Cyn's Workshop

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Review of 'The Library of the Dead'
Part mystery, part dystopic thriller, and part magical academia with a lot of heart. This read is a delight! It’s the perfect type of contemporary fantasy mash-up with just the right amount of supernatural and horror elements to keep you up at night. But it’s Ropa, our precocious narrator and resident ghostalker, who instantly becomes indelible by the end of the first page. Wise and seasoned beyond her years, as formed by modern Scotland as she is by her ancestral home of Zimbabwe, Ropa is tossed into a world of danger, magic, and dark discovery. We can’t wait for the next installment!
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'The Last Laugh'
Mindy McGinnis closes her thrilling YA duology with The Last Laugh, solving long cold mysteries all while continuing to capture the gothic atmosphere of Edgar Allan Poe.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'No Filter and Other Lies'
No Filter and Other Lies gives readers a thoughtful narrative of life being a teenager throughout the social media takeover and how there is more to life than online likes and followers.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'A Thousand Steps into Night'
Traci Chee’s A Thousand Steps into Night is an incredible Japanese-inspired fantasy that sends one young girl on a quest to remove a curse, allowing her to explore her freedom in the process.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'Into the Hourglass'
The second novel in the Evermore Chronicles, Into the Hourglass, keeps up the pacing and the momentum, delivering a non-stop adventure that pushes Everly to her limits.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'Afterlove'
Afterlove claims to be “the lesbian love story you’ve been dying to read.” A bold claim, but one that holds as it tells the story of Poppy and Ash.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'Contest of Queens'
Contest of Queens creeps onto the edge of a retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk. However, it is more about feminism, challenging government abuse of power, and the prejudices that come from social status.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'Kindred Spirits'
Kindred Spirits takes readers and fans of the critically acclaimed Dragonlance Chronicles series to the beginning and shows us how Tanis Half-Elven and Flint Fireforge.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'Wingbearer'
A young girl must stop a threat to her magical world in this epic graphic novel from New York Times bestselling author Marjorie Liu and remarkable debut illustrator Teny Issakhanian. Zuli is extraordinary—she just doesn’t realize it yet. Raised by mystical bird spirits in the branches of the Great Tree, she’s never ventured beyond this safe haven. She’s never had to. Until now. When a sinister force threatens the life-giving magic of the tree, Zuli, along with her guardian owl, Frowly, must get to the root of it. So begins an adventure bigger than anything Zuli could’ve ever imagined—one that will bring her, along with some newfound friends, face-to-face with an ancient dragon, the so-called Witch-Queen, and most surprisingly of all: her true identity. This captivating middle-grade graphic novel, the first of a series, is perfect for fans of the Amulet books and the Wings of Fire series.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'The Witch Haven'
Set in the early 1900s, The Witch Haven follows young Frances Hallowell on her quest to solve her brother’s murder once she discovers she’s a witch.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'Blood Like Magic'
A rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her family’s magic. The problem is, she’s never been in love—she’ll have to find the perfect guy before she can kill him.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'The Counselors'
Set in an idyllic summer camp, The Counselors puts together the pieces of a boy’s mysterious murder and how it connects to Goldie and her camp.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks