Category: Ya Fantasy Books
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The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
“On Christmas Eve five years ago, Holly was visited by three ghosts who showed her how selfish and spoiled she’d become. They tried to convince her to mend her ways. She didn’t. And then she died. Now she’s stuck working for the top-secret company Project Scrooge–as the latest Ghost of Christmas Past. Every year, they […]
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First Impressions of The Gilded Wolves
I was able to read an excerpt of The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi on BookishFirst.com. I read the first thirty pages and can’t wait to read more! “Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In […]
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Fawkes by Nadine Brandes
Fawkes was our “I’m Booked” book club pick for the month of November. We kind of had to pick this book with it being about Guy Fawkes. Guy Fawkes day is November 5th and my cohost, Lindsey’s, birthday. I went into this book not really knowing anything about the history of Guy Fawkes. I’m glad I […]
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Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa
Shadow of the Fox is a YA Fantasy revolving around Japanese mythology. It is the story of Yumeko, a young kitsune ( part girl-part fox) who is thrust into a mission to protect the scroll of a thousand prayers. When she meets a man claiming to be a samurai named Tatsumi who is after the scroll she is […]
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Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab is the anticipated sequel to Vicious; a story of right and wrong and everything in between. In Vengeful we follow the same beloved/hated characters from the first book. Sydney is still in shock over her sister’s death. Victor is less himself, dealing with death and life over and over again. Eli Ever seems […]
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The Hazel Wood review
I recently finished The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert! I really wasn’t expecting to love it as much as I did. From what I heard it was a little spooky, had some fairytale vibes and that’s it. I completely under-estimated this book. The story went way deeper than I imagined it would. In The Hazel Wood, Alice, a young […]
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The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
I recently finished reading The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw. This story is about three sisters who were accused of being witches over 200 years ago. The towns people, scared and outraged, tie rocks to their feet and drown them in the harbor. Now every summer they come back to haunt the small town of Sparrow and […]
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Vicious by V.E. Schwab
I recently finished reading Vicious by V.E. Schwab. I heard all the hype surrounding the sequel Vengeful and I had to pick it up! Turns out the hype was real, this book was amazing. I would like to think I’m more cautious to give out 5 star ratings for books, but lately I’ve really been enjoying the […]
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