An entertainer but with a dull start… During a class presentation, the eighth grader Jack Carlson finds himself transported to the Hadley Academy, a secret institution that tracks teens with unlikely gifts and trains them to protect the world from… Read More ›
Fantasy
Dominion of the Star (Descendants of the Fallen Book 1) by Angelica Clyman
An assured start to a promising series… An unknown force with a strange pull compels Kayla Steelryn to leave the shelter of her isolated village and venture into an unfamiliar territory where truth is difficult to separate from lies and… Read More ›
Outlaws by Jen Calonita
Thoroughly engaging… Calonita returns with this action-packed, compelling installment after Misfits. Princess Devin Nile and her four best friends have no option but to look for Red Riding Hood after they are banished from the Royal Academy and declared… Read More ›
Dread Pirate Arcanist (Frith Chronicles, #2) by Shami Stovall
A hugely entertaining adventure… In this intuitive second installment in the Frith Chronicles, the teen arcanists must protect the mystical creatures of the Isle of Landlin from the deadly scheming of a deadly pirate leader in order to secure… Read More ›
From #Catatonia, to #Avalon, Back to #Atlantis – and Beyond by William Smith
Intriguing … A combination of philosophy, myth, and fantasy, Smith’s short, accessible book integrates Freudian, Jungian, and Buddhists concepts of personality with Drive Theory to draws parallels between humanity’s relentless journey of brotherhood and peace to hatred, intolerance, and racism…. Read More ›
City of Magic (Dragon Fire Prophecy, #1) by Jack Knight
A lively and entertaining debut to the series… In this engrossing first book in the Dragon Fire Prophecy series, a teenager, who is treated as an outcast in his small village must learn to balance magic and deal with… Read More ›
GUT PUNCH by M.J Chijere
Original, one of a kind… Set in Dambilo in a fictitious era, Gut Punch explores the widespread political corruption mounting under the thumb of Mphongo, son of the ruling President and second-in-command of the government. A top-ranking government official’s assassination… Read More ›
The Indivisible and the Void (Age of Axion #1) by D.M. Wozniak
A seamless, assured, and rich fantasy that is as absorbing as it’s intriguing… In this enthralling series opener from Wozniak, the Master Voider Democryos leaves the comfort of his royal adobe after his wife leaves him for a mysterious… Read More ›
Elemental Links: Steel and Magic Book 1 by M.A. Leon
A thrilling start to the series… Elemental Links follows two teen brothers’ quest to master their hidden powers and fight the evil that threaten to destroy their world. Louie, an adept: an individual gifted with elemental magic, is forced… Read More ›
Noobie Habits (The Lineman and The Cook Book 2) by K. L. Russell
Thoroughly entertaining and addictive fantasy… When troubled other-world children start their first year as Noobies at the not-so-traditional St. Raphael’s school, they have no desire to surrender to the school’s unique rules. Despite a warning from Mother Nicodemus, the… Read More ›