Olivia’s parents are a mystery. Having lived at Merilance School for Girls since she was two, all Olivia knows about her parents comes from the journal that her mother left her. The main things the journal tells Olivia is that her father is dead and her mother very possibly went mad afterwards and that sheContinue reading “‘Gallant’ by V.E. Schwab”
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‘The Wind Child’ by Gabriella Houston
Mara is the granddaughter of Stribog, the god of winter winds. Although you couldn’t tell it by looking at her as she much more resembles her human father than her frost goddess mother. In Stribog’s palace this set her apart from the others and made her feel small and unimportant. Yet, when she visits herContinue reading “‘The Wind Child’ by Gabriella Houston”
‘When We Were Birds’ by Ayanna Gillian Lloyd
The dead of Fidelis are unhappy and only Darwin and Yejide can appease their anger and their pain. Women in Yejide’s family live between two worlds, with one foot in the living and one with the dead. Ever since her aunt died, her mother has been slowly inching closer to the dead. When she finallyContinue reading “‘When We Were Birds’ by Ayanna Gillian Lloyd”
‘The Porcelain Doll’ by Kristen Loesch
To be published 17/02/2021… Rosie lives in London and studies in Oxford and in the autumn she will marry her perfectly normal and safe fiancé, Richard. Raisa was born in Russia where she lived with her mum and dad and sister until her dad and sister were shot and her mum took her and fledContinue reading “‘The Porcelain Doll’ by Kristen Loesch”
‘Little Thieves’ by Margaret Owen
Greta, Giselle, Pfennigeist: these are the roles that Vanja plays so that nobody knows her real name, and she can let the girl she once was wither away and disassociate herself from the pains that that life held. At least until she can steal enough money to escape for good, and then she’ll create aContinue reading “‘Little Thieves’ by Margaret Owen”
‘The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea’ by Axie Oh
To be published 22/02/2022… Each year a maiden is sacrificed to the Sea God to hold back his storms for another year. This year the Sea God’s Bride is the girl that Joon loves and his sister will not let them be separated. Minna is not the prettiest girl in the village, or the mostContinue reading “‘The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea’ by Axie Oh”
‘Only a Monster’ by Vanessa Len
To be published 17/02/2021… Joan is a monster. Her gran has always been honest with her about that, although she has never quite explained what exactly that meant. When Joan accidentally uses her powers she is thrust into a world of monsters more dangerous and more complicated than she could have imagined. And where thereContinue reading “‘Only a Monster’ by Vanessa Len”
‘The Origins of Wizards, Witches and Fairies’ by Simon Webb
To be published 30/01/2022… This book dissects the anthropological origins of magical beings, with a particular focus on wizards. The wizard’s female counterpart, witches, get a bit more attention in the second half of the book, whilst fairies are the main focus of chapter ten. It discusses the earliest origins of the myths and howContinue reading “‘The Origins of Wizards, Witches and Fairies’ by Simon Webb”
‘The Shadow in the Glass’ by J J A Harwood
Eleanor had a rough start to life. As a child she nursed her sick mother until her death, after which point she was taken in by a kind and wealthy friend who vowed to raise Eleanor as her own daughter – but Mrs Pembroke followed Eleanor’s mother to an early grave and now there isContinue reading “‘The Shadow in the Glass’ by J J A Harwood”
‘Daughter of the Moon Goddess’ by Sue Lynn Tan
To be published 20/01/2022… The moon is a prison. Having grown up there in isolated comfort with her loving mother this is an uncomfortable truth for Xingyin to learn. But it is not until she sees the rest of the world for herself that she truly understands how great a tragedy it is for herContinue reading “‘Daughter of the Moon Goddess’ by Sue Lynn Tan”
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