Embedded Files
Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
FIC-FANTASY DON
Stepsister focused on Isabella, one of Cinderella's sisters, and how she hated herself. She knew was ugly and mean - how could she forget when everyone kept reminding her that she was - and wanted to change. She wanted to be more like Cinderella - kind, nice, and most of all, pretty. Pretty girls get everything they want. After Cinderella goes off to the castle, Isabella, her sister and mother have nothing. They are forced to move into the barn of their neighbors and work for their keep. Isabella is miserable and runs to the woods where she meets Cinderella's fairy godmother. There, she tells Isabella that if she can find the parts of her that are missing, she will grant her wish to be pretty. Isabella finally figures out what she is missing, and with the help of Fate and Chance, finds her missing pieces. But it's a story about believing in yourself, knowing what you want, and never letting anyone tell you that you are not enough.
Fantasy, Romance, Fairy Tale Retelling
Read this if you liked: Girls Made of Snow and Glass, Cruel Beauty, Curse So Dark and Lonely, Ella Enchanted, Ash
FIC-FANTASY YOU
When Fable was 13 years old, her father abandoned her on an island filled with thieves and left her to make her own way. Fable persevered and survived, but she had to make it back to her father. He promised her 'what she was owed' if she returned. She escapes on a ship run by West and his crew. They don't want her, but she proves useful, and eventually wins them over. There's a lot of fighting with their enemies, rival gangs, and even her father, but Fable is smart and she knows how to get what she wants. She's trying to find her place in the world and to find a family since hers abandoned her. She just wants to feel loved and safe.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Seafire, Last Voyage of Poe Blythe, Sky Without Stars, Hunger Games, Graceling
FIC-FANTASY THO
Bestowed by the ancient goddess of death, Yadriel and the gifted members of his Latinx community can see spirits: women have the power to heal bodies and souls, while men can release lost spirits to the afterlife. But Yadriel, a trans boy, has never been able to perform the tasks of the brujas - because he is a brujo.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Children of Blood and Bone, Akata Witch, The Gilded Ones, Legendborn, Wrath and Dawn
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
FIC-FANTASY-BAR
Great from the start, Alina and Mal are best friends from childhood. When they are attacked and Mal is in life threatening danger, Alina's latent power is revealed - and her power could be the key to saving the kingdom. She's whisked away to train but caught in a web of lies and a power struggle. Fast moving, lots of action, romance, and adventure.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Six of Crows, Crown's Game, Gathering Storm, The Cruel Prince, Roar, Gilded Wolves
The Guilded Ones by Namina Forna
FIC-FANTASY-FOR
Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs. But on the day of the ceremony, her blood runs gold, the color of impurity--and Deka knows she will face a consequence worse than death.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Children of Blood and Bone, Kingdom of Souls, Raybearer, Song of Wraith and Ruin
FIC-FANTASY DEO
After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers seems like the perfect escape—until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus and a secret society of so called “Legendborn” students that hunt the creatures down.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Ninth House, Crescent City, Children of Blood and Bone, Akata Witch
Stronger than a Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan
FIC-FAN
When a powerful viceroy arrives with a fleet of mechanical dragons and stops an attack on Anlei’s village, the villagers see him as a godsend. They agree to give him their sacred, enchanted River Pearl in exchange for permanent protection—if he’ll marry one of the village girls to solidify the alliance. Anlei is appalled when the viceroy selects her as a bride, but with the fate of her people at stake, she sees no choice but to consent. Anlei’s noble plans are sent into a tailspin, however, when a young thief steals the River Pearl for himself. The adventure commences to get the pearl back and save the village
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Candle and the Flame, The Wraith and the Dawn, Forest of a Thousand Lanterns, Spin the Dawn
A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
FIC KEM
A very different retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Rhen must find someone to love him to break the curse. But in this story, he finds women from our world to bring into his - we are living parallel worlds of our times and medieval times. Harper is taken from our world where her family is in trouble with loan sharks and her mother is dying - and dropped into Rhen's world and is freaking out. She also has cerebral palsy, which makes the people of that world think she is weak, but she is the opposite of weak, and soon has everyone on their toes. She infuriates Rhen - she challenges him at every turn and is fierce and independent, something he's never seen before. And of course, like all BaTB stories, they slowly start to care for one another. But this one is so different - Harper tries to help Rhen save his kingdom, there's an evil sorceress who tortures Rhen, and then there is Grey, Rhen's commander of the guard who is steadfast and loyal, and who will do anything to help Rhen break the curse.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Spin the Dawn, The Wraith & The Dawn, Cinder, Cruel Beauty, Splintered, Beastly, Hunted, Uprooted
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
FIC MAH
Louise is a witch and a free spirit and Reid is a guard of the church - rigid and sworn to kill witches. Thrown together by the cardinal, Lou and Reid are forced to marry. She is of course keeping her sorcery a secret. Lou is an odd character. She is always cursing and doing her best to make Reid uncomfortable. But it was cute and flirty. Of course, they start to care for one another and Reid is adorable because he's so clueless and earnest and falls for her before she does. But then...secrets emerge... This ends with a cliffhanger, so look forward to book 2.
