Daughter of the Moon Goddess

Book: Daughter of the Moon Goddess

Author : Sue Lynn Tan

Review: Xingyin is the daughter of the moon goddess from the immortal realm. As soon as there is trouble brewing, Xinyin goes down towards the Celestial kingdom disguised as an attendant in which she gets in trouble and serves as a maid. Later, she is saved by a prince who is instantly interested in her because she is kind. She then fulfills her duties to the prince and goes on adventures slaying different monsters from ancient Chinese folklore. Xingyin finds love and betrayal as she is dragged to the demon realm to betray the Celestial Kingdom and almost ignites the Celestial Kingdom’s end with the venerable dragons. Tan has weaved ancient Chinese myth and legend into a love story within Daughter of the Moon Goddess.

Star Rating : 5 of 5

Spice rating : 0 of 5

Book Recommendation : Yes/To those who like Chinese myht and folklore with a hint of romance..

Thoughts:

• Ingneius.
• Myth and love and lore unite.
• Makes the reader imagine the impossible.
• An awfully great adventure.

The Queen of Nothing

Book : The Queen of Nothing

Author : Holly Black

Review: Long after Jude’s exile into the mortal world, Jude finds herself back in Elfhame again and this time, High King Cardan is in danger. Jude almost immediately finds herself trapped by the Court of Teeth until the high king comes to rescue her as she soon becomes the Queen of Elfhame. With many a mishap and misadventure in and of the book, Holly Black once again reveals herself to becoming a great modern storyteller of faeries. The Queen of Nothing has great twists within the plot and has a beautiful and uniquely brilliant ending where Jude has to be saved and save the throne and High King Cardan from himself.

Star Rating : 5 of 5

Spice rating : 3 of 5

Book Recommendation : Yes/To those who like twists and turns in storytelling.

Thoughts:

• Magickally intriguing.
• A unique and beautifully modern fairytale.
• Black is definitely a genius.
• A good read.

The Wicked King

Book : The Wicked King

Author : Holly Black

Review: Nicasia, a daughter of the undersea has plans to make herself High Queen of Elfhame by marrying Cardan who is now High King of Elfhame and kidnaps Jude at her sister’s wedding day where Jude once again experiences betrayal from someone close to her from the court of shadows and at last, experiences exile. Jude is the new High King of Elfhame’s seneschal and gives him orders on ruling Elfhame as a bargain. Cardan fianlly steps into his own power before war ensues between the land and the undersea. Black steers us into Jude and Cardan’s feelings for eachother and makes the book seem eye-catching once more and makes it unable to put down.

Star Rating : 5 of 5

Spice rating : 2 of 5

Book Recommendation : Yes/To those who like twists and turns in storytelling.

Thoughts:

• An unforgettable sequel.
• Magickal.
• Makes the reader want more.
• An awfully great advenrture in the land of faeries.

The Cruel Prince

Book : The Cruel Prince

Author : Holly Black

Review: Jude and her sisters, Taryn and Vivi are swept up into the magickal world of Faerie by Madoc who is a general of the Greenbriar line in Elfhame who had a child with their human mother. Jude tries hard to be like the Faeries in Elfhame which is what she secretly desires but endures getting teased by Prince Cardan and his friends as Black gives us a time jump into the girls’ childhood. With a coronation around the corner, Jude wants to become a knight in Elfhame to the new high king of Faerie but quickly becomes one of the spies in the Court of Shadows. Jude experiences faerie lessons, murder, betrayal, love and endurance until it is her fate to become the future of Elfhame, as Holly Black guides us through this thrilling tale of adventure and through the twists and turns of the book, it is a must-read for people who love adventure.

Star Rating : 5 of 5

Spice rating : 2 of 5

Book Recommendation : Yes/To those who would like a modern retelling of Alice in Wonderland in a world full of faeries.

Thoughts:

• Twists and turns.
• A turn in storytelling
• An interesting modern retelling of faeries.
• A tale to be told.