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Category: Fantasy

The Hazelwood

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 30 November 201930 November 2019 in Fantasy, Reviews

Seventeen-year-old Alice has spent her whole life travelling with her mother. When her grandmother, the author of a book full of dark fairy tales, dies on her Hazelwood estate and her mother is taken hostage by the Hinterland, Alice has to find her mother.

Caraval

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 23 November 201923 November 2019 in Fantasy, Reviews

The sisters Scarlett and Donatella live on an island together with their violent father who sets Scarlett up with an arranged marriage. The girls have dreamt their whole lives to spend a day at Caraval; a magical game with a leader named Legendary. After many years of writing letters to Legendary, the girls receive an invite to join the game for a day.

The Wicked King

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 20 November 20195 April 2020 in Fantasy, Reviews

‘I want somebody to take me to Elfhame.’ Summary Now that Cardan is High King of Elfhame and he’s bound to Jude for a year and a day, Jude has a lot on her hands. As the High King’s scenescal,…

The Cruel Prince

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 13 November 20195 April 2020 in Fantasy, Reviews

One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters had to watch their parents getting killed by a mysterious man. The killer was after Vivianne, the eldest sister, but he ends up taking all three to the land of Faerie. Here, mortal Jude and Taryn have to learn how to live among the Folk – but mostly, how to survive among them …

Obsidian

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 5 October 20197 October 2019 in Fantasy, Reviews

After the death of Katy’s father, she moves to West Virginia with her mother. Katy is not thrilled about this, but she decides to make the best of it. She calls on the neighbours and meets Daemon and Dee.

Dream a little dream

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 25 September 201928 December 2019 in Fantasy, Reviews

In this book, the main character named Liv moves to England with her mother and sister. Her mother has found a new love: Ernest. They move in with him. Liv and her sister Mia meet their new stepbrother- and sister. At school, Liv meets the popular boys Henry, Jasper, Arthur and her stepbrother Grayson. For some reason, the boys suddenly appear in Liv’s dreams. Liv seems to be able to control her own dreams. She finds out the boys are also able to do this.

The Bear and the Nightingale

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 25 September 201922 October 2019 in Fantasy, Reviews

In the nortern area of cold Russia, the family of Pyotr Vladimirovitch lives in a small medieval village near the woods. They are not wealthy, but they keep on going, holding on to eachother when the icecold winter takes another life …

The girl in the tower

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 25 September 201922 October 2019 in Fantasy, Reviews

Starting where we left off at ‘The Bear and the Nightingale’, Vasya – dressed as a boy – goes into the wilderniss, which is the only logical thing she can do after the damage she has done to her birthplace …

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