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The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2) — Holly Black

TITLE: The Wicked King AUTHOR: Holly Black SERIES: The Folk of the Air, #2 RELEASES: January 8th, 2019; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA After the shocking turn of events that finished off The Cruel Prince, Jude is fighting with everything she’s got to keep the kingdom of Elfhame from falling to pieces under its new rulers. Unfortunately for Jude, not only is a war brewing in the Undersea, but the court is full of traitors—and a few...

Spinning Silver — Naomi Novik

TITLE: Spinning Silver AUTHOR: Naomi Novik RELEASES: July 10th, 2018; Del Rey GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders… but her father isn’t a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has loaned out most of his wife’s dowry and left the family on the edge of poverty–until Miryem steps in. Hardening her heart against her fellow villagers’ pleas, she sets out to collect what is owed–and finds herself more than up to...

Tithe — Holly Black

TITLE: Tithe AUTHOR: Holly Black SERIES: Modern Faerie Tales, #1 RELEASED: October, 2002; Simon & Schuster GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Fierce and independent, she travels from city to city with her mother’s rock band until an ominous attack forces Kaye back to her childhood home. There, amid the industrial, blue-collar New Jersey backdrop, Kaye soon finds herself an unwilling pawn in an ancient power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms – a struggle that could very well...

A Court of Frost and Starlight — Sarah J. Maas

TITLE: A Court of Frost and Starlight AUTHOR: Sarah J. Maas SERIES: A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.1 RELEASED: May 1st, 2018; Bloomsbury USA Childrens GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: NA SYNOPSIS: Months after the explosive events in A Court of Wings and Ruin, Feyre, Rhys, and their companions are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly-changed world beyond. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it, a hard-earned reprieve. Yet even the festive atmosphere can’t keep the shadows of the past...

A Court of Wings and Ruin — Sarah J. Maas (REREAD Review!)

TITLE: A Court of Wings and Ruin AUTHOR: Sarah J. Maas SERIES: A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3 RELEASED: May 2nd, 2017; Bloomsbury USA Childrens GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: NA SYNOPSIS: Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s manoeuvrings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit – and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world...

The Cruel Prince – Holly Black

  TITLE: The Cruel Prince AUTHOR: Holly Black RELEASED: January 2nd, 2018; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. Jude was seven years old when her parents...

Robots vs. Fairies (Anthology/ARC Review)

When I first picked up Robots vs. Fairies, I almost expected the stories to be about literal wars between the two, so I was very surprised to find that it was actually a collection of alternating stories from authors who had chosen “team robot” or “team fairy”. It was such a fun and unique idea, but I found that most of the stories were kinda “meh” for me....

The Goblins of Bellwater – Molly Ringle (ARC Review)

Most people have no idea goblins live in the woods around the small town of Bellwater, Washington. But some are about to find out. Skye falls victim to a goblin curse in the forest one winter night, rendering her depressed and silenced. Her older sister, Livy, is at wit’s end trying to understand what’s wrong with her. Local mechanic Kit would know, but he doesn’t talk of such things: he’s the human liaison for the goblin tribe, a job he keeps secret and never wanted, thrust on him by an...

An Enchantment of Ravens — Margaret Rogerson

Spoiler-free review! I was gladdened by the sight of those vicious thorns more than I could say, and wondered whether the stories would have gone any differently if the princesses had been the ones telling them. A book about star-crossed lovers, art, and a fae prince who shape shifts into a raven? YES, please! ✘ plot In Whimsy, humans practice Craft: cooking, artistry, writing stories, even designing clothing – all of which the fair folk are drawn to, despite their...