Reviews by Tag: magic

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas is the first book in the Throne of Glass series. In a land

without magic, Celaena Sardothien is an assassin who is deadly and can kill with a flick of her

finger. She is summoned to the castle and in order to win her freedom, she has to defeat

twenty-three opponents (killers, thieves, and warriors) in a competition. One by one, Celaena’s

Bloodwitch, the third novel of Susan Dennard’s Witchlands series, features Bloodwitch Aeduan,

whose companions include Threadwitch Iseult and the rescued Nomasti girl whom they have nicknamed

Owl. He struggles between past commitments to his father and those people and causes he has come to

care about. Safi’s story is continued as well with her carrying out her promise to Vaness, Ironwitch and

In Susan Dennard’s sequel to Truthwitch, the stories of Safi, Iseult, Merik and Aeduan continue.

Safi and Iseult strive toward their goal to reunify while dealing with conflict in their unique and

dangerous locations. An unlikely pact emerges between Iseult and Aeduen, the return of his money for his

aid in finding Safi. Safi finds herself as well in an unanticipated alliance with the feared Hell-Bards and

In The Perilous Sea, the second book in the Elemental trilogy series by Sherry Thomas,

elemental mage Iolanthe Seabourne and Master of the Domain Prince Titus continue in their

dangerous battle against the Bane, the all-powerful mage ruler of The Realm. Their journey is

fraught with the unveiling of multiple secrets and plot twists, however, which leads Titus to

question everything he had previously accepted as part of his and Iolanthe’s prophecies. The

The Burning Sky is the first book in the Elemental trilogy series by Sherry Thomas, set in

1883. Teen elemental mage Iolanthe Seabourne’s life changes forever with her attempt to restore

a ruined potion. Following this pivotal event, she encounters the Master of the Domain Prince

Titus who is committed to destroying the Bane, an all-powerful mage ruler of The Realm.

Through visions detailed in his deceased mother’s journal, but only revealed when needed, Titus

Blade Breaker by Victoria Aveyard is the second book in the Realm Breaker series. Corayne is

learning how to wield her powerful sword while Queen Erida’s army goes all around the Ward to

capture Corayne and her allies. They closed one spindle, but there are more across the realm

waiting. Taristan and Erida work together and are more powerful than ever. What Corayne and

her allies don’t know is that something even stronger waits in the shadows and won’t hesitate to

Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard is the first book in the Realm Breaker series. Corayne an-

Amarat, a villager who’s mother is always off at sea, can feel a deadly darkness in the Ward.

One faithful day, an immortal and a skilled assassin arrive at Corayne’s door and are

determined to save the Ward. Corayne’s uncle, a deadly man who would not hesitate to destroy

the realm in a heartbeat, lies in the dark, and it is up to Corayne and her allies to save the

“Blue Sargent had forgotten how many times she’d been told that she would kill her true love.”

(Stiefvater 1).

The Wise Man’s Fear is a beautiful and amazing continuation of a wizard, musician, and legend

with a world called Temerant hidden with mysteries to unravel by Patrick Rothfuss. Kvothe, the

main character, is an innkeeper continuing his life story to a chronicler of learning more about

the Chandrian, meeting a man as rich and powerful as a king, meeting powerful warriors called

the Adem, and finally venturing into the Fae where he meets a sinister, childish woman.

The Name of the Wind is a beautiful and amazing story about a wizard, musician, and legend

with a world called Temerant hidden with mysteries to unravel by Patrick Rothfuss. Kvothe, the

main character, is an innkeeper telling his life story to a chronicler of how he grew up and

learned the ways of science and magic on his quest to learn at the University. The University is

a famous school where Kvothe hopes to find knowledge of the mysterious evil group of villains