. A tale set amid the 1956 Hungarian revolution in post-WWII Communist Budapest. In the middle of Budapest, there is a river. Csilla knows the river is magic. During WWII, the…
Title: In the Serpent's WakeAuthor: Rachel HartmanGenre: Young Adult Fantasy Publishing date: 1st February 2022Rating: 4/5 stars *Content Warning: sexual assault, racism, mysogny, genocide, political unrest. From the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of Seraphina comes a piercing new fantasy adventure that champions our resilience and humility. MIND OF THE WORLD, OPEN YOUR EYES.At the…
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Title: Bound by FirelightAuthor: Dana SwiftGenre: Young Adult Fantasy Publishing date: 18th January 2021Rating: 5/5 stars The heart-pounding sequel to Cast in Firelight, perfect for fans of epic, sweepingly romantic fantasy by Sabaa Tahir, Susan Dennard, and Mary E. Pearson.After a magical eruption devastates the kingdom of Belwar, royal heir Adraa is falsely accused of…
Title: Dragon by MidnightAuthor: Karen KincyGenre: Young Adult Fantasy Publishing date: 1st December 2021Rating: 3/5 stars When the clock strikes midnight, Cinderella turns into a dragon.Her dream twisted into a nightmare, she flees from the ball into the wilderness. Cinderella’s only hope? Sikandar, a sorcerer banished from a faraway land, who promises to break the…
Title: Skin of the SeaAuthor: Natasha BowenGenre: Young Adult Fantasy Publishing date: 2nd November 2021Rating: 4/5 stars An unforgettable fantasy debut inspired by West African mythology, this is Children of Blood and Bone meets The Little Mermaid, in which a mermaid takes on the gods themselves.A way to survive. A way to serve. A way…
Title: A Dragonbird in the FernAuthor: Laura Rueckert Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Publishing date: 3rd August 2021Rating: 4/5 stars When an assassin kills Princess Jiara’s older sister Scilla, her vengeful ghost is doomed to walk their city of glittering canals, tormenting loved ones until the murderer is brought to justice. While the entire kingdom mourns,…
Title: Untethered (Shielded #2) Author: Kaylynn FlandersGenre: Young Adult Fantasy Publishing date: 20th July 2021Rating: 4/5 stars For fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Furyborn comes the thrilling sequel to Shielded about a world in a deadly magical war and the newly crowned king and feisty princess who must defeat the deadliest of foes before…
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