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YA Fantasy: Poll 2
his dark materials by phillip pullman
strange the dreamer by laini taylor
shadowshaper by daniel jose older
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction
Setting: USA (New York)
Description: Sierra Santiago was looking forward to a fun summer of making art, hanging out with her friends, and skating around Brooklyn. But then a weird zombie guy crashes the first party of the season. Sierra's near-comatose abuelo begins to say "Lo siento" over and over. And when the graffiti murals in Bed-Stuy start to weep.... Well, something stranger than the usual New York mayhem is going on…Read more on Goodreads/Storygraph
Content Warning information can be found via the above Storygraph link.
book review: shadowshaper by daniel jose older
characters: i love sierra!! she was full of curiosity and frustration and conflicting emotions and i thought she was delightful. her friends were fun, her family was present, full of realistic contradictions, and key to the story, and the villain was despicable.
plot: a fast paced mystery full of magic. not very complex but it allows the reader to focus more on how the themes are relevant
relationships: my favorite relationships were the friendships in this book. it felt like a group of friends, which was nice. the romance was cute but i wasnt very invested.
writing: the writing was decent enough, and the dialogue was a little stilted sometimes but the audio really made this book shine for me. ankia noni rose has a gorgeous voice that i loved listening to.
themes: the commentary about white people feeling entitled to spaces and ideas that are for people of color and how they take advantage of those communities??? brilliant. the way it ties to the plot and worldbuilding??? brilliant. best part of the book. it ties in well with the worldbuilding too!!
overall rating: 4 stars, including the audio performance. recommended for those who like fast paced ya urban fantasy!!
Book Series to Binge over Break
2019 is winding down, the holidays are upon us, and that means that it’s time for winter break! ❄️
We’ve rounded up the PERFECT book series to binge as 2020 approaches and before you have to go back to real life. 📚
THE SHADOWSHAPER CYPHER by Daniel José Older
This fast-paced urban fantasy follows Sierra Santiago, a girl from Brooklyn who just wants a chill summer with her friends - but then she discovers shadowshaping, a thrilling magic that infuses ancestral spirits into paintings, music, and stories. But someone is killing the shadowshapers one by one -- and the killer believes Sierra is hiding their greatest secret. The Shadowshaper Cypher will be complete on January 7th with Shadowshaper Legacy, the completion of this epic series!
THE TRAITOR’S GAME SERIES by Jennifer A. Nielsen
The Traitor’s Game series by Jennifer A. Nielsen is the perfect fantasy about deception and intrigue for the holiday season! Kestra Dallisor has been kidnapped by a group of rebels to use as a valuable bargaining chip. They want her to retrieve the lost Olden Blade, the only object that can destroy the cruel king. But Kestra is not the obedient captive they expected...and as she tries to foil their plot by any means necessary, motives will shift and secrets will emerge. She’ll have decide what - and who - she’s fighting for! The third book in the trilogy, The Warrior’s Curse, will be on-sale in March.
THE RAVEN CYCLE by Maggie Stiefvater
If you want to fall into a world of epic quests, dark magic, and characters with deep secrets, then you have to read The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater! For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She doesn't believe in true love, and never thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore. There are four books in this completed series, and the latest from Maggie Stiefvater - Call Down the Hawk - is a continuation of the series!
AMBER & DUSK by Lyra Selene
The days might be getting shorter and darker as we head into the New Year, but luckily, Amber & Dusk by Lyra Selene is set in a Parisian-inspired world where the sun never sets! Sylvie has always known she deserves more. Her power to create illusions gives her a place in Coeur d'Or, the palais of the Amber Empress and her highborn legacies. So Sylvie sets off toward the Amber City to take what is hers. But as she strives to seize what should be her rightful place, she’ll have to consider whether it is worth the price she must pay. The sequel to Amber & Dusk, Diamond & Dawn, is out now!
INK by Alice Broadway
Ink by Alice Broadway is a dark and thrilling mystery with a fantasy twist! There are no secrets in Saintstone. From the second you're born, every achievement, every failing, every significant moment are all immortalized on your skin. There are honorable marks that let people know you're trustworthy. And shameful tattoos that announce you as a traitor. After her father dies, Leora finds solace in the fact that his skin tells a wonderful story. That is, until she glimpses a mark on the back of his neck . . . the symbol of the worst crime a person can commit in Saintstone. Leora knows it has to be a mistake, but before she can do anything about it, the horrifying secret gets out, jeopardizing her father's legacy . . . and Leora's life. The sequel, Spark, is out now!
