In book three of the Raven Cycle, Blue Sargent and the Algionby boys are growing closer to finding Glendower, because by this point in the story, they’ve acquired powers. This book is about them accepting those powers – in many ways, it’s about growing up. Adam must accept that he’s a magician, but also that […]

Faris is the Duchess of Galazon, but until she reaches her majority, her uncle’s in charge, and he’s shipped her off to Greenlaw College. Faris wants nothing to do with this choice, but it turns out, her mother has specified Greenlaw in her will, because Greenlaw teaches magic. This story isn’t all about the college

Continuing my rereading theme, here’s the prequel to The Blue Sword. Aerin is the only child of the king, by his second wife, who some considered to be a witch, so there are whispers about her. She won’t inherit the throne – that goes to her cousin Tor. Consequently, she’s not really sure what to

I get a couple different book newsletters for cheap or free ebook deals. I’ve learned to be really leery of the free ones. So I was really pleasantly surprised by this book. It’s definitely more in the YA realm, so has a fair amount of teenage angst, but not anymore than any typical book in

When Imogene’s mother moves their family into Newford, Imogene is determined to make the most of things. She quickly makes friends with Maxine – who doesn’t seem to have any friends at school, but is the most interesting person Imogene sees. And at the same time, she manages to come to the attention of Adrian,

Risuko’s father was a samarai, but his death has left her family poor. And that is why Risuko’s mother sells her to Lady Chiyome. However, she soon finds that the Lady has plans for her – she’s brought back to the school that Lady Chiyome started to train shrine maidens – but they’re more than

Jess Brightwell lives in London in an alternate world where the library in Alexandria was never destroyed. It found a way to transmits copies of books everywhere, and now it controls all the knowledge in the world. Jess’s family are smugglers – obtaining original books for buyers who can afford them. Jess has never shown

So I managed to read two books set in Regency England at once, pretty much by accident. This is the sequel to Mairelon the Magician, where a street urchin named Kim helps the aforementioned magician, who turns out to be a nobleman. At the end of the first book, he asks if she’d like to be

This was a satisfying conclusion to this trilogy – I’m so happy I was able to get my hands on it. Titus has been given an ultimatum to hand over Iola to the Bane, or his people will suffer. All he can do is try to strike at the Bane in his fortress in Atlantis,