Reviews by Category: Fantasy

Teen Review
The Hidden Oracle

Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle

By Rick Riordan
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav K.
Mar 25, 2024

The god Apollo is cast down from Olympus as a regular teenage boy after angering Zeus. Now the god has lost all his powers and must survive the modern world and somehow find a way to regain his godly form. Apollo needs help and the only place he can think of is camp half blood. 

Teen Review
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

By Madeline Miller
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 25, 2024

Circe is about a lesser goddess named Circe who discovers her strength in a world full of powerful gods. She meets plenty of famous characters from Greek mythology and she learns important lessons about love, trust, and how to manage her powers. Throughout the book, Circe searches for a place where she belongs in this world full of monsters.

Teen Review
A Darker Shade of Magic book cover

A Darker Shade of Magic

By Victoria Schwab
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 22, 2024

A Darker Shade of Magic is an adult fantasy novel written by V.E. Schwab. It is the first novel in the Shades of Magic trilogy. It follows Kell, the last of a rare type of magician called the Antari, who can travel between parallel Londons (Red, Grey, White and formerly Black). Tasked to travel between Londons as a messenger, Kell secretly smuggles items between worlds. However, he and Grey Londoner Delilah Bard soon face the consequences of Kell’s smuggling and get caught in the struggle between Londons.

Teen Review
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone

By J. K. Rowling
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Rishi Tek
Mar 22, 2024

The initial installment in J.K. Rowling's renowned Harry Potter series, this book follows 11-year-old Harry as he receives an invitation to Hogwarts, a school of witchcraft and wizardry. Discovering a plot by a powerful wizard to obtain the sorcerer's stone for immortality, Harry, accompanied by loyal friends Hermione and Ron, ventures to thwart the evil plan. It is filled with imaginative elements, such as a gripping scene where Harry catches a flying golden ball on his broomstick. 

Teen Review
The Battle of the Labyrinth book cover

The Battle of the Labyrinth

By Rick Riordan
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Lucas F.
Mar 22, 2024

The Battle of The Labyrinth by Rick Riordan is a more mature and fight heavy Percy Jackson book that expands on the character’s relations, houses larger and deadlier monsters, and sets up the final villain for the base series. In this book, Percy Jackson must explore the Labyrinth and find a way to shut it down to stop the armies of Kronos.

Teen Review
The Last Olympian book cover

The Last Olympian

By Rick Riordan
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Lucas F.
Mar 22, 2024

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan is a somber and exhilarating final entry of the original Percy Jackson series. This book has Percy Jackson defending Olympus as Kronos attempts his final invasion into Olympus. Percy must beat Luke as Kronos as the Titan army mounts a full-scale invasion of Manhattan. 

Teen Review
The Titan's Curse book cover

The Titan's Curse

By Rick Riordan
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Lucas F.
Mar 22, 2024

The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan is an upgraded exciting entry in the Percy Jackson series, featuring exciting new characters and even more Greek monsters for Percy to face. In this book, Percy Jackson once again must save one of his friends—Annabeth, while trying to hunt down the mysterious general who kidnapped Artemins and is plotting with Luke the destruction of Olympus. 

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