Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Publisher: Jolly Fish Press Published: 2018 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: SJ Higbee Have you read this book? I liked the sound of this children’s adventure and, conscious that I hadn’t read many children’s books this year, I was delighted when I was approved to read and review …
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Podium Publishing Published: 2017 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: SJ Higbee Have you read this book? Himself has added this to our towering TBR and given I have a real weakness for school-based adventures, I snagged this one for a recent train journey. Caitlyn Aguirre should have …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Melange Books Published: 2011 Reviewer Rating: () Reviewer: David L. Felts Have you read this book? I’ve always enjoyed stories about people crossing over into some sort of magical realm. The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Chronicles of Narnia, Eye of the Storm, Silverlock… just to name a few …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Black Rose Writing Published: 2018 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: SJ Higbee Have you read this book? This one caught my eye owing to the fabulous cover and the idea of time travelling via a tatty old watch. Chase Walker is beginning to doubt his own sanity. From the …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Published: 2018 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: SJ Higbee Have you read this book? I was drawn to this one by the lovely cover and interesting premise. The idea of using shadows to weave magic intrigued me so I requested it from Netgalley. Emmeline has grown up …
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Published: 2017 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: David L. Felts Have you read this book? If you have read Rebels of the Lamp Book 1, and you plan to, you might want to avoid this review, since it will reveal some of the outcome of the …
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Published: 2017 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: David L. Felts Have you read this book? Parker Quarry is a 12 year-old who’s had a rough time since his father went off to prison. Not all that adept at dealing with his feelings, he’s been acting out, and has …
Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: eSpec Books Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: David L. Felts Sixteen year old Liam is an only child… at least until his 14 year-old sister Kari shows up, sporting an outfit that looks as though she just stepped out of a Dungeons and Dragons campaign, complete with sword. And …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Joshua Palmatier Have you read this book? This is the second book in Mark Lawrence’s “The Broken Empire” series. I generally like post-apocalyptic novels, but this series is much darker than most, on the verge …
Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Viking Books for young Readers Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? I’ve seen this gorgeous cover and read enthusiastic reviews of it throughout second half of the year, so I thought it was high time I saw for …
Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Published: 2010 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by SJ Higbee Have you read this book? Oscar and I completed this book together this last weekend when the grandchildren were staying and once more, I was struck at just how funny and …
Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: iUniverse Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Paul Goat Allen Have you read this book? David Scott Webster’s The Grand Adventure, the first book in his Naxos Island Mages saga, is a young adult fantasy that follows two young brothers on a—you guessed it!–grand adventure. …
Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Henry Holt and Company Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? In the The Hollow Kingdom, Kate and Emily Winslow, sisters, arrive at Hallow Hill Estate and into the care of a distant cousin after the death of …
Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Henry Holt and Company Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? In The Map the Breathed, Nora and Billy, two ‘normal’ kids, discover that they actually have powerful abilities that, when combined, allow them to not only see …
Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Author’s Publishing Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Dennis Kriesel Have you read this book? Goblin hordes have poured from their domain and spread across The Land. Humans, dwarves, elves, and others find themselves fighting for their lives and lands. However, each nation fights separately …
Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Vertical Inc. Published: 2003 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by James Michael White Have you read this book? Young adult heroic fantasy may be overshadowed these days in a market saturated with gigantic multi-volume world-building word orgies bulging with all the jejune appeal of silicone teats (think …
Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Our Little Secret Press Published: 2002 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lynn Nicole Louis Have you read this book? I suppose the only thing harder than writing a review of a children’s book is writing the book itself. For a children’s book to be successful, it …
Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Penguin Published: 1981 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lisa DuMond Have you read this book? Penguin Putnam is one of the most respected names in publishing, so when they announce the addition of a new imprint, it is front page news in the book world. When …
Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Farrar Straus and Giroux Published: 1969 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Richard R. Horton Have you read this book? George MacDonald’s name has come up on our YA SF&F thread before. (This refers to Melisa Michaels’ forum at the late, lamented, online bookstore Book Stacks.) He …
Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Harcourt Published: 1959 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Richard R. Horton Have you read this book? A rising tide lifts all boats, they say. The rising tide caused by the phenomenal success of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books has indeed lifted the boats of many …
