Reverie by Ryan La Sala
January 14, 2020
Review by Shalon Sims
What do you do when you have amnesia and your psychiatrist is an extravagant drag queen who’s overly eager to retrieve your memories? … More Reverie by Ryan La Sala
Category: Fantasy
The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman
January 7, 2020
Review by Sasa Popovich
What happens when our childhood heroes grow up? In this second installment in The Book of Dust series, author Philip Pullman delves into the complex realities of becoming an adult whilst trying to retain the magic of childhood. … More The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman
Ember and the Ice Dragons by Heather Fawcett
November 5, 2019
Review by Kelsey Elizabeth Moorhouse
Ember St. George is a fire dragon, and the last of her kind—but nobody, apart from her adoptive father, the great Magician and Stormancer Lionel, and her aunt, the notorious thief and Scientist Myra, can ever know. … More Ember and the Ice Dragons by Heather Fawcett
The Story of Owen by E.K. Johnston
October 29, 2019
Review by Elina Taillon
For high schoolers like Siobhan McQuaid, the future is daunting enough without bringing dragons into the mix. But when the little southwest Ontarian town of Trondheim gets its very own family of dragon slayers, including her new friend Owen Thorskard, her post-secondary plans are swept up in a gale of fire. … More The Story of Owen by E.K. Johnston
Unicorns 101 by Cale Atkinson
October 24, 2019
Review by Elizabeth Leung
It’s magical, majestic, and better than horses: Cale Atkinson has the answers to all the questions you’ve ever had about unicorns. … More Unicorns 101 by Cale Atkinson
The Spinner of Dreams by K.A. Reynolds
October 8, 2019
Review by Shyamala Parthasarathy
Cursed by the Fate Spinner to be the accidental cause of every bad thing that happens in her little town of Carriwitchet, Annalise Meriwether is singled out and bullied by her neighbors all through her life. … More The Spinner of Dreams by K.A. Reynolds
Fairy Science by Ashley Spires
September 26, 2019
Review by Elizabeth Leung
Ashley Spires, bestselling author of The Most Magnificent Thing, brings magic (or, should I say, the scientific method) to the page once again in Fairy Science. … More Fairy Science by Ashley Spires
A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth
August 20, 2019
Review by Kelsey Elizabeth Moorhouse
Ask seventeen-year-old Violet Sterling what she plans to be when she grows up, and she’ll give you an answer rehearsed from birth: she will be the Caretaker of her Great House, Burleigh, like her father was before her—until he died on the job, that is. … More A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth
The Bone Charmer by Breeana Shields
August 6, 2019
Review by Louise Brecht
Saskia Holte fears the fury of bone magic’s flame. She sees safety in life as a tutor, security in a love match with her suitor, Declan, comfort in the familiarity of her home in Midwood. She is deeply troubled, however, by the possibility that the life she has chosen may not be the one she is granted. … More The Bone Charmer by Breeana Shields
Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia, Illus. by Gabriel Picolo
July 16, 2019
Review by Juhyun Tony Bae
Even though we see reboots frequently in superhero comics, it’s a difficult task for any author to create a fresh start for any character with significant history. The reincarnation needs to be modernized and have some originality to justify it in the first place, while still honouring the old character so it doesn’t disappoint veteran fans. … More Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia, Illus. by Gabriel Picolo
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