Fantasy – She Just Loves Books

Miles and the Soldier by G.J. Kemp

Published on September 21, 2022September 18, 2022 by shejustlovesbooks1 Comment

*Welcome to the blog tour for* The Acre Series *hosted by* Iread Book Tours!

Book Genre Tag "Fantasy" with image of fantasy world of mountains and water

Book Genre Block - "Young Adult" with 4 young adults

Miles and the Soldier is the second book in The Acre Series. This one starts off right after the end of the first book, so I would recommend reading book 1, Juno and the Lady before starting this one.

I have really come to enjoy this fantasy series! I’ve read book 1 as well as two novellas in the series, and what I am absolutely loving is the characters! I was so happy to have so many of the characters from book 1 being incorporated into the second book! In addition to having these old friends back in the story, there are also a great cast of new characters that are added, and I loved them to!

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Petra and the Sewer Rats by G.J. Kemp

Published on September 20, 2022September 18, 2022 by shejustlovesbooks1 Comment

Petra and the Sewer Rats is the second novella in the Juno and the Lady series. Even though this one is labeled as 1.2, you could pick this up at any point while reading the series.

I loved that this story was all about a woman’s goal to help those who weren’t getting the help they needed! Petra lives a pretty cushy life, but when she discovers a world of people that do not live the way she does, she knows she has to do something!

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Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Published on September 19, 2022September 18, 2022 by shejustlovesbooksLeave a comment

Well, I just absolutely loved this book! Stephen King has such an amazing mind for creation of worlds and storytelling! This story was filled with friendships, magic, evil and good, action, and saving the world, and I loved every second of it!

Charlie is our hero of this story. When his mother dies, and his father falls into the bottle, he makes a deal with God. He will pay it back in ANY way if only his father would stop drinking. And his father stopped drinking. So, the day Charlie hears crotchy old man Bowditch yelling for help, and the barking of his ferocious dog, Charlie decides this is his moment. He rescues Mr. Bowditch and finds a friendship in the most wonderful dog EVER as well as in the still grumpy, but quite heartwarming Mr. Bowditch.

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Cake Eater by Allyson Dahlin

Published on September 17, 2022 by shejustlovesbooksLeave a comment

Book genre block - "Royalty" two small crowns

I thought this was such a fun retelling for Marie Antoinette. I loved the historical facts that were woven into the story and updated to have a futuristic feel. In this reimagined story, Marie Antoinette is marrying into a royal family and a country filled with turmoil.

The author did a great job of sticking with the major situations and issues happening in the OG Marie’s life. I found myself getting really stressed out as we got closer and closer to that awful beheading. I have to say, Allyson did a great job with the ending…no spoilers! But I was happy with the entire story and the wrap up.

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Valen and the Beasts by G.J. Kemp

Published on September 13, 2022September 10, 2022 by shejustlovesbooks3 Comments

Valen and the Beasts is a novella in the Juno and the Lady series. This can pretty much be read at any point in the series. It’s labeled as 1.1, but I don’t think you have to read it right after book 1 if you don’t want to.

This was a fun, exciting, and quick addition to this series. I really enjoyed that we get to meet new characters and also explore new areas of this fantasy world. I liked this story and plot just as much as book 1, and I would definitely recommend reading it at some point during your reading of this fantastic series!

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Juno and the Lady by G.J. Kemp

Published on September 7, 2022September 5, 2022 by shejustlovesbooks1 Comment

This is a really fun start to a young adult fantasy series! Juno and the Lady is the first book in the Acre Series, and I am looking forward to continuing with the next book!

As this is a fantasy novel, there is a great world to build, and a magical system to put in place. I thought the author did a good job of getting the details into the story without making it feel like a laundry list to get through. At times I thought that it may have gone a little too fast, but the pacing smoothed out a bit after the first few chapters.

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All of Our Demise by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman

Published on August 29, 2022August 27, 2022 by shejustlovesbooksLeave a comment

I was so incredibly excited to get this book! After reading All of Us Villains, I was hooked, and I needed to know how this fight-to-the-death was going to end! This is the final book in the All of Us Villains duology, and it is not a stand alone. If you haven’t read book 1, you need to because it’s amazing, and then come read All of Our Demise!

This story picks up right where we left off with Villains. The competitors have been pushed into two thought-processes. One group is fighting to bring down the curse while the other players are individually trying to become the victor. As the story progresses, there’s magic, danger, friendships, romance, and twists to keep you on your toes!

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Contest of Queens by Jordan H. Bartlett

Published on July 6, 2022July 1, 2022 by shejustlovesbooksLeave a comment

I absolutely loved this one! It’s got…
Far off places, daring swordfights,
magic spells, a prince in disguise

Okay, did you catch that Beauty and the Beast reference 😉. But this book really has

Far off places, daring trials and tasks
magical creatures, a girl in disguise

This was a fantastic YA fantasy that I did not want to put down! I loved the characters, the development of the story, and the contest!

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A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow

Published on June 13, 2022June 3, 2022 by shejustlovesbooksLeave a comment

Fairy Tale Retelling 💕 LGBTQ+ Rep 💕 Strong Female Lead 💕 Breaking Conventions

This is the second book in the Fracture Fables series, and I loved it just as much as the first one! I would absolutely recommend reading book 1 in the series, A Spindle Splintered. It’s fantastic, and it really sets up what happens in this book.

Zinnia is our MC through this series. She’s got a rare medical condition that she knows is going to eventually kill her, but when she falls into fairy tale versions of Sleeping Beauty, her health improves, and she finds that she gets to be the hero for the fated Sleeping Beauties. But something goes wrong one day, and she ends up in a Snow White story. Now she’s got a whole new set of problems to work out!

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Kingdomless by Michelle Garyfalakis

Published on June 2, 2022May 28, 2022 by shejustlovesbooks3 Comments

*Welcome to the blog tour for* Kingdomless *hosted by* Iread Book Tours!

This was such an exciting start to a new series! I loved the characters, the setting, the atmosphere, and the world!

The story follows Raelle, a girl without an origin story. She washed up on the shores of the West with no memory, and King Wren found her, and brought her into the folds of his family. For 10 years, Raelle felt completely at home and loved, except for the queen. The queen had never accepted Raelle, and on her birthday, the queen secretly betroths Raelle to King Veras of the North.

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Darling Girl by Liz Michalski

Published on April 30, 2022April 25, 2022 by shejustlovesbooksLeave a comment

"Mystery" Genre card with dark woods and light in the distance

Well, this was a fun retelling with some dark twists! I enjoyed that this had some aspects that made the story less fluffy, showing a more sinister side to Peter and the Darlings!

This is told through the eyes of the granddaughter of Wendy. Holly has her son Jack and her daughter Eden. Eden has been in a coma, and Holly gets a call that Eden is missing. There are so many secrets and magical aspects to this story, and Eden’s magical blood is one of them. She can age faster than normal, and there are people that want that power.

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Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Published on April 30, 2022April 24, 2022 by shejustlovesbooksLeave a comment

This was a beautifully written story that sweeps the reader away to a world of magic, love, family and honor. I loved the characters, the world, the magic, and the overall story! This story is inspired by the legend of Chang’e, the Chinese moon goddess. While I didn’t know anything about this legend, I loved that it was inspired by it!

Xingyin lives with her mother hidden away from the Celestial Emperor who doesn’t know she exists. When Xingyin’s magic releases accidentally, she must escape the only home she’s ever known. She lands herself in the palace of the Celestial Emperor and must keep her true identity hidden.

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