#fantasy
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Book Review: Divergent #0.3, The Son, by Veronica Roth
Four’s story continues; it’s available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, at local libraries, or through the Libby app. Readers get to know his struggles as Tobias tries to find a place in the hierarchy of the Dauntless faction. His climb in the ranks isn’t easy. There’s danger lurking beneath the waters. And Four… Continue reading
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Book Review: Divergent #0.2, The Initiate, by Veronica Roth
Another short glimpse into Tobias awaits you in this short story, available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, at local libraries, or through the Libby app. In the Initiate, Roth provides readers further insight into Four, his embryonic understanding of the danger his faction choice entails. How the bad blood between him and Eric… Continue reading
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Book Review: Divergent #0.1, The Transfer, by Veronica Roth
Tobias Eaton never really got a voice in Divergent; now Roth is bringing him out of the shadows. First published in September 2013, the book and all its editions are available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, at local libraries, or through the Libby app. In this novella, readers gain deeper insight into Tobias,… Continue reading
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Book Review: Divergent #3, Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Katherine Tegen Books published the third installment of the Divergent series in October 2013. The book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at local libraries or through the Libby app. Roth explores the world of what if. What if your whole world was a lie? What if… Continue reading
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Book Review: Divergent #2, Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Published in May 2012 by HarperCollins Children’s Books, the book and its editions are available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, at local libraries, and through the Libby app. Tris continues her harrowing tale, where choices have consequences. She grapples with haunting questions, the grief of losing her parents, guilt over her… Continue reading
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Book Review: Divergent #1, Divergent by Veronica Roth
Published by Katherine Tegen Books in February 2012, the book and its editions are available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, at local libraries, and through the Libby app. Roth brings her readers into a war-torn world broken into factions: Abnegation are selfless, Amity are peaceful, Candor value honesty, Dauntless are brave… Continue reading
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Book Review: Fallen #2, Torment by Lauren Kate
First published September 28, 2010, the second installment in the Fallen series is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, local libraries, and the Libby app. Kate keeps up the vivid descriptions in her second book, following Luce on her journey as she finds herself the focus of an ancient feud. At her new… Continue reading
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Book Review: Snow Like Ashes #1, Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
First published in 2014 by Balzer + Bray, it is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, at local libraries, or through the Libby app. Raasch introduces a world she crafted: eight Kingdoms, each with its own customs, ideals, and magic. Sixteen years ago, the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved.… Continue reading
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Raven’s Point Is Waking, and It Remembers You
There are places you visit once and forget.Raven’s Point is not one of them. It lingers in the quiet, in the turn of wind through trees, in the sense that the town is watching as closely as you are. This isn’t just a setting. It breathes. It listens. Now, it’s beginning to stir. At first… Continue reading
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Book Review: Shield of Sparrows #1, Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry
Published in May 2025 by Entangled: Red Tower Books, the first book in the Shield of Sparrows series is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. It is also available at local libraries and via the Libby App. The audiobook is highly recommended, notable because Perry’s writing style includes never-ending and repeated questions,… Continue reading
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