The School for Good and Evil is a fantasy novel written by Soman Chainani. It follows the story of two girls named Sophie and Agatha who are taken away from their home in Gavaldon and whisked into the magical world of The School for Good and Evil. I really enjoyed this book because there were …
Fantasy
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel – Series
I’m writing this review about: The Magician, The Sorceress, and The Alchemyst which are the firstthree books in the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott. The overview of the story is: there are two 600-year-old immortals and a mean man who is also 600 years old. He wants the formula that …
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson is just a normal teenager with ADHD and dyslexia until he disintegrates his mathteacher and finds out he is actually a demi-god (half human, half god). Oh, and his friend Grover is a satyr (human waist up, goat waist down). Percy ends up at a camp with mythical creatures and the children of …
The Sinister Booksellers of Bath
The second instalment of a thrilling new young adult fantasy series by Australian author Garth Nix, The Sinister Booksellers of Bath continues the story of The Left-handed Booksellers of London. Set in an alternate 1980s London, a few months after the events of the first book, become reintroduced to the wonderfully strange extended family of …
An Ember in the Ashes
The novel begins with a country/territory suffering because they’ve been invaded and enslaved. Laia is living in poverty with her brother and grandparents, surviving by selling jam and healing people. When tragedy strikes, Laia jumps at the opportunity to try and save them, even if it means putting her life on the line. We also …
The Silver Sea
Sophie and one of her cousins from a magical land called Tuscia have a dangerous mission. They must travel with a famous acting crew to get to Venetto on a quest to rescue their grandmother, who is very rich, who got captured by the evil Mago. It’s really exciting because there are many exciting challenges …
The Book of Wondrous Possibilities
Arlo Goodman’s life becomes dangerous. Before his mum died, she wrote about him in a book and now the book’s coming true! One day he meets Listia, and his life changes forever. I love the way the plot makes Arlo a stronger person. If you love mystery and suspense, crime and prison, this book is …
Ahsoka
If a Star Wars fan or not, Ahsoka is a great read for all. Follow the Jedi as she evades capture after Order 66. E.K. Johnson’s writing and storytelling remained true to the Star Wars universe and the protagonist’s personality, while intricately detailing her thoughts and actions throughout the journey. The former student of Anakin …
When Souls Tear
A thrilling fight between following destiny and defining fate. All the things that tie everything together, and everything that tears them apart. The novel brings ideas of trauma and connection, of life and what lies after, and in between. The tension is hidden, under a blanket of mystery and forgotten tales of family. Lies among …
The Blood Traitor.
The final of the Prison Healer trilogy, ‘The Blood Traitor’ was mind-blowing.Filled with emotion, regret, sadness, happiness, and love, so much love.We saw Kiva and her friends dealing with real world problems, and beingan inspiration to the people in her story, but the readers too. This myfavourite book in the series, and I loved getting …