Fantasy, Romance
Read this if you liked: Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Sorcery of Thorns, The Beautiful, Crescent City, Discovery of Witches
Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon
FIC MEN
A cute remaking of Beauty and the Beast. Princess Jaya and her sister, Isha, arrive at an elite boarding school after Isha is involved in a scandal and must leave the country. They go to the same boarding school that Grey Emerson goes to - and it just so happens that his family and Jaya's family have been feuding for years, and he's the one who started the rumor that ruined Isha. Jaya goes there with every intention of ruining Grey's life. How is she going to do that? Make him fall in love with her then break his heart. Grey believes Jaya's great great grandmother cursed his family and he is going to die on his 18th birthday which is rapidly approaching.
Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling
Read this if you liked: Beastly, Cinder, Ash, Dorothy Must Die, Cruel Beauty, Wraith & Dawn, Hunted
FIC LOC
Adelaide has the entire summer in front of her when she sees Jack, a boy she met two years ago and feels a real connection to. But when things happen that could go one way or another, Adelaide enters into alternate realities and lives out those realities until one of them 'sticks'. I'm not exactly sure if she's living in these other worlds or if it settles on the one that is the most realistic or what. But Adelaide tries to work through her feelings about Jack, Matt, the boyfriend who just broke up with her, and her relationship with her brother, who has been in and out of rehab for two years. She's disappointed in him, she's scared for him, and she wants their relationship to be the way it was although she knows it never will be. It was a story about relationships and how they are always changing.
Mystical Realism
Read this if you liked: Again, But Better, Every Day, If I Stay, Before I Fall, Life After Life
FIC KIN
There are the five teenagers lost in the Hemmings family's maze of tangled secrets. Only a generation removed from being simple Pennsylvania potato farmers, Gottfried and Marla Hemmings managed to trade digging spuds for developing subdivisions and now sit atop a seven-figure bank account, wealth they've declined to pass on to their adult children or their teenage grand children. It was a bit confusing at first, then everything fell into place and WOW!
From SLJ article:
Some of the topics in this story that are touched on include: racism, poverty, domestic violence, death and grief, secrets, the long lasting effects of trauma, teenage pregnancy, family dynamics and dysfunction, and depression and anxiety, just to name a few. King really asks the readers to consider things like privilege, especially economic and white privilege.
Magical Realism
Read this if you liked: Bridge of Clay, The Realm of Possibility, Everybody Sees the Ants, Bone Gap
FIC ROW
In the sequel to Carry On, the trio head off on a road trip to America and get into all sorts of adventures. Simon, after losing his magic in Carry On, is devastated and becomes depressed. Baz doesn't know if Simon loves him anymore and is afraid he never will again. But on the road trip, Simon starts to feel again. And that might have been part of the problem for me. Simon was so clinically depressed at the beginning of the book, it seemed like all that he needed was to ride in a Mustang convertible to make him feel better. But when it comes down to it, it's like a Harry Potter fan fiction, with three magical friends fighting the bad guys, and there's never anything wrong with that.
Fantasy, LGBTQ
Read this if you liked: Harry Potter, Red White and Royal Blue, The Magicians, Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, Let's Get Lost
Opposite of Always by Justine Reynolds
FIC REY
When Jack meets Kate at a party, he falls for her hard. They spend an amazing 4 months together until she ends up in the hospital and dies. While he's processing what happens, he falls down the stairs and ends up back at the party 4 months earlier. It's ground hog day all over again. Jack figures it's so he can save Kate's life. But he tries and tries over and over again, and the result is always the same. Until the 5th time. Jack makes a lot of mistakes each time. Sometimes he hurts his best friends. Sometimes he alienates his parents. Once he chose to not even meet her. But each time it doesn't work out, until he finally figures out how to make the right choices and not hurt the people he loves.
