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The Rose and the Balloon, innovative twist on an old fairytale
The Rose and the Balloon by Kristen Fichter is a great twist on my favorite fairytale, Beauty and the Beast. It came out in 2016, so I’m a bit late here, but it was so worth the read. It is book 1 in a (currently) 5-book series, Once Upon a Twist Tales. For brief context,…
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World of Silence by Kaytlin Phillips, a Quiet Debut
Knowing that World of Silence was Kaytlin Phillips’s debut novel, I see her writing was (and is) blessed! World of Silence is a wonderful, action-packed story of a deaf boy who wants to prove himself in the midst of a dragon war. This book had so many twists and so many themes but I was…
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Lady of Disguise by Dickerson (Dericott Tales #6)
If you like cozy, sweet MG fiction, you’d like this series by Melanie Dickerson! Lady of Disguise is #6 in the Dericott Tales series following the lives of a dozen brothers as they sort out their lives after a massive plot against their family. Lady of Disguise This novel follows Louisa Lennon as she goes…
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Prince of Vengeance (Dragon Prince Chronicles #2) by Phillips
Prince of Vengeance is a wonderful addition to the Dragon Prince Chronicles. I picked this one up about a month after reading Unfortunate Events because I needed to see what was going to happen. If you haven’t read the first book, watch out for spoilers below! Following the attack on the army, Kahtan is slowly…
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The Guild of Thieves by Jaiden Phillips Stole My Heart
I was not prepared to cry, but The Guild of Thieves touched my heart. If you haven’t heard of this book, it is a book by Jaiden Phillips (part of Sisters Three) that follows a young thief is forced to make a decision between stealing the kingdom’s prized jewel or letting his friends die. “Being…
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Unfortunate Events (Dragon Prince #1) by Phillips sisters
Unfortunate Events is the first book in the Dragon Prince series, and it’s a pretty good start. We follow Kahtan Faber as he’s ripped from his family to serve in a war he knows nothing about. I loved how the authors really made the inciting incident such a jarring moment for the readers. The sibling…
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Cloak of Scarlet (And House of Refuge) by Melanie Dickerson
I read House of Refuge when it came out in 2021 and now Cloak of Scarlet this year. Both are sweet Christian historical fiction set in 1500s. I didn’t realize Cloak of Scarlet was from the same series until after, and I’m sad I missed the other novels in between! I’ll be giving a joint…