Review: Shift, Kim Curran

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Review: Shift, Kim Curran

Title: Shift (Goodreads) Author:  Kim Curran (@KimeCurran) Rating: When your average, 16-year old loser, Scott Tyler, meets the beautiful and mysterious Aubrey Jones, he learns he’s not so average after all. He’s a ‘Shifter’. And that means he has the power to undo any decision he’s ever made. At first, he thinks the power to shift is […]

Review: Defiance, C.J. Redwine

Title: Defiance (Goodreads) Author:  C.J. Redwine (@cjredwine) Rating: Within the walls of Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city’s brutal leader, Rachel Adams has a secret. While other girls sew dresses, host dinner parties, and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to […]

Review and Giveaway: Stormdancer, Jay Kristoff

Title: Stormdancer (Goodreads) Author:  Jay Kristoff (@misterkristoff) Rating: Griffins are supposed to be extinct. So when Yukiko and her warrior father Masaru are sent to capture one for the Shogun, they fear that their lives are over. Everyone knows what happens to those who fail him, no matter how hopeless the task. But the mission proves far […]

Review: Seraphina, Rachel Hartman

Title: Seraphina (Goodreads) Author:  Rachel Hartman (@_rachelhartman) Rating: Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. Folding themselves into human shape, dragons attend court as ambassadors, and lend their rational, mathematical minds to universities as scholars and teachers. As the treaty’s anniversary draws near, however, […]

Review: Glitch, Heather Anastasiu

Title: Glitch (Goodreads) Author:  Heather Anastasiu (@h_anastasiu) Rating: In the Community, there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network. When Zoe starts to malfunction (or “glitch”), she suddenly begins having her own thoughts, feelings, and identity. Any […]

Review: Wither, Lauren DeStefano

Title: Wither (Goodreads) Author: Lauren DeStefano (@LaurenDeStefano) Rating: By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males born with a lifespan of 25 years, and females a lifespan of 20 years–leaving the world in a state of panic. Geneticists seek a miracle antidote […]

Review: A Shadow on the Glass, Ian Irvine

This post is part of the Discover Australian Fantasy feature, running all July on The Oaken Bookcase. Please visit the Aussie Fantasy page to see the other reviews and articles and also to enter the giveaway!  Title: A Shadow on the Glass (Goodreads) Author:  Ian Irvine (@ianirvineauthor) Rating: Once there were three worlds, each with their own human species. Then, fleeing out […]

Guest Review: Embrace, Jessica Shirvington

This is a guest review from Philippa of Tea, Daydreams and Fairytales. It is part of the Discover Australian Fantasy feature, running all July on The Oaken Bookcase. Please visit the Aussie Fantasy page to see the other reviews and articles and also to enter the giveaway – you could win a copy of Embrace! Also, check out the […]

Review: Memory’s Wake, Selina Fenech

This review is part of the Discover Australian Fantasy feature, running all July on The Oaken Bookcase. Please visit the Aussie Fantasy page to see the other reviews and articles and also to enter the giveaway! Title: Memory’s Wake (Goodreads) Author:  Selina Fenech (@SelinaFenech) Rating: Lost in a world full of monstrous fairies, a troubled sixteen year old has to find out […]

Review: Winter Be My Shield, Jo Spurrier

Welcome to the first review in The Oaken Bookcase’s Discover Australian Fantasy month! You can find more information about the feature and links to other reviews on the Aussie Fantasy page. Title: Winter Be My Shield (Goodreads) Author:  Jo Spurrier Rating: Sierra has a despised and forbidden gift — she raises power from the suffering […]
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