Archive for the 'Fantasy' Category

Aug 31 2010

The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu

Published by Katie under 4 out of 5,Fantasy,Romance

Addition: Borrowed hard back Genre: Love and Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Synopsis: Edinburgh, 1874: Little Jack is born with a frozen heart and immediately undergoes a life-saving operation — the implantation of a cuckoo-clock in his chest. From then on his days all begin with a wind-up, in this dark, tender fairy tale spiced with devilish [...]

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Aug 25 2010

The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

Addition: Review e-book Rating: 5/5 Synopsis: Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron Fey, iron-bound faeries [...]

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Aug 24 2010

Winter’s Passage by Julie Kagawa

Addition: E-Book Rating: 3/5 Synopsis: Meghan Chase used to be an ordinary girl…until she discovered that she is really a faery princess. After escaping from the clutches of the deadly Iron fey, Meghan must follow through on her promise to return to the equally dangerous Winter Court with her forbidden love, Prince Ash. But first, [...]

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Aug 19 2010

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

Addition: Audiobook Rating: 3/5 Synopsis: “Arch-swindler Moist Van Lipwig never believed his confidence crimes were hanging offenses – until he found himself with a noose tightly around his neck, dropping through a trapdoor, and falling into…a government job?” “By all rights, Moist should have met his maker. Instead, it’s Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork, [...]

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Aug 12 2010

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Copy: Review e-book Rating: 5/5 Synopsis: Meghan Chase has never fit in at her small-town high school, and now, on the eve of her 16th birthday, she discovers why. When her half brother is kidnapped, Meghan is drawn into a fantastical world she never imagined–the world of Faery, where anything you see may try to [...]

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Jul 28 2010

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

Synopsis: High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the death of his mother, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness. Angry and alone, he takes refuge in his imagination and soon finds that reality and fantasy have begun to meld. [...]

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Jul 21 2010

A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett

Synopsis: The Heroine: Tiffany Aching, incipient witch and cheese maker extraordinaire. Once saved world from Queen of the Elves. Is about to discover that battling evil monarchs is child’s play compared to mortal combat with a Hiver (see below). At eleven years old, is boldest heroine ever to have confronted the Forces of Darkness while [...]

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Jul 16 2010

The Mermaid’s Mirror by L. K. Madigan and Romance Challenge Update

Review Does Contain Spoilers! Synopsis: Lena has lived her whole life near the beach—walking for miles up and down the shore and breathing the salty air, swimming in the cold water, and watching the surfers rule the waves—the problem is, she’s spent her whole life just watching. As her sixteenth birthday approaches, Lena vows she [...]

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Jul 14 2010

Fantasy Novel Giveaway

Published by Katie under E-Books,Fantasy

For July only Daniel A. Rabuzzi’s début novel is FREE! Synopsis: London, 1812 | Yount, Year of the Owl What would you give to make good on the sins of your past? For merchant Barnabas McDoon, the answer is: everything. When emissaries from a world called Yount offer Barnabas a chance to redeem himself, he [...]

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Jul 10 2010

Special Feature: Interview with Melanie Ray and Review of The Great Destruction Book 1

I have been very lucky to receive this book to review and to get an interview with the author Melanie Ray. Interview: Tell us in your own words about the book My book is both a comedy and a tragedy. If you are looking for a lighthearted read, this isn’t it. If you’re looking for [...]

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