Genre: Fantasy

Uptown Oracle Reads… Darien

As we follow five people within the City of Darien, their destinies are made or lost. One night, everything changes. Darien starts slow as every person is introduced. Side characters are introduced and the world is built up. Iggulden has a world filled with detail. With his past of historical fiction this isn’t surprising. The…
Uptown Oracle Reads… No Ordinary Star

In 2525, Humans no longer need to sleep or eat, they have small tablets for that. The Clockmaster summons the ‘perfect’ soldier to the North Pole as the Great Clock needs fixing. When there he comes across the girl, an outsider, and they must work together to ensure peace. No Ordinary Star is the first…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Clockwork Prince

Clockwork Prince is the 2nd book in the Infernal Devices Trilogy. The Shadowhunters and Tessa are searching for Mortmain before he unleashes a demon/automaton army. Clockwork Prince avoids the middle book slump that a lot of trilogies endure. The first book was good but this book was definitely better in my eyes. One of the…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Clockwork Angel

Clockwork Angel is the first in a trilogy of books. This series is a prequel to The Mortal Instruments, also written by Cassandra Clare. Tessa traveled to London to live with her brother, when he appears missing she is captured. Saved by Will, Tessa lives within the institute with the Shadowhunters helping to find Nate,…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The House of Mountfathom

Family, adventure and magic. A perfect combination for this middle grade book. The House of Mountfathom is set in Ireland during times of unrest. The Driochta, always peacekeepers, must choose a side to survive. My favourite aspect was how alive the house felt as it was so full of magic. The House of Mountfathom seemed like…
Uptown Oracle Reads… City of Heavenly Fire

The final book in The Mortal Instruments Series, City of Heavenly Fire, meets expectations. It wraps up the story nicely, with a fast plot and a good continuing focus on characters. At 600 pages, City of Heavenly Fire is the longest book in the series. I think this was needed as the majority of this…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Moroda

As we traipse the countries and cities of Linaria following a band of unlikely comrades, we’re introduced to magic, dragons, and a foe leading a trail of destruction in his wake. Moroda and her allies must find a way to save Linaria before the war destroys them and everything around them. One of my favourite…
Uptown Oracle Reads… A Mathematical State of Grace

A Mathematical State of Grace is a book which is basically what 16 year old’s dream of about their crushes. We start with Grace, a genius who spends her brain power on being infatuated with Vincente. A boy who pays no attention to her unless he needs help with his homework. This review will contain…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Royal Bastards

Action, magic, betrayal, romance… What more could you ask for from a YA fantasy? Royal Bastards not only delivers, but manages to pull it off as unpredictable. Starting this book I didn’t really get into it straight away. I didn’t really like Tilla, our main protagonist. Consequently, it’s in her POV, so I wasn’t quite…