Genre: Fantasy

Uptown Oracle Reads… Court of Miracles | Criminal Masterminds during the French Revolution

The Court of MiraclesKester Grant (Affiliate Links) Les Misérables meets Six of Crows in this page-turning adventure as a young thief finds herself going head to head with leaders of Paris’s criminal underground in the wake of the French Revolution. In the violent urban jungle of an alternate 1828 Paris, the French Revolution has failed and the city…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Wolf of Oren-Yaro |A Complex and Mysterious Fantasy

The Wolf of Oren-YaroK.S. Villoso (Affiliate Links) A queen of a divided land must unite her people, even if they hate her, even if it means stopping a ruin that she helped create. A debut epic fantasy from an exciting new voice. “I murdered a man and made my husband leave the night before they…
Uptown Oracle Reads… No Good Deed | A Robin Hood Time Travel Adventure

No Good DeedKara Connolly (Affiliate Links) Ellie Hudson is the front-runner on the road to gold for the U.S. Olympic archery team. All she has to do is qualify at the trials in jolly old England. When Ellie makes some kind of crazy wrong turn in the caverns under Nottingham Castle—yes, that Nottingham—she ends up…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Raven and The Dove | A Magical Avian Adventure

So The Raven and The Dove was definitely a cover choice for me. Yes I know you should judge, but it was just so pretty! I didn’t really have much information going in, but I’ve since found out it’s a Tristan and Isolde Retelling. I personally do not know that story, so I won’t be…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Havenfall | Secrets Abound at the Inn Between Realms

I picked up Havenfall because I’d read both Everless and Evermore from Sara Holland and was excited to what she would come up with next. From reading both, I think Holland is extemely good at thinking up a unique premise and building that into a book. For the Everless duology it was blood is literally…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Lost Witch | One Witch Must Fight in a Paranormal War

The key thing about The Lost Witch is that it is a quick and easy read. The pacing is extremely fast, especially after Bea finds out she’s a witch and there’s witch hunters. Weirdly though, I found that the pace was almost too much. There are some action scenes which move very suddenly, and then…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Crimson Eyes | London Based Demon Slayer Saves World

Crimson EyesL.L. McNeil (Affiliate Links) Seila has been slaying demons for as long as she can remember. A Phantom, she travels the length and breadth of England in a quest to reclaim her humanity—and her soul. With her Sieken Blade, she cuts down the demons in her path while inching closer to freedom from the…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Amarah | Journey of a Sky Pirate, a Soldier and a Princess

Amarah is the 3rd book in a series that I have loved so far. Both Moroda and Palom brought positives to the table, but I was ready for Amarah to pick up the pace and move towards an overarching storyline and goal.
Uptown Oracle Reads… Of Sand & Malice Made | A Small Epic Fantasy with Arabian Nights Vibes

Of Sand & Malice MadeBradley Beaulieu (Affiliate Links) Çeda is the youngest pit fighter in the history of the great desert city of Sharakhai. In this brilliant new story, a prequel to Twelve Kings, she has already made her name in the arena as the fearsome, undefeated White Wolf. None but her closest friends and allies…