'An Enchantment of Ravens' by Margaret Rogerson was charming. Synopsis: Isobel is a prodigy portrait artist with a dangerous set of clients: the sinister fair folk, immortal creatures who cannot bake bread, weave cloth, or put a pen to paper without crumbling to dust. But when she receives her first royal patron—Rook, the autumn prince—she makes … Continue reading An Enchantment of Ravens…
'My Plain Jane' by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton & Jodi Meadows was frightfully good. Synopsis: It's the classic Jane Eyre tale, but with ghosts. There's nefarious villians, evil pocket watches, duels, possessions, thwarted weddings and fires. There's also lost of drama, lots of plans, lots of adventuring and there's some romance of course. I really … Continue reading My Plain Jane…
'The Hazel Wood' by Melissa Albert is perfection. Synopsis: Alice has been on the run with her mother, Ella, from bad luck her whole life until her mother receives a letter telling her that her once famous, reclusive grandmother has died. This same grandmother who wrote a collection of stories that has amassed a cult … Continue reading The Hazel Wood…
'The Ninth Rain' by Jen Williams is a fantasy of epic proportions. Synopsis: The Jure'lia are invaders and throughout the history of Sarn, they have been defeated but they always came back. The Eborans were key to Sarn's success however, their tree god and city are dead, they are not what they used to be. … Continue reading The Ninth Rain…
'The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue' by Mackenzi Lee is not the type of book that I would usually pick up in a store, but it has opened my eyes, albeit only a little. Monty is excited for his Grand Tour across Europe with his best friend Percy but his hopes for a jolly … Continue reading The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue…
