What a freeing thought it was to no longer believe I had to deserve something in order to get it.”
WE ARE BACK!
Season two of She Happily Reads is here, and I couldn’t be more excited! To start off the year right, I decided to select a highly anticipated novel belonging to one of my favorite genres–YA fantasy! The Stolen Heir is a great time, but was it a five star read? Listen to the latest episode below to find out!
Ladies and Gentlemen….Review of The Stolen Heir by Holly Black:
It is rage, expanding so fast and so hot that it fuels itself beneath your skin. Grief so deep you are only an open wound, only pain. Pain so fresh that the world itself feels like it should be burning.
–Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
My most anticipated release of 2022 is finally here, and I couldn’t be more excited to share my thoughts! Today’s episode is chokeful of spoilers, so if you haven’t read both of these books (and you care about spoilers), then I would wait to listen to this one! The Legendborn Cycle is definitely shaping up to be one of my favorite fantasy series, for sure…
Listen to the latest episode here:
Only one thing is more powerful than a wish, and that is a purpose.”
–“Raybearer” by Jordan Ifueko
Raybearer by Jordan Ifeuko is the story of a girl named Tarisai who, by command of her mother, leaves the only home she has ever known to compete for a place in the prestigious Anointed Council of the Crown Prince. The issue is, Tarisai’s mother has instructed her to kill the prince once she has completed this task. But the only way to *be* anointed is to earnestly love the prince, and so Tarisai is torn between the mother she barely knows and the new family she is growing to love.
Raybearer is a powerhouse of a novel. It has strong characters, worldbuilding galore, and many nods to Nigerian culture. I am BEYOND happy that I picked this novel up, and I can’t wait to read the companion–Redemptor! Please check out this episode as I talk about my second five star read of the year.
Listen to the latest episode here:
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