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‘Cast In Firelight’ review: Get lost in Dana Swift’s debut YA fantasy
Isabelle Philip February 21, 2021

Cast In Firelight by Dana Swift opens in front of a towering door of ice, with eight-year-old Adraa and her parents waiting to be let into the home of her future betrothed, the prince of Naupure. Rich…

Isabelle Philip February 21, 2021
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‘The Silvered Serpents’ review: Roshani Chokshi’s fantasy sequel offers a realistic picture of loss and love
Isabelle Philip October 23, 2020

The Silvered Serpents picks up after a devastating blow is dealt to what’s left of Séverin’s team. Whereas The Gilded Wolves had a hopeful, glamorous energy to it, its sequel is frenetic and icy. Stee…

Isabelle Philip October 23, 2020
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‘When Villains Rise’ review: Rebecca Schaeffer marvelously concludes her addictive ‘Market of Monsters’ series
Isabelle Philip October 1, 2020

Just as in the very beginning, monstrosity, in both deed and being, is the subject of When Villains Rise, the conclusion to the darkly insightful yet humorous Market of Monsters series by Rebecca Scha…

Isabelle Philip October 1, 2020
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Book Review: Greythorne (Bloodleaf #2) by Crystal Smith
Isabelle Philip September 17, 2020

Greythorne, the sequel to Bloodleaf by Crystal Smith, is a series of puzzling decisions that at once improve the series and wildly shift its previous intent. In this second novel, Aurelia’s worl…

Isabelle Philip September 17, 2020
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Book Review: A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
Rebecca Munro May 30, 2020

Set in a world much like ours, but pulsing with magic, Bethany C. Morrow’s A Song Below Water is a heady mix of mythos, power, and activism. Written as only the best fantasies can be, MorrowR…

Rebecca Munro May 30, 2020
Thorn by Intisar Khanani
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Audiobook Review: Thorn by Intisar Khanani, Narrated by Shiromi Arserio
Isabelle Philip April 6, 2020

Originally self-published in 2012, Thorn has been re-released under HarperTeen, and as such, this is a review of the 2020 edition. Disclaimers for the novel: Physical and emotional abuse, mention of a…

Isabelle Philip April 6, 2020
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Book Review: Spellhacker by M.K. England
Gina Webber February 7, 2020

Set in a magic-fueled futuristic world, M.K. England’s Spellhacker dazzles with a compelling story of thievery, heavily-regulated magic, and the unscrupulous underbelly of corporate misdeeds. After a …

Gina Webber February 7, 2020

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