In the tradition of Christopher Paolini, Ascendant: Songs of Chaos by Michael R. Miller is a gripping fantasy tale that takes readers into a richly developed world where magic and dragons are part of a phenomenal conflict. Holt Cook is just a servant and he...

Isha Panesar's Astro Girls: Celestial Bond is a Young Adult fantasy epic of twelve girlfriends, all of whom attend St Bernard’s Private School in Surrey Heath. The story's narrator is 12-year-old Arianna. Her eleven friends are Malaya, Chloe, Narrisa, Zoe, Sophia, Charlotte, Ava, Amelia, Elle,...

Anoroc by Bryan Kuderna is a highly entertaining coming-of-age fantasy novel. This compelling, well-written novel is set in a place called Anoroc and centers around Beeker, who is trying to make it in life, caught between being a kid and being an adult. He and...

Imagine the world as only being one in an infinite string, like a length of pearls. Nan has such a string of pearls. When Leanna and her younger sister, Violet, lose their parents, they go to live with Nan. Strange things happen, things Leanna doesn’t...

A Witchy Mistake by Rhonda Hopkins is a prequel to the Witches of Whispering Pines series written for young adults. Charley was born into a family of witches, a fact they hide from the small community where they live. Her mother runs a shop in...

A Place Between the Stars by Morgan Adams is a delicious brew of fantasy adventure, consisting of equal parts steamy romance, violent action, and magical powers. The story follows a young woman named Liv who falls through a portal, taking her from her not-so-happy life...

Adventures of the Chaotic Goddess (Chaotic Universe Book 2) by Cheyenne Bennett is a deep dive into the world of fantasy and ancient gods. The Goddess of Chaos is known by many names, however, in this iteration, she prefers to go by the name of...

A dark adversary is eliminating Celestials, beings of light, and a teenage boy and girl fight to save their younger siblings from his clutches in the entertaining fantasy novel, Aphotic by D. R. Mattox. Frozen in place, Joan is horrified to witness a Scant, an...

Across the Ice by Dana Fraedrich is a spellbinding conclusion to the Broken Gears steampunk series, a story that reads well as a standalone novel and that has great potential to entertain fans of young adult fantasy. Lenore has suffered an enormous loss, thanks to...

In A Dragon's Gift by Leslie Heath, seventeen-year-old sprite Peridot loves nothing more than spending time with her cherished wolves in the mountains, who were deserted when the giant's city crumbled. Peridot should be spending her time improving her healing powers and this is something...