4.5 stars.
Wow. This is a fantastic first book in an exciting new African-inspired epic fantasy series. The book starts off slowly but quickly picks up steam and doesn’t let up. There a good amount of worldbuilding and plenty of action. Add in good character development and complicated relationships, and you have a winner.
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This is the second book in the exciting YA Fantasy series and it does not disappoint. The book delves deeper into Guinevere’s role in Camelot. To complicate matters, the real Guinevere’s younger sister shows up in Camelot and refuses to leave.
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This is a very good first book in an exciting new fantasy series. It has interesting characters, multiple storylines and focuses more on magic than sword fighting. I’m not a huge fan of books focused on magic, but this isn’t the wizard-wielding type of magic. It’s much more subtle and sinister.
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This is a very good, exciting YA Paranormal Fantasy book. It’s fast-paced, with interesting characters and a good storyline.
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4.5 stars
This is a fantastic fantasy book. Even though it is over 800 pages, it’s such an easy, engaging read that the pages flew by.
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3.5 stars
This is another good fantasy novel from the author. The great thing is that this is a stand alone, which is rare to find in fantasy books.
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This is an ok YA Fantasy about a young girl who is out of options and undertakes a journey to seek justice for her family.
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Holy hell – what did I just read?? This is a fantastic first book in a new apocalyptic Science Fiction/Horror book series. It has an explosive beginning (literally) and doesn’t let up until the frenetic cliffhanger ending.
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This was a fantastic second book in this YAFantasy series. This book definitely does not suffer from the notorious “second book slump” and there is little to no “filler” that is typically stuffed into second books.
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