Category: Fantasy
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Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop
Heir to the Shadows is the 2nd book in the Black Jewels series by Anne Bishop. This one picks up right where we left off in Daughter of the Blood, when the Realms’ Witch—Jaenelle Angelline—wakes from her deep slumber more powerful than ever. With her dearest friends and guardians by…
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Undead and Undermined by MaryJanice Davidson
Undead and Undermined is the 10th book in the Undead Queen Betsy series by MaryJanice Davidson. I used to think these books were cool and fun in my early 20s, but I can’t do them anymore. In Undead and Undermined, Betsy Taylor, Queen of Vampires, wakes up in a morgue…
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The Glasswrights’ Apprentice by Mindy L. Klasky
The Glasswrights’ Apprentice is the 1st book in the Lost Guild fantasy series by Mindy L. Klasky. She is also the author of the Jane Madison series, which starts with Girl’s Guide To Witchcraft (2006). 13-year old Rani Trader, daughter of a merchant in the kingdom of Morenia, is an…
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False Dawn by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro was incredibly prolific and talented. She’s best known for her Saint-Germain vampire series, and False Dawn is one of her many standalone sci-fi novels. False Dawn takes place in a post-apocalyptic 21st century in northern California. A woman named Thea is running from a band of vagrant…
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Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
Daughter of the Blood is the 1st book in the Black Jewels series by Anne Bishop. In a world with three different Realms, women rule as Queens and witches, and men are secondary in hierarchy to women. One night, a fortune teller in one of the Realms has visions of…
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Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay is the 3rd book in the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. After surviving two rounds of Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen is now the Mockingjay—the face of the rebellion. In this one, Katniss takes refuge in District 13—the underground district that has been kept secret from all other districts.…
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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire is the 2nd book in the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark won the Hunger Games for their District. Now, both famed tributes are under the careful, watchful eye of Mr. Snow, the Capitol’s president. After all, Katniss and Peeta mocked the Capitol…
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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Uglies is the 1st novel in the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld. It was recently made into a Netflix movie starring Joey King. Tally Youngblood is 15 years old and lives in a futuristic dystopian world. She’s also known as an “Ugly.” When teenagers turn 16, they go through numerous…
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I read The Hunger Games before it was made into a movie in 2012. Everyone was talking about this book for years after its release—you couldn’t read Twitter, book websites, or news without seeing something about it. But I get it. These books are amazing! The Hunger Games takes place…