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Category Archives: Faerie

Review: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

June 29, 2016by Nafiza 1 Comment

Hardcover, 247 pages Published May 10th 2011 by Feiwel & Friends Source: Purchased “One ought not to judge her: all children are Heartless. They have not grown a heart yet, […]

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Faerie, Fairytales, Fantasy, middle grade, Review, This Month's Theme

Review: Huntress by Malinda Lo

June 24, 2016by Yash Leave a comment

Nature is out of balance in the human world. The sun hasn’t shone in years, and crops are failing. Worse yet, strange and hostile creatures have begun to appear. The […]

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Faerie, Fantasy

Review: Cold Tom by Sally Prue

June 23, 2016by Janet Leave a comment

Why you might want to read Cold Tom: Faeries. Really different faeries. As in, at first reading I wasn’t sure what species the protagonist was, he seemed so far from […]

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Faerie

A Different Flavour of Fae: The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi

June 22, 2016by Nafiza 1 Comment

Hardcover, 342 pages Published April 26th 2016 by St. Martin’s Griffin Source: Library Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom […]

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Faerie, Fantasy, Review, Young Adult

Back and forth between Ireland and Canada in O. R. Melling’s Chronicles of Faerie

June 16, 2016by Janet Leave a comment

I feel as though I’m cheating in writing this post because (due to life) I was not able to reread all of these faerie stories before writing this post. Disclaimer: […]

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Faerie, Fantasy, Review

Review: Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

June 10, 2016by Yash 7 Comments

At his wit’s end, Zacharias Wythe, freed slave, eminently proficient magician, and Sorcerer Royal of the Unnatural Philosophers—one of the most respected organizations throughout all of Britain—ventures to the border […]

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Faerie, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

Review: Seven Wild Sisters by Charles de Lint

June 9, 2016by Janet 1 Comment

Seven Wild Sisters is, technically, a sequel to The Cats of Tanglewood Forest (read Stephie’s review) but stands alone: Lillian of Cats is now an adult, neighbour and mentor to one of the […]

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Faerie

On Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

June 3, 2016by Yash 2 Comments

Emma Carstairs is a warrior, a Shadowhunter, and the best in her generation. She lives for battle. Shoulder to shoulder with her parabatai, Julian Blackthorn, she patrols the streets of […]

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Faerie, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy

Upsetting the mystique: Elves in Now You See It… by Vivian Vande Velde

June 2, 2016by Janet 3 Comments

PROLOGUE How can parents who’ve named their daughter Wendy ever expect her to be taken seriously? If you’ve never read any books by Vivian Vande Velde, I highly recommend her […]

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Dragons, Faerie

June: Fae and Faerie

June 1, 2016by Janet 4 Comments

What do you think of when you hear the word faerie? Delicate, diminutive flower-clad creatures who flit through gardens? Tall, slender beings with grave faces and graceful steps – healers […]

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