Publisher: Hot Key Books

Unleashing Feminine Power: A Deep Dive into Waking The Witch by Rachel Burge

Waking The Witch by Rachel Burge is a captivating blend of modern YA fantasy and Arthurian legend that tells the story of Ivy, a resilient young woman on a quest for self-discovery and empowerment. Set against a backdrop of eerie Welsh mythology, this novel explores themes of identity, belonging, and the strength found in sisterhood.…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Stolen Heir | A Fantasy Quest in the World of Elfhame ✨

The Stolen Heir was one of my most anticipated books of 2023, as a fan of Holly Black and it didn’t disapoint. The story itself is a fantasy quest, road-trip style. With Oak, Tiernan and Wren heading off on an adventure, but there’s some tensions here and there, some untrustworthy companions, some deceit going on.…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Good Luck Girls

The country of Arketta calls them Good Luck Girls – they know their luck is anything but. Sold to a “welcome house” as children and branded with cursed markings. Trapped in a life they would never have chosen.
Uptown Oracle Reads… Into The Crooked Place

Into the Crooked PlaceAlexandra Christo (Affiliate Links) The streets of Creije are for the deadly and the dreamers, and four crooks in particular know just how much magic they need up their sleeve to survive. Tavia, a busker ready to pack up her dark-magic wares and turn her back on Creije for good. She’ll do…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Big Bones

Although for most of Big Bones, I wasn’t sure where it was heading – I really enjoyed the focus on this specific time in a person’s life. I find that I rarely read books about UK teens who are making their big life decisions, and I found this to be so realistic to mine and…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Island

Newly arrived from America, Link is finding it hard to settle into the venerable and prestigious Osney School. What kind of school ranks its students by how fast they can run round the school quad? When Link runs the slowest time in years, he immediately becomes the butt of every school joke. When his parents…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Sunflowers in February

Lily wakes up one crisp Sunday morning on the side of the road. She has no idea how she got there. It is all very peaceful. and very beautiful. It is only when the police car, and then the ambulance arrive, and she sees her own body, that she realises that she is in fact……
Uptown Oracle Reads… To Kill a Kingdom

Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Cruel Prince

Seven year old Jude and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the cruel prince. To win a place at the Court, she…