Reviews by Tag: teen fantasy

Teen Review
Through the Dark

Through the Dark

By Alexandra Bracken
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Basil Park
Jun 1, 2023

Through the Dark is a collection of stories that were mentioned (but not explained) in the Darkest Minds trilogy. I feel like I was a bit too critical going into this book as I don’t really like side-books to series, but this collection of stories was actually very good. The stories included in this collection are like actual stories from minor (but also kind of huge) gaps in the series.

Teen Review
The Ship of the Dead

The Ship of the Dead

By Rick Riordan
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Nihanth D.
May 22, 2023

The Ship of the Dead is the third and final book in the Magnus Chase series and is written by Rick Riordan. In this book, Magnus Chase is in the Viking afterlife Valhalla, where he prepares for the world ending Norse event of Ragnarok. I loved the first two books in this series, so I had a lot of expectations placed on the finale, and I have to say that the book surpassed my expectations. Just like the first two books, this book masterfully manages the humorous tone with the tense feelings of saving the world.

Teen Review
The Hammer of Thor

The Hammer of Thor

By Rick Riordan
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Nihanth D.
May 22, 2023

The Hammer of Thor is the second book in the Magnus Chase series and is written by Rick Riordan. In the previous book, Magnus and his friends learn that Thor has misplaced his famous hammer, but it’s not given much thought because it’s a common habit of his. However, it becomes a big issue when it’s learned that Thor’s hammer has fallen into enemy hands. In this book, Magnus and his friends must find the hammer quickly or else the mortal worlds will be destroyed by an army of giants. 

Teen Review
The Sword Of Summer

The Sword Of Summer

By Rick Riordan

Rated by
Nihanth D.
May 22, 2023

The Sword Of Summer is the first book in the Magnus Chase series and is written by Rick Riordan. In this book, readers are introduced to Magnus Chase, a homeless teenager who lost his mother a few years ago and hangs around with his two friends (and for Percy Jackson fans, he’s the cousin to Annabeth Chase). Magnus’s life is flipped outside down when he learns that his father is a Norse god, and that he needs to go on a mission to retrieve his dad’s weapon to save the world. To do that, he needs to die.

Teen Review
The Iron Trial

The Iron Trial

By Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
TheLegend27
May 12, 2023

In this book, we learn that Callum Hunt has the potential to go to the Magisterium which
is a school for mages who can harness the elements. However, his dad wants him to fail the tests
and not go as he claims that it is an evil place. Despite trying to fail the entrance exams, Call gets
selected by the most prestigious Master, but as the school year progresses, Call discovers hints of
his dark past that may be why his father did not want him to learn magic.

Teen Review
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass

By Sarah J. Maas
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
A_Gascich
May 9, 2023

Throne of Glass is a young adult fantasy novel by Sarah J. Maas. It follows Celaena Sardothien,
formerly the most infamous assassin in her kingdom, now sentenced to imprisonment. However,
she is granted the opportunity to win her freedom. To do so, she must win a competition
between 23 other thieves and killers in order to become the assassin to the king.

Teen Review
Lightlark

Lightlark

By Alex Aster
Star Rating

Rated by
Iqra N.
May 9, 2023

Lightlark is a novel that features Isla Crown, ruler of Wildling, one of the six realms endowed with a wicked curse- the inability to love without murder and to devour a human heart every month for survival. In order to free her realm of this curse that has haunted them for six hundred years, Isla must participate in the Centennial, the special one hundred days that the island of Lightlark appears in order for the rulers of all realms to break their curses and wield fierce power by finding the heart of Lightlark.

Teen Review
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone

By Leigh Bardugo
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Sophie G.
May 1, 2023

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo is set in the world of Ravka, a nation split into two because
of The Fold, an area covered in darkness and filled with monsters. This land is ruled by the
Grisha, who are born with magical powers. Alina Starkov, an orphan, is revealed to have powers
of her own when her regiment sent into The Fold is attacked and her friend goes missing. Alina
is sent to live with the Grisha, and be trained by the Darkling. Alina meets friends and foes while

Teen Review

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

By Ransom Riggs
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Isobel P.
Mar 31, 2023

When I was first introduced to this book, I didn’t think I’d like it as much as I did when I actually read it. The whole plot and the characters were quite unique. The story starts out with introducing the main character, Jacob (Jake) Portman who was a kid who was socially inept. When Jake’s grandfather mysteriously dies from what Jake thinks was a monster, he ends up going on an adventure to find out the truth about his grandfather’s past. He finds out that his grandfather was involved with strange things, stranger than he thought.

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