Tag Archives: teen fantasy

Newt’s Emerald

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Katy K.

I’m very fond of Garth Nix – but this is very much a break from the weighty feeling of his Old Kingdom and Keys to the Kingdom books. It would fit very nicely on my hypothetical list of teen fantasies … Continue reading →

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Serpentine

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Katy K.

This week I’m reviewing the books I’ve made it to from my Top 10 2015 Releases I Didn’t Get to post. Serpentine by Cindy Pon. Month9Books, 2015 Skybright has never known any life but that of servant companion to the … Continue reading →

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The Shepherd’s Crown

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Katy K.

This week I’m reviewing the books I’ve made it to from my Top 10 2015 Releases I Didn’t Get to post. I almost didn’t want to listen to this last-ever Tiffany Aching book by Terry Pratchett.  And yet, as saving it won’t … Continue reading →

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Temple of Doubt

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Katy K.

This is a teen fantasy that came out during Cybils season, so I had to wait to read it.  It is by Cybils founder Anne Boles Levy, whom I was lucky enough to meet in person at Kidlitcon, but it … Continue reading →

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Cybils Teen Spec Fic Finalists

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Katy K.

The Teen Speculative Fiction was the category of the Cybils where I’d already read half of the finalists (at least, half of the ones that I wanted to read).  Naturally that makes it the one category I was trying to … Continue reading →

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Carry On

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Katy K.

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. Read by Euan Morton. MacMillan Audio for St. Martin’s Griffin, 2015. Fangirl was Rowell’s captivating look at a highly introverted geek girl trying to make it in college. Said geek girl, Cath, spends most of … Continue reading →

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The Second Guard

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Katy K.

The Second Guard by J.D. Vaughn. Disney Hyperion, 2015. The Second Guard is an epic fantasy with two cool and unique features: the kingdom of Tequende, where it’s set, is something like a South American kingdom, still under indigenous rule … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Cheryl Mahoney on The People the Fairies Forget

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Katy K.

I have enjoyed the two previous books in my blogging friend Cheryl Mahoney’s Beyond the Tales series, The Wanderers and The Storyteller and Her Sisters.  This is part of the blog tour for her latest book, which I am very much looking forward … Continue reading →

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Shadowshaper

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Katy K.

This book was making the rounds of my favorite blogs – The Book Smugglers, Charlotte’s Library, By Singing Light  – and I couldn’t resist it.  It’s one I loved so much that I don’t know if I’ll be able to … Continue reading →

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Deep Secret

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Katy K.

Cybils nominations open today!!!  Go read the rules and nominate a favorite book!  I’d be particularly happy if you nominate a middle grade speculative fiction book for me to read! But moving on to what I’ve already read… I have … Continue reading →

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