Naomi Novik’s Uprooted was one of my favorite reads this year. A rich, atmospheric, wonderfully written fantasy for adults with warlocks and witches and kings and court and an enchanted wood.
Uprooted, by Naomi Novik
Tag: Fantasy
The Girl at Midnight, by Melissa Grey
Marketing for the new young adult book The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey spends a lot of time comparing it to other popular books in the genre, including Cassandra Clare’s City of Bones and Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke & Bone. Most early reviews have also noted the similarities. But what I hope doesn’t get lost in the noise of mentioning these other books is that THIS one is very, very good.
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From the opening lines of Melinda Salisbury’s debut novel, The Sin Eater’s Daughter, I felt swept forward into a world of uncertainty and tension. After the first paragraph alone, I wanted to ask a half-dozen questions.
Rather than frustrate me – which it could have easily done – I found myself engaged and excited at being a few steps behind the narrator, anxious and ready to understand unfamiliar words and their meanings, and get a handle on the complex world of the author’s creation.
The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker is a dense read, with new characters and plot lines introduced even 3/4 of the way through the book. Keeping up with every detail, every motivation, every twist was a bit laborious, but the book is saved by Wecker’s clear, insightful writing, and the powerful charisma of the Golem and the Jinni themselves.
The Archived, by Victoria Schwab
The world of Victoria Schwab’s The Archived is so unique in YA fiction right now that it requires some explanation before I dive into the review.
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