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Review: The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier

By CandidCeillie September 2, 2019August 27, 2019

  A young woman is both a bard--and a warrior--in this thrilling historical fantasy from the author of the Sevenwaters novels. Eighteen-year-old Liobhan is a powerful singer and an expert…

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Review: Ghost Walk by Kay Solo

By CandidCeillie September 17, 2018September 15, 2018

Maaya is a teenager who can see ghosts, and she and her three friends get by on the poor streets of Sark by sealing away troublesome spirits under the direction…

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Character Interview: Snap, The Dragon of Ynys

By CandidCeillie June 22, 2018June 3, 2018

Hello, readers! Today I'm here to introduce you to Snap, the Dragon of Ynys from the book that's named after him! The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen is a…

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Character Interview: Zita from Baker Thief

By CandidCeillie June 14, 2018May 19, 2018

Hello, dear readers! Today, I'm interviewing Zita, a character from Claudie Arseneault's latest novel, Baker Thief. Arseneault describes Baker Thief as "the first in a fantasy series meant to reframe romance…

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Review: The Underwater Ballroom Society Anthology

By CandidCeillie April 16, 2018September 9, 2019

In The Underwater Ballroom Society, you will "visit an old hangout one last time with an ex-siren and find out what the twelve dancing princesses learned in their secret world.…

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Review:: Isle of Blood and Stone by Makiia Lucier

By CandidCeillie April 9, 2018March 23, 2018

Nineteen-year-old Elias is a royal explorer, a skilled mapmaker, and the new king of del Mar's oldest friend. Soon he will embark on the adventure of a lifetime, an expedition…

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Review:: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

By CandidCeillie February 9, 2018January 30, 2018

Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orléans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. In Orléans, the…

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Review:: Moonshine by Jasmine Gower

By CandidCeillie February 5, 2018February 5, 2018

Daisy's starting a new job and stylish city life in Moonshine, but mage-hunters out for her dark magic threaten to destroy her vogue image. In the flourishing metropolis of Soot…

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Review:: The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso

By CandidCeillie October 30, 2017February 9, 2018

In The Tethered Mage's Raverran Empire, magic is scarce and those born with power are strictly controlled -- taken as children and conscripted into the Falcon Army.  Zaira has lived her…

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Review:: City of Betrayal by Claudie Arseneault

By CandidCeillie October 23, 2017February 9, 2018

The whole city is searching for Hasryan in City of Betrayal —some for revenge and justice, others to save their friends. Yet no one knows where to find him except…

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Review:: City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault

By CandidCeillie September 15, 2017March 6, 2018

A hundred and thirty years have passed since Arathiel last set foot in his home city in City of Strife. Isandor hasn’t changed—bickering merchant families still vie for power through…

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Review:: Nyxia by Scott Reintgen

By CandidCeillie September 11, 2017March 10, 2018

Emmett Atwater isn't just leaving Detroit; he's leaving Earth. Why the Babel Corporation recruited him is a mystery, but the number of zeroes on their contract has him boarding their lightship and…

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Review:: Descendants by Rae Else

By CandidCeillie June 26, 2017March 25, 2018

There are lots of stories about the children of gods. But what about those cursed by the gods, and their descendants... El, a seventeen-year-old has inherited an ancient and deadly…

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Review:: Song of the Current by Sarah Tolscer

By CandidCeillie June 2, 2017March 25, 2018

Caroline Oresteia is destined for the river. For generations, her family has been called by the river god, who has guided their wherries on countless voyages throughout the Riverlands. In…

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Review:: The Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews

By CandidCeillie May 26, 2017March 25, 2018

Meet Dina Demille, a nice Texas gal who runs a seemingly ordinary, quaint B and B. But Dina's inn is a magic, thinking entity; her fluffy Shih-tzu, Beast really is…

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