Reviews written by Jan Farnworth, Digital Manager/Blog Assistant and Staff Reviewer

What I liked: Cinderella meets the selection in retelling a tale we all know and love. It has been written, adapted, and grown from the simple Disney tale of a poor girl turned into an enslaved person by the stepmother. She can arrive at a ball with the...

What I liked: A Bright God and A Pale God are brothers that have chosen humans to fight their battle for control and destruction of the world. Alike is desperate to convince Valeria that she is just a pawn, but she only knows that she has the power...

What I loved: Blood Heir is a fantastic debut taking the classic Anatasia story and adding magic to it in the form of affinities that have various powers. Ana can control someone's blood, and at the very start, our tale is breaking out of a high-security prison with...

What I liked: The story is told between 3 distinct character voices, The Princess, The Wizard Apprentice, and a Solider, on a quest to find a stone to end the terrorization of the evil Fae, but are they the enemy? An enthralling tale that wraps you up in...

What I loved: If you love Princess Diaries, you love this fantastic series that follows the same themes but enriches Japan countryside and royalty. I loved how the teen couple in the story is portrayed—plucked from the United States of America, adapting to Japanese royalty expectations, trying...

What I liked: Tess is on a mission to change the world; she has been on this journey since we first met her in Tess of the World. In the Serpents Wake, Tess is out on the open sea desperate to save a friend, and many would not...

What I liked: The Age of the Seventh Sun is an exciting series that takes the beliefs of ancient times, such as having to perform a ritual to raise the sun and placing a character to challenge tradition. Ahkin is vital in all three books in his determination that...

What I liked: A culinary treat set in an alternate 1800's London, Two female Culinary who are in a college of the sort set out to take a young down on his luck Jewish man and give them tools of the trade to become a fine young gentleman who...

What I liked The Aldoran Chronicles is an epic quest fantasy story with three main story threads. Ty is the overall hero of the tale, but he is young and has no clue what he is doing or how to use the powers he has been given. In this...

What I liked: League of Liars contains some very entertaining elements that make for the perfect Fantasy Thriller. If you have been missing Six of Crows, pick up League of Liars. Served up for you in this story is a unique magic system, fantastical worldbuilding, sibling drama, family...

What I liked: Anastasia historical fiction is a special kind of magic all its own, as we have the story of a princess steeped in mystery and tragic loss. Each tale takes the basic idea and puts its twist on it, along with a variety of historical information to...

What I liked: Worldbuilding for this series is epic, and each time I pick up the book, we venture further into the world and encounter some pretty scary creatures. Giant spiders, no, thank you. Ty discovers a book that he believes is blank tell it starts talking...

What I liked: Castle in their bones is told in alternating points of view of 3 triplets created with the help of stardust, raised from birth to help their mother rule the world. The author has created an exciting magic system centered around the stars, and those...

What I liked: It is a story centered around a historical hunt for a legendary, mystical beast with a prize that could change everything for our two main characters. One is an alchemist who can't for the life of him hold on to an internship and has thrown his...

What I liked: Another Epic Fantasy story about a world that has outlawed magic and a character who has no idea he possesses any magic at all. If you are a regular reader of Fantasy, then this is a theme you probably read a different version of a lot....