Magical Realism, Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Again but Better, Summer of Salt, Every Day, Before I Fall, Time Traveler's Wife
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
FIC LIM
Maia works as a seamstress in her father's shop. She lives in a time where women are subservient but it is her dream to work as the tailor for the Emperor which she knows can never happen. When the opportunity comes for her brother, she cuts her hair and goes to the Capital posing as a boy. The Emperor's Enchanter sees through her disguise, and when Maia has to complete a quest for sacred components to the gowns she has to make, he goes with her to help.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Sorcery of Thorns, Star Touched Queen, An Enchantment of Ravens, The Kiss of Deception, Throne of Glass, Girl of Fire and Thorns
Again, But Better by Christine Riccio
FIC RIC
Shane is in London for a study abroad experience and is having a great experience and meeting good friends. She likes Pilot, the boy in the room next door. They flirt and have fun, but then the girlfriend from back home shows up and that's that. Things get complicated when Shane's parents show up. She's doing an English concentration but she told her parents she was there for premed and it blows up. Her semester abroad spirals out of control from there and she never sees Pilot again. Fast forward 4 years and she's getting engaged to Melvin, going to medical school, and is still trying to make her parents happy. She decides she wants to see Pilot and see if there is still anything worth pursuing. Although he's surprised to see her, he's happy to meet with her. But then something crazy happens - they are spirited back to London to redo their semester abroad. They can now have the relationship they never did, Shane can confront her parents, they can change it all. And although they do start a wonderful relationship, Shane takes the opportunity to fix all the mistakes she made with school and career, and use this time to do what she really loves and decide once and for all if it's more important to follow her heart or to try to make everyone else happy.
Realistic Fantasy, Romance
Read this if you liked: Opposite of Always, Before I Fall, Two Lives of Lydia Bird, Every Day, Invisibility, If I Stay
Blanca & Roja by Anna Marie McLemore
FIC MCL
A modern retelling of Snow White & Rose Red which follows two sisters, one fair and sweet, the other dark and brooding. Because of a curse that is generations old, after the younger sister's 15th birthday, one will turn into a swan and the other will remain human. The sisters do everything they can to break the curse, but Blanca, the older sister, knows she will give herself up to the swans to save her sister's life. Through a lack of communication and misunderstanding, Roja thinks Blanca is trying to save herself and becomes bitter toward her sister. Enter Yearling, the blue eyed boy Blanca thinks is the key to saving her sister as as well as Page, the ??gender fluid?? person that Blanca is attracted to. They spend days all trying to save one another. In one story line, Yearling's cousin is literally trying to beat him to death because Yearling is going to tell a family secret about some land thief. I'm not quite sure why this story is even in the book, it was so random and out of place. I think the book is a commentary on what society feels is more valued - the blue eyed boy or the light skinned girl - and how we view ourselves.
Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling
Read this if you liked: A Curse so Dark and Lonely, Spin the Dawn, Step Sister, Curses and Kisses, Summer of Salt, Damsel
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
FIC CLA
Camellia is a Belle, a guardian of all the beauty in her world. Her people were cursed by the gods and born gray and ugly, but the Belles have the power to restore beauty. So they are revered, they are in demand, and they are loved. Every generation, a new favorite Belle is announced, and Camellia wants to be it, at all costs. But she soon finds out that there are mysteries surrounding her powers, there are Belles that she doesn't know about, and the royal palace is a dangerous place.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: The Uglies, The Selection, Crewel, Shadowhouse Fall
Storm and Fury by Jennifer Armentrout
FIC ARM
Trinity is the only one of her kind - half human and half angel, living among gargoyle shape-shifter protectors. When her protector, Misha, is kidnapped, Trinity will do anything to get him back. She leaves her clan to go with Zanye, an incredibly handsome protector, to try to find him. Together, they fight demons and all sorts of other beings to try to get to Misha, only to find out that they have been set up. Through all of this, Trin develops feelings for Zayne, which he is reluctant to return.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Strange the Dreamer, The Girl at Midnight
FIC MIL
Circe, daughter of the sun god Helios, is a fabled goddess famous for witchcraft. She is exiled to an island by Zeus, but she revels in her solitude. And although she is banished to her island, she has many adventures and visitors. She created Scyllia, monster of the seas, birthed the minotaur, loved Daedalus, fights Athena, and had a son with Odysseus. This book was a journey through all of mythology, reveals the strength and growth of Circe, and shows the power of true love.
Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mythology
Read this if you liked: Any Greek or Roman Mythology, Song of Achilles, Children of Blood and Bone
FIC ARN
Ama is the damsel that is rescued from the dragon by the handsome Prince Emory. She doesn't remember anything about her life before she was rescued, all she knows is that she woke up in his arms and she is now to be his queen. This is the way it has always been in Harding, and she will continue with the tradition. But Ama finds she doesn't quite like Emory that much - he's a bit cruel and wants to keep her locked in the castle. She longs to be free to roam and do what she wants. And she's always cold - she can only find warmth in the glassblower's room. She starts to spend time there, and when she tries to blow glass, she finds that she creates spectacular pieces of things she has no memory of - a bird, flowers, and finally a dragon. Little by little, Ama starts to remember, and she knows she needs to be free.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Strange Grace, Tess of the Road, Uprooted, Seraphina, The Story of Owen
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
FIC CHO
In 1889 Paris, Séverin, infamous thief, is the rejected heir of House Vanth, and he longs to claim his inheritance. Hypnos is the patriarch of House Nyx and offers to help Séverin’s regain his house if he helps him retrieves a Horus Eye, an artifact which can reveal the location of a Babel fragment. Forging is a divine art, a power believed to come from the broken fragments of the Tower of Babel. To accomplish his mission, Séverin enlists the help of his closest friends, each with their own unique abilities.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Grave Mercy, Six of Crows, The Bone Witch, The Star Touched Queen
FIC FAN CAR
Princess Rora is promised to Prince Cassius who is a mighty storm fighter. Rora's family needs this match because she has no powers, a secret they are keeping until after the wedding. When she finds out he is using her as well, she runs away to get out of the marriage. She meets up with a group of storm hunters, hoping to learn how to steal magic and save her kingdom without having to marry the Prince. Locke reluctantly becomes her mentor and trains her to face storms. But her reaction to storms is unlike anything any of the storm hunters has seen, and instead of helping them, she becomes a liability, until the day she realizes she does have a power inside and figures out how to use it.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Under the Never Sky, Girl of Fire and Thorns, Grave Mercy, Shadow and Bone, Gracleing
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
FIC BLA
Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she was taken, along with her older twin sister, to the fairy world. Since that time, she has come to accept her new home, and trains to become a knight. Prince Cardan is one of her classmates, and he hates her because she is human. He tortures her daily. His brother, Prince Dain takes her as a spy, and is poised to become the next King until. When the court erupts in turmoil, Jude and Cardan must work together to save the kingdom.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Strange the Dreamer, Blood Rose Rebellion, Court of Thornes and Roses
The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
FIC CHA
Nahri has never believed in magic. She knows better than anyone that palm readings and healings are all tricks, but when she accidentally summons a dark djinn warrior, she's forced to accept that the magical world she thought was just stories is actually real. She travels to the city of brass and learns all about court politics and the power of magic.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Wrath and the Dawn, Star Touched Queen, Daughters of Ruin, The Reader
An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard
FIC HOW
This is like a dark Harry Potter. Every twenty years or so, the magical world holds The Turning, a contest to determine who will head the magical world. The contest includes feats of magic which sometimes lead to death. In this world, magic comes with a price. If you are a pure magician, after you perform an act, you pay for it with pain. But most magicians don't feel any pain because they have traded their pain for a sacrifice to the House of Shadows, but that's causing magic to fade. Sydney, fighting for control of the Turning, is trying to defeat Shadows and save the magical world.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Harry Potter, The Magicians, Beautiful Creatures, The Cruel Prince, Lady Midnight
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
FIC ADE
Orisha was a land of magic until King Saran killed all the Magi and took their magic from them. With the discovery of a sacred scroll, Zelie has the chance to bring magic back to the entire kingdom. With the help of her brother Tzaine and the princess Amari, they embark upon a journey to recover the sacred relics. While on their journey, Amari's brother Inan is trying to stop them. In the midst of their quest, Inan joins forces with them and discovers he also has magical powers and is torn about his loyalties. Does he continue to support his father and suppress his magic, or does he allow himself to fall in love with Zelie and build a strong monarchy?
