Fourteen years ago, the Ninth Legion of the Roman army disappeared into the mists beyond Hadrian’s Wall—and never returned. Now rumors are swirling south into Roman territory that the Eagle, the Legion’s idolized symbol, has been sighted. Centurion Marcus Aquila has been languishing at his uncle’s estate, recovering from the injury that discharged him from … Continue reading Book Review: The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
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Book Review: A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Published in 2003, A Northern Light by American author Jennifer Donnelly has won the Carnegie Medal, the L.A. Times Book Prize, the Borders Original Voices Prize, and a Michael L. Printz Honor—and in 2015 was named by TIME Magazine one of the best 100 YA books of all time. It’s not hard to see why … Continue reading Book Review: A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Book Review: Beast by Chawna Schroeder
Julie of the Wolves meets Pilgrim’s Progress in Beast, Chawna Schroeder’s debut fantasy novel published by Enclave in 2016. I saw this story recommended by authors I follow and put it on my to-read list on Goodreads. When Embergold author Rachelle Nelson recommended it in one of her newsletters, I knew I needed to buy … Continue reading Book Review: Beast by Chawna Schroeder
Book Review: Embergold by Rachelle Nelson
If you take a handful of Beauty and the Beast and mix it with a scoop of How to Train Your Dragon, and throw in a few sparks from something like Rumpelstiltskin, you’ll have an idea of why I enjoyed Embergold by Rachelle Nelson so much. (Beauty and the Beast is probably my favorite fairytale, … Continue reading Book Review: Embergold by Rachelle Nelson
