Reviews by Tag: magic

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone book cover

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

By J.K. Rowling
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Apr 23, 2025

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a good book for people who like magic, mystery and adventure. It's about a boy named Harry who finds out he's destined to become a wizard and goes to a school called Hogwarts. As he adjusts to his new magical life, he faces a mystery. He and his friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, discover a plot to obtain the sorcerer’s stone, a mythical stone that provides immortality. Harry and his friends work together to prevent the stone from getting into the wrong hands.

Teen Review
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets book cover

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

By J. K. Rowling
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Apr 22, 2025

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a sequel to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Set in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the story follows Harry Potter, who is in his second year at the school. As mysterious events unfold and a danger threatens the students, Harry must unravel the secrets of the Chamber of Secrets and solve the mystery.

Teen Review
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

Crown of Midnight

By Sarah J. Maas
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Maya
Mar 30, 2025

Crown of Midnight is the second book in the Throne of Glass series. After winning the competition, Celaena is the King’s Champion and is sent to assassinate the King of Adarlan’s rivals. Celaena and Chaol, captain of the guard, explore the darkness roaming the castle and the continent while also exploring their relationship with each other. Secrets are exposed and Celaena is forced into a battle for the people she cares most for. 

Teen Review
The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas

The Assassin’s Blade

By Sarah J. Maas
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Maya
Mar 30, 2025

The Assassin’s Blade is the prequel to Sarah J Maas’s book series Throne of Glass. The Assassin’s Blade follows young assassin Celaena Sardothien and how she ended up in a slave camp called Endovier. It was the third book written in the series and is personally one of my favorites because of the character development and introduction to new characters. It includes multiple short stories about adventures she went on and different people she met.

Teen Review
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass

By Sarah J. Maas
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Maya
Mar 30, 2025

Throne of Glass is the first book in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas. It is definitely the worst book in the series, but it is still a fantastic and interesting book. This book follows enslaved assassin Celaena Sardothien who is chosen to compete in a tournament for the prince of Adarlan. She has to compete against other fighters and mercenaries to achieve the title of King’s Champion. While competing, she makes new friends and uncovers a terrible darkness that is killing off her competitors.

Teen Review
The Poppy War book cover

The Poppy War

By R.F. Kuang
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 26, 2025

The Poppy War follows war orphan Fang Runin, who is known as Rin by her friends, as she studies for the most difficult exam in the Nikara Empire: The Keju, which qualifies students for the top academies in the nation. When she is accepted, there is widespread shock and disbelief as a person of her situation has never qualified before. As Rin prepares for Sinegard, the most elite military academy, the euphoria wears off quickly.

Teen Review
Defy the Night book cover

Defy the Night

By Brigid Kemmerer
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Emma D.
Mar 26, 2025

Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer is a YA fantasy novel that has a lot of political intrigue with a side of romance. Tessa is a young woman who is appalled by the sickness spreading throughout her kingdom and works with her friend Wes to help distribute a healing elixir. Wes, however, has a secret identity that would make it so Tessa would never want to see him again.

Teen Review
A Curse So Dark and Lonely book cover

A Curse So Dark and Lonely

By Brigid Kemmerer
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Emma D.
Mar 26, 2025

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer is a modern fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It follows Harper, who lives in Washington D.C., and how she gets sucked into the fantastical world of Emberfall, where Prince Rhen resides. Prince Rhen turns into a beast every night, and unconsciously and unwillingly hurts his own people. If he can get a girl to fall in love with him, then the curse will be broken.

Teen Review
One Dark Window book cover

One Dark Window

By Rachel Gillig
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Lilyana G.
Mar 25, 2025

One Dark Window, by Rachel Gillig, is a young adult gothic fantasy set in Blunder, an ancient world cursed by magic. Elspeth Spindle has her own magic, in the form of a spirit trapped in her head whom she calls the Nightmare. However, all magic comes with a cost, and Elsepth must find the twelve Providence Cards to cure Blunder and banish the Nightmare from her mind before it is too late. Luckily, she stumbles upon the Captain of the King’s guard, who just might be able to offer her the help she needs.

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