This book was so much fun! Serafina and the Black Cloak was a delightful little paranormal/adventure mystery. It walked that perfect edge of spooky and creepy yet still able to be a delight for middle grade readers. Serafina lives in the basement of Biltmore with her father the mechanic. He keeps her… Read more »
Court of Fives has some great world building going for it. The background history of the two peoples was slowly given over the course of the book and I found I was gobbling up each new bit given. I was a little disappointed that this book felt like a series… Read more »
An Ember in the Ashes was just what I needed to restore some of my faith in the young adult genre. It was a very somber read and on the darker side of YA fantasy. I think it would be an excellent book to transition young readers over into the adult epic… Read more »
I could say The Forbidden Library was a delight but that might give you the wrong idea – That you were in for fluffy unicorns, rainbows and things like happy endings and that my friends is most certainly not what you are in for. But a wonderful read? Yes, you can… Read more »
Shadow Scale had a much more complex feel to it then the first book Seraphina. I personally consider these books to be adult fantasy with crossover young adult appeal. Not because they have adult content – they don’t. But because while Seraphina is young she is for all intents and… Read more »
Doll Bones is a somewhat coming of age middle grade story of three 12 year olds on a quest mixed with light paranormal elements. These three pre-teens have been playing together since they were little kids making up very elaborate adventure type storylines for their toys until one day Zach tells… Read more »
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