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: The Cruel Prince, Frost Blood, Strange the Dreamer, Scythe
Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust
FIC BAS
This is a Snow White retelling. Mina, who is married to the king, has a heart made of glass and she's afraid she'll never know how to love or be loved. Her step daughter, Lynet, who never feels cold, is made of snow. Both have powers and can manipulate their elements at will. When the king dies, Mina wants to be Queen, even if that means harming Lynet. Entwining the stories of both Lynet and Mina in the past and present, Girls Made of Snow and Glass traces the relationship of two young women doomed to be rivals from the start. Only one can win all, while the other must lose everything unless both can find a way to reshape themselves and their story.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Winter, Forest of A Thousand Lanterns, Mechanica, Beastly, The Sleeper and the Spindle
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
FIC TAY
Lazlo is an orphan, always dreaming of another life filled with excitement and adventure. Sarai is the daughter of a god, living in secret high above the city with her siblings. The people of the city hate the 'godspawn' because of the terror the gods caused them. Sarai can slip into the dreams of the people of Weep, and when she enters Lazlo's dream, she is seen for the first time. Over the course of just a few days, they fall in desperately in love. But the people of Weep are trying to destroy Sarai's home, and Lazlo is doing all he can to save her. My best book of the year!
Fantasy, Romance
Read this if you liked: The Cruel Prince, The Reader, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Caraval, Carve the Mark
Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore
FIC CAS
Jane has lived a mostly ordinary life, raised by her aunt Magnolia, whom she counted on to turn life into an adventure. When an old acquaintance, Kiran Thrash, blows back into Jane's life and invites her to a gala at the Thrash's extravagant island mansion called Tu Reviens. Jane remembers her aunt telling her: 'If anyone ever invites you to Tu Reviens, promise me that you'll go.' What Jane doesn't know is that at Tu Reviens her story will change; the house will offer her five choices that could ultimately determine the course of her newly untethered life. But every choice comes with a price. She might fall in love, she might lose her life, she might come face-to-face with herself. At Tu Reviens, anything is possible--Dust jacket flap.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Midnight at the Electric, Ghosts of Heaven, Scorpio Races, Book of a Thousand Days, Where Futures End
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
FIC CLA
Clockwork Princess is the perfect ending to an amazing trilogy. It is a great closer and adds so much more to the story than is expected. The story grows with main characters, Tessa, Will, and Jem, and there are many twists and turns that will blow you out of your mind. It is a good read for anyone that loves magic, romance, and any of the previous novels. - reviewed by Lyndsey Corsi
Genre: Fantasy Fiction
Read this if you liked: Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Angel, City of Bones, City of Glass, City of Heavenly Fire
The Cruel Prince - Holly Black - Series: The Folk of the Air
FIC BLA
Jude and her sisters were young girls when her parents were murdered and she was taken to the High Court of the Faerie to live. As a human in a world of fantastic creatures, she is discriminated against and has to constantly prove and protect herself. She is trying to find her place in this world. Civil war breaks out and threatens her plans, her family, and the world she lives in. Reviewed by Corinne Rasmussen
Genre: Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Wonder Woman, Now I Rise, Red Queen, Selection, Ember in the Ashes, Court of Thorns & Roses
The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J Maas
FIC MAS
Divided into five different stories, the reader gets insight as to how Calaena became the person she is throughout the rest of the the Throne of Glass series. Her tales come from all over the world and each have their own special qualities to make them unique. As she sets out on many different missions, she must find out who she wants to be in life. Along her journey, she not only finds friendship, but she finds herself. - reviewed by Skylar Peia
Genre: Fantasy
Read this if you liked: A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, Red Queen, A Kingdom of Exiles
Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser
FIC TOL
Caro lives on the river with her father, carrying their goods and hoping that the river gods will speak to her. When her father is sent to prison, she agrees to take a mysterious crate from the marquis and deliver it to the capital. She is told not to open it, but she does, and inside is a boy her age who she will later discover is the new Emparch of the country. There has been an uprising in the capital, his parents are dead, and he is trying to get to his sister who escaped their enemies as well. There are many battles and close calls, they enlist the help of friends and family, and fall for each other while trying to save the empire.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Iron Queen, Blood Rose Rebellion, Flame in the Mist, Defy the Stars, This Savage Song, Now I Rise
Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth
FIC ROT
Cyra is the sister of a tyrannical ruler and has to power to inflict pain. He forces her to use her as a weapon against his enemies, but she doesn't want to do it. Akos has the power to relieve a person of his gift. He and his brother are being held captive by Cyra's brother, and he is being forced to serve Cyra. Cyra hates her brother and what he stands for, and joins the rebellion to help overthrow him. Although she and Akos are sworn enemies, they begin to care for each other and work together to do the right thing.
