Genre: YA Fantasy

Uptown Oracle Reads… These Violent Delights

These Violent Delightsby Chloe Gong (Affiliate Links) The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Girl Who Became a Goddess

The Girl Who Became a Goddess by Theresa Fuller (Affiliate Links) A WOMAN MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN THE MAN SHE LOVES AND THE HUMAN RACE. The Girl Who Became a Goddess is a tribute to the childhood stories of Theresa Fuller who has experienced multiple cultures and learned to love them all. These are tales passed…
Uptown Oracle Reads… An Enchantment of Ravens | An Enchanting Love Story with The Fair Folk

Overall, An Enchantment of Ravens reminded me why I like Margaret Rogerson’s writing so much. With character depth and complexity, strong world building and an exciting adventure.
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Beautiful

The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh (Affiliate Links) In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she’s forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent along with six other girls,…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Spin the Dawn

Overall, Spin the Dawn was one of my quickest reads of 2021 so far. I just couldn’t put this book down for too long because I wanted to know what happens. I’m excited to also pick up the next book.
Uptown Oracle Reads… Sorcery of Thorns

Then the most important part of a whether you liked a standalone book, Sorcery of Thorns does just leave you wanting more. There’s a desire to read more about Elisabeth, Nathaniel and Silas and how there should be so many more adventures and happy endings.
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Merciful Crow | Not If But When You Need a Unique Magic System

Our titular The Merciful Crow is Fie, a chief-in-training who definitely isn’t ready to become chief herself. She’s our introduction to all things Crow, and their feelings towards to royals, gentry and society as a whole. Despite resentment, she has a strong leaning on her oaths, honor and duty as a crow and the covenant…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Legendborn

Legendborn is a King Arthur retelling/sequel in that King Arthur and his knights have used magic to tie themselves to their descendants, meaning they can sort of reincarnate when a great need is of them. There’s also Merlin stand-ins called Merlins and one called a Kingsmage who serves King Arthurs descendant.
Uptown Oracle Reads… Fable | A Sea-Faring Adventure With a Girl Made of Stone and Glass

Fable is a young girl who was left to fend for herself by her own father, Saint. Growing up on Jevali as a dredger who finds and sells precious gems where possible, she’s suffered more than most as she tries to survive the ruthless island. As she earns just enough to get away, and just…