Daisy Chain Book Reviews

Title: A Shadow Bright and Burning (Kingdom on Fire #1) Author: Jessica Cluess Release Date: September 20, 201 6 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pages: 416 Source: Bought Add to Goodreads | Amazon.ca | Indigo Overall: 5 STARS SUMMARY I am Henrietta Howel. The first female sorcerer in hundreds of years. The prophesied one. Or am I? Henrietta Howel can burst into flames. Forced to reveal her power to save a friend, she's shocked when instead of being executed, she's invited to train as one of Her Majesty's royal sorcerers. Thrust into the glamour of Victorian London, Henrietta is declared the chosen one, the girl who will defeat the Ancients, bloodthirsty demons terrorizing humanity. She also meets her fellow sorcerer trainees, handsome young men eager to test her power and her heart. One will challenge her. One will fight for her. One will betray her. But Henrietta Howel is not the chosen one. As she plays a dangerous game of deception, she discovers tha...

  I am absolutely thrilled to be participating in the Canadian blog tour for Stephanie Garber's magical YA debut CARAVAL ! Today, I'll be sharing my review AND an excerpt from the novel that will make you say, " Wait ! I t can't end there... I need more! " Title: Caraval (Caraval #1) Author: Stephanie Garber Release Date: January 31, 2017 Publisher: Flatiron Books Pages: 416 Source: ARC won from author Add to Goodreads | Amazon.ca | Indigo Overall: 4.5 S TARS SUMMARY Welcome, welcome to Caraval ―Stephanie Garber’s sweeping tale of two sisters who escape their ruthless father when they enter the dangerous intrigue of a legendary game. Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over. But thi...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.   Release Date: July 18, 2017 Publisher: Simon Pulse ADD TO GOODREADS SUMMARY   From Unhooked author Lisa Maxwell comes a captivating new world filled with magic and deception, about a girl who must travel back in time to find a mysterious book that could save her future. Stop the Magician. Steal the book. Save the future. In modern day New York, magic is all but extinct. The remaining few who have an affinity for magic—the Mageus—live in the shadows, hiding who they are. Any Mageus who enters Manhattan becomes trapped by the Brink, a dark energy barrier that confines them to the island. Crossing it means losing their power—and often their lives. Esta is a talented thief, and she's been raised to steal magical artifacts from the sinister Order that created the Brink. With her innate ability to manipulate time, Esta can pilfer from the pas...

Title: Fate of Flames (Effigies #1) Author: Sarah Raughley Release Date: November 22, 2016 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 368 Source: ARC provided by Simon and Schuster Canada Add to Goodreads | Amazon.ca | Indigo Overall: 4.5 STARS SUMMARY Four girls with the power to control the elements and save the world from a terrible evil must come together in the first epic novel in a brand-new series. When Phantoms—massive beasts made from nightmares and darkness—suddenly appeared and began terrorizing the world, four girls, the Effigies, each gained a unique power to control one of the classical elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Since then, four girls across the world have continually fought against the Phantoms, fulfilling their cosmic duty. And when one Effigy dies, another girl gains her power as a replacement. But now, with technologies in place to protect the world’s major cities from Phantom attacks, the Effigies have stopped defending humanity and, instead, have become internati...