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Best young adult fantasy books 🧙‍♀️

Curated by our reviewers this week

THURSDAY 1st JUNE, 2023
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Young Adult Fantasy

Quest of Awakening

A prince has come of age. To claim his crown, he must first claim a dragon - but to do that, he must face his greatest fear.

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Young Adult Fantasy

Wren and the Tarnished Tiger

A bit of a mixture between Epic Fantasy and Romance, but the characters carry the day.

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Tolerant

No one was more surprised than I was when I realized about 50 pages into this book that it was quickly becoming my favorite boo...

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The Time Warden

When Kirt Morgana fails his first real mission for Lord Humphrey, he embarks on an epic quest, to turn back time.

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The First Assignment

When Shawn awakens from a mysterious death as a reaper, can he accept his new role as required? Or will he die again to save a ...

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Young Adult Fantasy

Vale: The Wizard's Ward

Absolutely fantastic new young adult fantasy that all readers will enjoy!

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The Flowers of Lemuria

3.5 Stars with Intricate World-Building and a Stellar Story of Grief, Portal-Jumping, and What We Would Do Differently if We Ha...

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Earthshine (The Multiverse Diaries #1)

A must-read for all fantasy lovers. A roller coaster ride with sharp twists and turns. Do not miss this one.

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A Curse of Roses

A Curse of Roses is a gorgeous female-powered fantasy adventure that YA lovers will eat right up

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Badgerblood: Awakening

This is an action-packed fantasy adventure that is well suited to newer young adult readers and leads smoothly into future inst...

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Verntropa - The Balance

An enjoyable plot and impressive world-building but missed the potential for even higher stakes and smooth integration into the...

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Young Adult Fantasy

Luna

Fast-paced fantasy with a compelling cast of paranormal ne'er do-wells who must escape from a "para pen" (paranormal jail) in I...

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The Seekers of Genesis: Empyreal Roots

Villow has trained his entire life to be a Guide-to recreate and save an endangered race. His twin brother Dameaon won't let it...

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The Gatekeeper's Staff

Captivating Percy Jackson meets Harry Potter meets West African mythos that is as entertaining as it is enriching. Magical in e...

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Will of the Mischief Maker

This well-written short story is a richly detailed and compelling introduction to the rest of the T.J. Young and the Orishas se...

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Misfit: Book One of the Asura Chronicles

An urban fantasy with multilayered conflict. It’s a blend of The Giver, The Maze Runner and One Of Us Is Lying.

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Young Adult Fantasy

Song of Light

Song of Light by Sandra Saidak is a well-written fantasy that caught my attention from the opening scene.

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Dragon Twins: The Awakening

A thirteenth birthday is always a big one, but when you find out that dragons could exist, well . . . this one takes the cake!

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Silver Planet

A deeply charming story of Jonathan Powers and his journey from life to death and beyond.

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Ashes of Revival

This is a harrowing thrill ride with a wise understanding of how easy it is for deceitful leaders to craft societal enemies.

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Kartega

An action packed sci-fi fantasy mash up that never lets up on the action, Sid is a new favourite heroine of mine.

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Death Warden

Storm it, this fantasy YA book is totally lit! Definitely delivers on all of its promises.

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The Witch Born to Ignite

The Witch Born to Ignite by Milne is a magical young adult fantasy filled with an anticipation that will leave readers wishing ...

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The Mark of Fallen Flame

This was a powerful fantasy driven narrative that did a marvelous job of creating a new mythology that readers will absolutely ...

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Forest of Lost Secrets

Forest of Lost Secrets is for the hurting soul that believes deep down that there is hope to be found in a new beginning.

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