Tag: Fantasy

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Book Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea

Author: T.J. Klune   Published: 2020 Genres: Supernatural Fiction, LGBTQ, Fantasy By: Maya Star Rating: 5/5 stars From the moment I saw the front cover to when I read the last chapter TJ Klune painted an atmosphere allowing the reader to dive into the story that is The House in the Cerulean Sea. This book tops the charts in a feel-good factor way and creates a wonderfully warm story, which all fantasy lovers … Continue reading Book Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea

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Book Review: Magician

Author: Raymond E. Feist   Published: 1982 Genres: High Fantasy, Adventure Series: The Riftwar Saga By: Emma M The book Magician begins at Crydee, a frontier outpost in the Kingdom of the Isles, where Pug, a humble orphan boy is apprenticed to a master magician. As a result, the destinies of two worlds will be changed forever. Before long, Pug’s emerging magical powers have produced two miracles and have won him … Continue reading Book Review: Magician

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Book Review: Cemetery Boys

Author: Aiden Thomas   Published: 2020 Genres: Romance, LGBTQ, YA, Fantasy, Fiction By: Zoe C Star Rating: 5/5 stars Within reading the first chapter of Cemetery Boys I knew I was going to enjoy it. Each character had incredible development and was beautifully written, I fell in love with them immediately. The book did an amazing job when discussing several types of representation and showing issues that people in certain minorities … Continue reading Book Review: Cemetery Boys

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Book Reviews, Library Displays

Māpuna Library’s Display: LOCKDOWN READING…

The latest display in our library was to share what the library staff and student librarians have been reading/had read during our August-September lockdown this year. #LockdownReading Thank you to Zoe for single-handedly creating this display, it looks great! Thanks also to all the librarians who contributed photos/blurbs. The two reviews or blurbs that were shared were: Everything Everything & Frankly in Love by Nicola … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: LOCKDOWN READING…

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Book Review: Twilight, Vol. 1 (Graphic Novel)

Author: Stephanie Meyer Art & Adaptation by: Young Kim   Published: 2010 Series: Twilight #1 Genres: Supernatural, Fantasy, Drama, Romance Star Rating: 5/5 stars By: Samantha This book is a graphic novel adaptation of Twilight, which tells the story of a seventeen-year-old girl named Bella Swan, who moves to a dark and gloomy town Forks, Washington. She soon falls in love with a mysterious guy named Edward Cullen, who she finds out is a vampire.   I really liked the graphic novel because it’s very well written, … Continue reading Book Review: Twilight, Vol. 1 (Graphic Novel)

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Book Review: M Is For Magic

Author: Neil Gaiman    Published: 2008 Genres: YA, Fantasy and Horror Rating: 3/5 stars By: Sophie This book is a great book for readers who are not as confident or struggle to finish a book. With Eleven short stories that will take you on a new journey in each. While reading this book you undergo a range of stories- from amusing to possibly even heart pounding experiences it’s easy to get hooked. … Continue reading Book Review: M Is For Magic

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Book Review: The Potion Diaries (Series)

Authors: Amy Alward     Published: 2015 Series: #1 The Potion Diaries, #2 Royal Tour and #3 Going Viral Genre: YA, Fantasy and Romance By: Nicole The princess of Nova accidentally falls in love with her reflection after poisoning herself with a love potion meant for her crush. A nationwide hunt is held, and potion makers are travelling around the world to find the ingredients. The ingredients needed are very rare and can only be found … Continue reading Book Review: The Potion Diaries (Series)

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Book Review: Fire

Authors: Kristin Cashore     Published: 2009 Series: Graceling Realm #2 Genre: YA, Fantasy and Romance By: Ashlin Fire is beautiful – far too beautiful for her own good. She is part monster and this allows her to reach into minds, warp them, control them and use them in any way she wishes. But she doesn’t wish to. That was what her father did, not her. Fire only ever enters others’ … Continue reading Book Review: Fire

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Book Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses

Author: Sarah J. Maas     Published: 2015 Genre: YA, Fantasy By: Ashlin In this book, Sarah J. Maas creates a world where faeries and humans live alongside each other, but a war from centuries ago means that their relationship is far from friendly. Feyre, a human girl who trudges through each day only thinking of how she can save her family, has broken the law. She … Continue reading Book Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses

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Book Review: Eragon

Author: Christopher Paolini     Published: 2002 Genre: Fantasy My Rating: 5/5 By: Benjamin I am not usually a fantasy fan, but after reading Eragon my perspective on fantasy has changed.  Eragon was written by 15 year old Christopher Paolini, but the quality and telling of the story make it seem like it was written by an experienced author.  The book follows a teenager called Eragon and … Continue reading Book Review: Eragon

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