Fantasy, Romance
Read this if you liked: The Diabolic, The Graceling, Red Queen, Ember in the Ashes, Iron Daughter, Now I Rise
FIC GAR
Scarlett has always dreamed of going to Caraval, a magical festival where a riddle must be solved and the prize is a wish. Scarlett wants more than anything to leave her abusive father and keep her sister and herself safe. Caraval is more than magic, and she's told that everything that happens is a performance, and you can't believe what you see, but it's hard to know what's real and what's not. With the help of Julian, Scarlett navigates the game, and she thinks she's falling for him. But is that real? The stakes are high, because her sister has been taken, and Scarlett has to find her and wins the game before her father finds her.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Blood Rose Rebellion, The Forgetting, Star Touched Queen, Rebel of the Sands
Seven Black Diamonds by Melissa Marr
FIC MAR
Set in the not so distant future, earth has been changed due to pollution and the realm of Faery and Earth are at war. Many years ago the Queen of Blood and Rage lost her daughter to the human’s pollution of earth and since that time Faery has waged war on the members of the human race. In the human world, having faery blood is grounds for imprisonment and death. It is in this world that the Queen has placed sleeper agents that carry out her war against human-kind. Lilywhite knows that she is different, as the daughter of a notorious mobster, she has been protected her whole life, but trained for something more. When Lilywhite is sent to a private school by her father, human and faery worlds collide when she meets a group of sleeper agents, individuals who have gifts like hers. Lilywhite realizes she is more than what she appears and has a very important role to play in the war. ~ reviewed by Mrs. Kaine
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Genre: Fantasy Read this if you liked: Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses, Wicked Lovely, Shadow and Bone, The Young Elites, An Ember in the Ashes
FIC MEY
Cath is a girl living in Hearts when she catches the eye of the king. All she wants is love and romance, but her parents keep pushing her to marry the king, who is old and foolish. When she meets Jest, she falls in love, even though she knows their match would never be approved. All she wants is to be happy with him, but then finds out why Jest came to Hearts in the first place, and suddenly her world is upside down. A prequel to Alice in Wonderland, we meet all the characters we know - Cheshire Cat, The Mad Hatter, The White Rabbit, and of course, the Queen of Hearts herself, and we find out what has made her the wicked Queen that she is.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Cinder, Court of Mist and Fury, This Savage Song, Red Queen, Graceling
RBK FIC GAI
Although his book follows a character named Shadow, this book is not about Shadow, but about the complications of life in America and it’s beliefs. We go deep into the stories of immigrants, Gods, and slaves. We follow life, death, mystery, romance, and so much more. This book contains more than can be originally seen. Any book written by Neil Gaiman deserves to be read, but this one most of all. This story is about the American Way. A story to capture a love of a people, to include people of all races, religions, and sexuality. American Gods encompasses much, so much in fact, that a simple review of this book will never be enough to serve it justice. ~reviewed by Zachary Morris Fantasy Read this if you liked: Anansi Boys, Gardens of the Moon, Good Omens, The Magicians, Neverwhere, The Name of the Wind
Novice, Summoner Series, #1 by Taran Mathaeu
FIC MAT
Fletcher is an apprentice blacksmith who discovers he has the ability to summon a demon from another world. He travels to the Adept Military Academy to hone his skills as a summoner and fighter and train to be a part of the king's army. While at the Academy, he befriends an elf and an dwarf and makes enemies with the rich noble children. The fate of the empire is in his hands, and Fletcher must fight against his friends and enemies to prove that he is the best and to win a commission in the army.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Red Queen, Throne of Glass, Court of Mist and Fury, Young Elites, Red Rising
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
FIC SCH
Kate's father control the monsters on his side of the city. August is a monster on the other side of the city. Both sides are bound by a truce that is ready to topple, and August has been sent to spy on Kate and infiltrate their side. But then Kate is kidnapped and it's pinned on August and together they run and try to figure out what is going on. Even when they realize they're on opposite sides, they remain friends and try to help one another survive. And in the end, their friendship is enough to save both of them.
Fantasy, Romance
Read this if you liked: Daughter of Smoke and Bone, City of Ashes, The Girl at Midnight, Shiver, Wicked Lovely
FIC CHE
Sefia is alone in the world after both her parents were killed and her aunt Nin has been kidnapped. She sets out to find her, but the only clue she has is the strange rectangular object her father left for her. She comes to realize that it's a book, and once she teaches herself how to read it, she realizes that it contains magic, and that she has the ability to 'read' people and see their histories. She rescues Archer, a boy who has been enslaved to fight, and with him, they travel in search of Nin.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Inkheart, Labyrinth Lost, The Forgetting, Rebel of the Sands, The Wrath and the Dawn
Julia Vanishes by Catherine Egan
FIC EGA
Julia is a thief and a spy, sent to work in Mrs. Och's house to find out what she is hiding. Their world is a world of magic and witch drownings, and Julia has the power to vanish into the background. When she finds out baby Theo is the key to reuniting the world of the immortals and she is forced to kidnap him, she begins to get a conscience about what she's doing. She decides to do the right thing and rescue him, putting herself and her friends in grave danger.
