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Sunshine by Robin McKinley

"I hadn't thought of evil as being without color but it is. Once you get past plain everyday wickedness, the color is squeezed right out of it. Evil [...]

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

A good mystery can keep anyone up late into the night. In fact, some of my earliest reading memories are of reading Mary Higgins Clark's Daddy's Little Girl, [...]

The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Sometimes you just need a little magic. Something different. Something that gets you believing in love/friendship/life again. Sometimes you just need [...]

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

And people will say: “Let’s hear about Frodo and the Ring!” And they’ll say: “Yes, that’s one of my favourite stories. Frodo was very brave, [...]

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

I should start with a disclaimer: This is my favorite book. I know, I know, I don't often admit that I even have a favorite. Generally whatever book I'm [...]

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

There's beauty in simplicity. In my lifetime I've read hundreds and hundreds of books, from dense classics like The Iliad to every Dr. Seuss classic under [...]

Top 5 YA Fantasy Novels for Everyone

I've always loved to read fantasy. There's just something about visiting an entirely new world that appeals to me - it's like getting to travel without ever [...]