I read an eARC of Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye. Thank you, Macmillian Children’s Publishing Group and NetGalley. I am so glad I read this. I was starting to wonder if I was resenting all the ebooks I was reading because I just didn’t want to be forced to read them. But … Continue reading Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye
Author: magentabyfive
I love to learn more about fairy tales and stories that feature magic and fantasy. I do everything from read old fairy tales, new iterations, and play games playing on those themes. I also love baking. I hope my love for stories and magic is clear in my writing.
The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
I read The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland. Thank you, NetGalley and Penguin Group. This is the story of three young women. One spends her day at a college campus, using magic to make it so people don’t recognize her. She constantly thinks about how she has to keep under the radar and keeps in shape … Continue reading The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru-Book Review
I read an eARC of Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru. Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins Children’s Book. Honestly, this book was not for me, but it could be for you. The book is about Jin, a cynical nineteen-year-old who lost her father in a diving accident and now has to make enough … Continue reading Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru-Book Review
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole-Book Review
I read So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole. Thank you, NetGalley and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was aggressively in the OK area for reading for me. There dragons were cool, and some of the ideas with them were interesting in how they came about and the culture that sprung up … Continue reading So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole-Book Review
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White
This was a very meh follow-up to the first book. The characterization continues to be strong, and the magical system is fascinating. The idea of the contracts and the Gods opens so much for interesting characterization. The problem for me was that I could often see how things would play out before the plot got … Continue reading Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White
Gwen and Art are Not in Love by Lex Croucher-Book Review
I read an eARC of Gwen and Art are not in Love by Lex Croucher. Thank you, NetGalley and St. Martins Press. This book tells the story of the people who are descendants of King Arthur a few generations down the line. Long enough that Gwen and Arthur are promised by their parents to each … Continue reading Gwen and Art are Not in Love by Lex Croucher-Book Review
Merciless Waters by Rae Knowles-Book Review
I read an eARC of Merciless Waters by Rae Knowles. Thank you NetGalley and Brigids Gate Press, LLC. This is a relatively short horror book about a woman who lives on a ship manned by all women in a magical world set in a time when that simply wasn’t done. When we meet her, she … Continue reading Merciless Waters by Rae Knowles-Book Review
Sinner’s Isle by Angela Montoya-Book Review
I read an eARC of Sinner’s Isle by Angela Montoya. Thank you, NetGalley and Random House Children’s. This book has an audience. I knew this while reading it, and it was reaffirmed when I saw the score for the book. For me though, this book's dialogue and characters just came off as too cliché. Especially, … Continue reading Sinner’s Isle by Angela Montoya-Book Review
Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield
I read an eARC of the Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield. Thank you, NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press. Don’t let the cover fool you, yes it’s about these two young women and music, but it’s also very much about the civil unrest of the 1970s. I’d say that it’s actually mostly about that, … Continue reading Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield
The Art of Destiny by Wesley Chu-Book Review
I read an eARC of The Art of Destiny by Wesley Chu. Thank you, NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group. For me, this book suffered a lot from middle book syndrome. On the positive side, I actually found the assassin's side of the story the most engaging this time. I still wish we weren’t following … Continue reading The Art of Destiny by Wesley Chu-Book Review
Magical Fairy Tale 