GRYFFINDOR: "You are a brilliant young woman: brave, passionate, adventurous." --Daniel José Older (Mama Carmen: Shadowshaper)
This weekend I finished this great book (in audiobook form). I don’t usually read beyond book one in trilogies anymore, but now I want to know what happens next. #bookstagram #shadowshaper https://www.instagram.com/p/CDIIwhEgZik/?igshid=17egqjjzslpbq
12/19 Book Deals
Good morning, hope you’re all staying warm! (Or cool, depending on where you live.) It got to be 33 degrees (F) where I live overnight and I know that’s not much to some, but for where I live that is crazy cold and uncommon. I would so love to just spend all day curled up reading, there’s just something about this weather! Anyway, there are some more awesome books on sale today so be sure to peruse. Have a fantastic day, everyone! :)
Find past book deals here–many of which are still on sale!
Today’s Deals:
Paperback 46% off (<$9) OR <$2 ebook--All the Ever Afters by Danielle Teller - https://amzn.to/2M9Yp9V
The Binding by Bridget Collins - https://amzn.to/2MdbFua
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang - https://amzn.to/2Q2u1zm
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley - https://amzn.to/38UHn9r
The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton - https://amzn.to/2Q5Fa2c
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter - https://amzn.to/2rdhmkK
Paperback (<$5), Hardcover (<$8), Ebook (<$2): Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older - https://amzn.to/2Q4xzRp
Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds - https://amzn.to/35PYmYk
Cry Pilot by Joel Dane - https://amzn.to/2Sb88jY
The Ragged Edge of Night by Olivia Hawker - https://amzn.to/34GNBWV
Cherry by Nico Walker - https://amzn.to/2Z2yp5x
The Origin of Names, Words and Everything in Between by Patrick Foote - https://amzn.to/35CFwnv
Child of a Mad God by R.A. Salvatore - https://amzn.to/2MddlDY
Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox by Forthright - https://amzn.to/2Q0ggRM
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Wranglestone by Darren Charlton
Winter was the only season every Lake-Lander feared...
In a post-apocalyptic America, a community survives in a national park, surrounded by water that keeps the Dead at bay. But when winter comes, there's nothing to stop them from crossing the ice.
Then homebody Peter puts the camp in danger by naively allowing a stranger to come ashore and he's forced to leave the community of Wranglestone. Now he must help rancher Cooper, the boy he's always watched from afar, herd the Dead from their shores before the lake freezes over.
But as love blossoms, a dark discovery reveals the sanctuary's secret past. One that forces the pair to question everything they've ever known.
The King of Crows by Libba Bray
1920s New York
The Diviners have joined forces
The visions were all true
The dead are here
After the horrifying explosion that claimed one of their own, the Diviners find themselves wanted by the US government, and on the brink of war with the King of Crows.
While Memphis and Isaiah run for their lives from the mysterious Shadow Men, Isaiah receives a startling vision of a girl, Sarah Beth Olson, who could shift the balance in their struggle for peace. Sarah Beth says she knows how to stop the King of Crows - but she will need the Diviners' help to do it. Elsewhere, Jericho has returned after his escape from Jake Marlowe's estate, where he has learned the shocking truth behind the King of Crows' plans. Now the Diviners must travel to Bountiful, Nebraska, in hope of joining forces with Sarah Beth and stopping the King of Crows and his army of the dead forever. But as rumours of towns becoming ghost-towns and the dead developing unprecedented powers begin to surface, all hope seems lost.
In this sweeping finale, the Diviners will be forced to confront their greatest fears and learn to rely on one another if they hope to save the nation - and world - from catastrophe...
Shadowshaper Legacy (ARC) by Daniel Jose Older
(I actually ordered the hardcover and they mistakenly sent me the ARC so they gave me a full refund and I didnt need to send it back.)
A house divided
Sierra and the shadowshapers have been split apart. Juan, Anthony, and Izzy are in jail, anxiously waiting to find out what will become of them. Back in Brooklyn, the other shadowshapers have been getting threatening messages from whisper wraiths, catching strangely shaped figures stalking them, and fending off random spirits. A war is brewing among the houses, and the very magic of the shadowshapers is at stake.
The fate of the worlds
Sierra is determined to protect her own in the coming conflict, even if that means keeping secrets from them. But a deal with Death by one of Sierra's ancestors has far-reaching consequences in the battles of the present, and as old fates tangle with new powers, Sierra will have to harness the Deck of Worlds and confront her family's past if she has any hope of saving the future and everyone she loves. Only doing so will mean following the magic to places the shadowshapers have never gone before . . . and may never return from.