Fantasy, Steampunk
Read this if you liked: Labyrinth Lost, The Forgetting, Grave Mercy, The Young Elites, Akita Witch
FIC GRO
This is Harry Potter on steroids. Quentin, like Harry, finds out he's a magician at a late age, goes to a school for wizards, and meets his forever friends. They have adventures, they fight, they even play in a wizard tournament. But The Magicians' first book takes them through all four years of school and put them into their grand adventure. They're a group of teens, then young adults, who drink, have sex, curse, and have relationships, both good and bad. There's a lot of action and adventure in the book, as well as a lot of soul searching.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Harry Potter, Carry On, The Young Elites, Artemis Fowl, Eragon, Uprooted, Seraphina
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne
FIC THO
Harry's second son, Albus, feels like he has a lot to live up to, and knows he falls short. Harry isn't the perfect father, and he knows that too. They don't have the best relationship and that weighs on both of them. Meanwhile, Albus, using a time-turner, goes back in time to try to save Cedric Diggory, but instead messes things up completely. He goes back again to try to fix things, but the world gets even more bleak. Many of the original characters were there, or at least mentioned. It is written as a play, so it doesn't have the feel of the Harry Potter books, but is a must-read.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Harry Potter anything, The Magicians, Carry On, Thirteenth Child
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
FIC HAR
In the late 1800's, Faith's family moves to a remote island after a scandal has forced them from their home. She adores her father, who keeps her at arm's length, but when he dies, she knows he has been murdered for a scientific discovery. Faith, who wants to be a scientist, but knows it's not 'proper,' finds his diaries and learns about The Lie Tree, which is supposed to bring the owner absolute knowledge. By feeding the tree lies, and spreading those lies, Faith tries to find the truth to her father's death. But she finds that lies are hurtful, and lies cause people pain, and they can get people hurt.
Fantasy, Mystery, Historical
Read this if you liked: The Girl in the Blue Coat, The Emperor of Any Place, A Great and Terrible Beauty
Daughters of Ruin by K. D. Castner
FIC CAS
Four girl are raised as sisters and trained in fighting skills in the hope that they will one day unite the kingdom when they are old enough to rule, but not all is not as it seems. The “sisters” care little for one another and have their own agendas. Everything changes when the castle is attacked during an evening ball, and the girls need their wits and training to survive the political machinations while deciding where their loyalties lie.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Game of Thrones, Red Queen, Throne of Glass, Court of Thorns and Roses
The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead
FIC MEA
The Countess Elizabeth is being sold into marriage to the highest bidder, and she just can't accept it. She runs off, impersonating a maid, to The Glittering Court, where common girls are schooled in the fine arts in order to impress a wealthy husband, then sold to the highest bidder. She manages to hide her secret from her friends while excelling in her studies. She gets mixed up with illegal pagan religious heretics, helps her friends with their secrets, and tries to follow her heart.
Fantasy Fiction
Read this if you liked: The Selection Series, Uprooted, The Kiss of Deception, Incarceron, Book of a Thousand Days
FIC NOV
Agnieszka is chosen by The Dragon, the great wizard of her valley, to come serve him for a period of ten years. In his castle, Agnieszka discovers she is also a wizard, and helps the Dragon fight The Wood, the evil, mystical presence that has threatened the valley for all time. Good book, rated one of the best of the year. I liked it, but didn't love it, although that might be because I'm getting tired of fantasy.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Seraphina, Thirteenth Child, Darkest Part of the Forest, Enchanted
FIC BAR
Ketterdam is a hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal Kaz Brekker. He is offered a chance at a heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone. He needs a crew - a convict with a thirst for revenge, a sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager, a runaway with a privileged past, a spy known as the Wraith, a Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums, a thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Kaz's crew are the only ones who might stand between the world and destruction—if they don't kill each other first.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Incarceron, Artemis Fowl, Shadow and Bone, The Rose Society
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. MaasFIC MAA
In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, Celaena Sardothien, an assassin, is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass--and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.
