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Katrina
Fantasy is my bread and butter. I read and write it. I’m obsessed with world-building and fascinated with lyrical prose. I love that I can contribute to the writing community by recommending good books that can actually make a difference in a person’s life.

The Dark Fable

The Dark Fable is a thrilling heist adventure written in the vein of Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows. Evie Wilder has been orphaned since the age of eight, when her father apparently murdered her mot…
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Awake in Olaiya

Awake in Olaiya is an interesting dystopian novel set in an apparently ideal community within the Old Los Angeles Area, which is called Olaiya for short. The main character is Nat, a unit "brother" w…
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Paintball with Dragons

Paintball with Dragons by Hope Bolinger is a quirky, heartfelt story about one boy's journey in learning how to deal with grief after the loss of his oldest brother. Xander Carson and his brother, …
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Wish of the Wicked

Wish of the Wicked by Danielle Paige is a fairytale retelling written in the style of Brigid Kemmerer's A Curse so Dark and Lonely. It tells the story of Farrow, a young girl who grows up in a secret …
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A Pocketful of Stars

A Pocketful of Stars by Aisha Bushby is a very thoughtful and thought-provoking story about one girl's journey to come to terms with her mother's serious illness. Though they are very similar in ap…
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Willowmere

Willowmere by Andrea Cox Christen reminded me a little bit of the 100 Cupboards series by N.D. Wilson. It tells the story of Pea, a young girl who recently lost her mother to an accident. While trimmi…
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Dread Watch

Dread Watch by Jared Agard can best be described as a supernatural thriller for middle graders. Main character Caleb Meyer is struggling with unresolved trauma stemming from his father's accident. …
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Beauty Reborn

Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham is a darker and bittersweet retelling of the familiar Beauty and the Beast fairytale, laden with an equal dose of humor and tragedy. In this book, Beauty runs towa…
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A Kidnapping in Kentucky 1776

A Kidnapping in Kentucky is based on the true story of Jemima Boone and her friends Betsy and Fanny Calloway, and their subsequent rescue by a group of settlers led by history legend Daniel Boone. …
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Just Gus

Just Gus is a sweet little story told from the viewpoint of Gus, a Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dog. Gus's job is to protect the farm and livestock belonging to his owner, Esperanza, from predato…
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The Worlds We Leave Behind

The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold is a compelling and somewhat disturbing fairytale-esque story underlining the theme "Be careful what you wish for". Hex is a boy who exhibits a strangen…
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Defend the Dawn

Defend the Dawn is the sequel to Brigid Kemmerer's Defy the Night. It follows Tessa and Prince Corrick in the aftershock of a quashed rebellion as they seek a way to foster unity between the royals an…
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