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Fantasia Reviews Contrition by Haven Cage Published 5/30/2018 Genre – Urban Fantasy Ages 18+ A Gritty Urban Fantasy We have been reading Miss Cage’s work for quite some time, and as such, we know what to expect. In Contrition, she presents the same gritty fantasy, advancing an interesting story. Perhaps to its detriment, Contrition…
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Through the Veil (A Novella) by K. J. Aminadra Published 5/24/2018 Genre – Fantasy YA Ages 13+ We are going to start this review with acknowledging the obvious. We’re back! We have a backlog of reviews to get through, and we will do it as we always have, one at a time. If you’ve contacted…
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Heartwood by Freya Robertson Genre – Epic Fantasy Published 1/10/2018 Ages 12+ About the Book – Heartwood is Imaginative but Slow “When Chonrad was a child, the Arbor turned him away. As an adult, he comes to Heartwood for the Congressus peace talks with mixed feelings, but he is prepared to put aside his resentment…
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The year 2017 has come and gone. Last year, we read a number of books. Some of these books were fantastic, others not so much. We’ve already outlined our nominees, and the reasons we considered them to be among the best books of 2017 (you can find that here). Which one will be our Book…
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Once again, it is that time of year. We have read many books this year. Some we loved, and some we didn’t. Of course, this is a list of the former. Now, there we reviewed many books worthy of recognition, so this list has been trimmed down to the best of the best. Before we…
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Gates of Fire & Earth by Autumn M. Birt Genre – Epic Fantasy Published 4/28/2017 Ages 14+ About the Book – A Great Follow-up to a Great Beginning “Named Guardian of the Elemental Spheres, Lavinia seeks the lost gates to the spirit realm and their ancient guardians. But some of the guardians have left their…
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Night of Flame by Jordan Rivet Genre – Fantasy Published 5/17/2017 Ages 14+ About the Book – Night of Flame Continues to Burn Bright “As the Lantern Maker terrorizes the continent with his Fireworker army, Dara struggles to master her new powers in order to stop him. She doesn’t know whether she can bring herself…
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The Wizard by MJ Kaltenbrunner Genre – Fantasy Published 10/16/2017 Ages 16+ About the Book – It’s About a Dungeon, Sort of “Can evil acts be carried out for good reasons? Mertho the wizard is betrayed, transformed into a living dungeon core. He feels the dark magic within him and still holds onto his humanity.…
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Undercover Magic by Linsey Hall Genre – Urban Fantasy 12/1/2017 Ages 16+ About the Book – A Fast Paced Urban Fantasy “In a world of controlled magic, I’m an Unknown. Deadly power, little control. I’m only alive because I pay a Blood Sorcerer to keep me hidden. But when he comes to collect on the…
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Gypsies, Tramps and Weeia by Elle Boca Genre – Urban Fantasy Published 2/1/2016 Ages 14+ About the book – A Delightful Coming-of-age Tale “Sworn to protect the secrets of their race, marshals are trained to police Weeia hiding among humans. After completing her advanced marshal training, Danni is blown away by her new plum assignment…
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