Fantasy, Romance
Read this if you liked: Court of Thornes and Roses, Girl of Fire and Thorns, An Ember in the Ashes, Daughter of Smoke and Bones
FIC ROW
A different sort of a concept from Rainbow Rowell in that she takes the story within the story in Fan Girl and completes it for us. According to Rainbow, she loved the characters of Simon and Baz she introduced in Fan Girl and wanted to tell their story. Simon is the most powerful magician his world has ever seen but he has trouble with the simplest of spells. Baz, his roommate, is a vampire and his arch enemy. They live at The Watford School of Magic, and even though they hate each other, they decide to call a truce when the ghost of Baz's mom comes to visit and tells them to avenge her death. Through it all, they think that maybe they don't hate each other as much as they thought, even though they have trouble admitting it.
Fantasy, Romance, LGBTQ
Read this if you like Harry Potter, The Magician, The Young Elites, Fan Girl anything by Rainbow Rowell
Court of Thorns and Roses
FIC TAH
In this classic Beauty and the Beast story, Feyre kills a fairy in the woods and as punishment, must go live in the land of Faeries with Tamlin, her captor. At first it's very difficult, and she does everything she can to escape, but she eventually learns to accept her new life and and even enjoy Tamlin's company. When an evil fairy threatens to destroy the land and to kill Feyre, Tamlin sends her back to her home in order to keep her safe. Once home, she realizes she cannot live without him, and goes back to to find a curse has been cast over the land and she must fight to save him and the realm.
Fantasy, suspense, romance, intrigue, action. Some sexual situation
Read this if you liked The Heir Series, The Red Queen, Ember in the Ashes, Beastly, Games of Thrones
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
FIC TAH
Elias is a mask, an elite group of warriors. He is chosen to fight to the death or become Emperor. But Elias hates being a warrior and wants to leave the life he has lived, but now he is trapped. He meets and falls in love with Laia, a slave and part of the resistance, who is spying on this elite group. They both want to do what is right, and they are not supposed to be in love, but they are drawn to one another.
Fantasy, romance, suspense, action, adventure
Read it if you liked: Hunger Games, Divergent, The Young Elites, Finnikin of the Rock
The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
FIC SAN
Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures called Chalklings. Joel wants to be one. He can only watch as students learn the magical art and would do anything to learn. When students start disappearing, he is assigned to a professor who is investigating the crimes. Joel finds an unexpected discovery which will change their world forever.
Fantasy
Read this if you liked: The Accidental Highwayman, The Story of Owen, Curtsies and Conspiracies
FIC LEV
'A' jumps into a different body every day. It could be a boy, a girl, 'he' never knows where or who he's going to be, or what his day will be like. He's always just accepted it until he meet Rhiannon - then he can't stop thinking about her or wanting to be with her again. He doesn't ever want to interfere in the lives he's jumping into, but he finds he has to do what he must in order to see her again.
Fantasy, Magical Realism, Romance
Read this if you liked: Another Day, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, The Future of Us, Flip
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
FIC TAY
"Once upon a time, an angel fell in love with a devil....and it didn't go well." Karou goes on strange missions for her family, has blue hair, and draws dangerous creatures. She's not sure who she is or where she came from. When she meets Akiva, everything changes and then she learns a deep, dark secret about herself and doesn't know what to do with that knowledge.
Fantasy, Romance
Read this if you liked: Twilight, Wicked Lovely, Grave Mercy, City of Bones, Shiver, Chime
FIC SHU
When Brontë starts dating Bruiser – the guy voted “Most Likely to Get the Death Penalty” her twin brother, Tennyson, isn’t surprised. But then strange things begin to occur. Tennyson and Brontë’s scrapes heal unnaturally fast, and cuts disappear before their eyes. What at first seems like their good fortune turns out to be more than they bargained for. Novelist
Fantasy, Suspense
Read this if you liked: Num8ers, The Accident Season, A Monster Calls, The Gardner, Blank Confession
FIC FOR
Mia speaks to you while she's in a coma, wandering around the hospital watching all the people who love her wait and hope that she wakes up. It's up to Mia to stay and fight through the pain of losing her family, or to just go onto death. She recounts stories of her life and all the good, and even bad times she's had.
Contemporary Fantasy
Read this if you liked: Before I Fall, The Sky is Everywhere, Everlost, Wintergirls, Before I Die
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
FIC CON
After his mother dies, David's only company are his books. He takes refuge in fairy tales but then when the books start to whisper to him, he finds himself violently propelled into an imaginary land in which the boundaries of fantasy and reality are disturbingly melded.
Fantasy, Horror
Read this if you liked: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Thirteenth Tale, The Night Circus
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