Title: The Summer We Ran Author: Audrey Ingram Genre: Realistic Fiction Plot: In the summer of ’96, Tess’s mom took a job for an affluent lady in Virginia. Her mother reminds Tess to be on her best behavior. The neighbor lets Tess work in her garden. While working, Tess meets Grant Alexander, son of aContinue reading “The Summer We Ran – Audrey Ingram”
Category Archives: Darkness
The Lies of Locke Lamora – Scott Lynch
This is book 1 of The Gentlemen Bastard series. Title: The Lies of Locke Lamora Author: Scott Lynch Genre: Fantasy Plot: Locke Lamora grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in Camorr. As an orphan, he got picked up by a their maker gang. Then traded to a ‘priest’s’ gang for being tooContinue reading “The Lies of Locke Lamora – Scott Lynch”
The Wild Huntress – Emily Lloyd-Jones
Title: The Wild Huntress Author: Emily Lloyd-Jones Genre: Fantasy Plot: Branwen is a commoner with a magical gift. She can see magical creatures. She uses her abilities to find and hunt magical creatures, or humans who’ve gone missing in magical land. But she’s short on money to take care of her ailing mother. Gwydion isContinue reading “The Wild Huntress – Emily Lloyd-Jones”
The Scholomance #1 – Naomi Novik
Title: book 1 – A Deadly Education Author: Naomi Novik Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Plot: Galedriel, El for short, is an outcast at Scholomance, a school for magic. Everyone expects her to be a Malificer, a wizard who used mala (bad energy) instead of mana (good energy). El’s determined to prove everyone at school wrong.Continue reading “The Scholomance #1 – Naomi Novik”
Flesh and False Gods #2 – Chloe Gong
Immortal Longings is book 1 in this series Title: Vilest Things Author: Chloe Gong Genre: Fantasy Plot: Calla is trying to adjust to palace life now that she’s a princess again. Anton jumped into the new king’s, August, body. He keeps Calla close as an adviser, in case she tries something. When Otta Avia wakesContinue reading “Flesh and False Gods #2 – Chloe Gong”
Murtagh – Christopher Paolini
Title: Murtagh Author: Christopher Paolini Genre: Fantasy Plot: Murtagh is still an outsider after all that’s happened after the war to defeat Galbatorix. Most of Alegaësia don’t trust him, even though most of what he did was under torture. So he spends his days tracking down leads of a mysterious group that wear a birdContinue reading “Murtagh – Christopher Paolini”
The Vanishing at Castle Moreau – Jamie Jo Wright
Title: The Vanishing at Castle Moreau Author: Jamie Jo Wright Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Plot: Cleo is trying to run away from her past. She’s taken a job at Castle Moreau in Needle Point, Wisconsin. The owner, Deacon Tremblay, is paying her in cash in order to help keep everything anonymous as they both needContinue reading “The Vanishing at Castle Moreau – Jamie Jo Wright”
Where Fire Falls – Karen Barnett
Title: Where Fire Falls Author: Karen Barnett Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Olivia Rutherford is a watercolor painter. She’s determined to hide her humble past. When her manager, Frank, secures her a job painting in Yosemite, she can’t pass it up. But it means facing parts of her past she’d rather forget. Clark Johnson is theContinue reading “Where Fire Falls – Karen Barnett”
A Song to Drown Rivers – Ann Liang
Title: A Song to Drown Rivers Author: Ann Liang Genre: Historical Myth Plot: Xishi is considered the most beautiful girl in her country of Yue. That doesn’t make her life easier in her war torn home. Her country of Yue has been war with the Wu for too long now. Then she meets Fanli, theContinue reading “A Song to Drown Rivers – Ann Liang”
Darkness Duology – Frank Peretti
Titles: Book 1 – This Present Darkness, Book 2 Piercing the Darkness Author: Frank Peretti Genre: Christian Fiction Plot: 1 – Ashton is a small town with a small problem. There’s a group of people who are trying to take over the town. They’re starting with the small college in Ashton. But the real problemContinue reading “Darkness Duology – Frank Peretti”
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