Opal by Maggie Stiefvater Series: The Raven Cycle #4.5 Published by: Scholastic Inc Pub Date: March 1, 2018 Pages: 38 Format: e-book| Source: purchased Genres: young adult, paranormal, novella Rating: *Spoilers if you haven't finished The Raven Cycle* An enchanting story from Maggie Stiefvater featuring Opal, Ronan, and Adam from her bestselling Raven Cycle, taking place after the events of The Raven King. … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Opal & The Serpent and the Pearl
Blood and Sand by C.V. Wyk Series: Untitled #1 Published by: Tor Teen Pub Date: January 16, 2018 Pages: 320 Format: arc | Source: borrowed Genres: young adult, historical fiction, retelling Rating: FORGED IN BATTLE... FROM THE DUST OF THE ARENA... A LEGEND WILL RISE The action-packed tale of a 17-year-old warrior princess and a handsome gladiator who dared take on the Roman Republic―and gave … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Ancient Rome
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Published by: HMH Books for Young Readers Pub Date: January 10, 2011 (first published 1958) Pages: 272 Format: paperback | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, historical fiction Rating: Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1687. Alone … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
All The Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater Published by: Scholastic Press Pub Date: October 10, 2017 Pages: 320 Format: arc | Source: borrowed Genres: young adult, historical fiction, magical realism Rating: Here is a thing everyone wants: A miracle. Here is a thing everyone fears: What it takes to get one. Any visitor to Bicho Raro, Colorado is likely to find a landscape of dark … Continue reading Review: All The Crooked Saints
You can say that I've been working on this post for quite awhile... @VictoriaAveyard I've thought about Fictional History classes lol! The Targaryen Dynasty, Middle Earth in the Second Age, etc. #epicnerd — Morgan M. (@morganameridius) March 10, 2013 Remember that fictional history blog post I was going to work on for someday, @soobsessedblog? Preliminary … Continue reading Back to School: History of Fictional Worlds Syllabus
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Pub Date: June 27, 2017 Pages: 528 Format: arc | Source: borrowed Genres: young adult, historical fiction, LGBTQ+ Rating: An unforgettable tale of two friends on their Grand Tour of 18th-century Europe who stumble upon a magical artifact that leads them from Paris to Venice in … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Murderous Fae and Adventurous Gentlemen
Gilded Ashes by Rosamund Hodge Series: Cruel Beauty Universe #1.5 Published by: Balzer + Bray Pub Date: April 1, 2014 Date Read: April 8, 2014 Pages: 111 Format: ebook | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, retelling, fantasy Rating: A romantic and fantastical reimagining of the classic Cinderella tale, Gilded Ashes is a novella by Rosamund Hodge set … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Backlist Books Edition
The Blazing Star by Imani Josey Published by: Wise Ink Pub Date: December 6th 2016 Pages: 286 Format: ebook | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, historical fiction, fantasy Rating: Sixteen-year-old Portia White is used to being overlooked—after all, her twin sister Alex is a literal genius. But when Portia holds an Egyptian scarab beetle during history class, she takes center stage in … Continue reading Review: The Blazing Star
The Confessions of Nero by Margaret George Series: Nero #1 Published by Berkley Books Pub Date: March 7, 2017 Pages: 528 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: adult, historical fiction Rating: PLOT SYNOPSIS THE CONFESSIONS OF YOUNG NERO takes readers through the early life of Rome’s infamous Nero. Through the machinations of his mother, Agrippina the Younger, Nero became emperor at the age of sixteen, … Continue reading Blog Tour: The Confessions of Nero
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