16 Oct 2017

Two fantasy novels that I loved reading over the summer

Smoke by Dan Vyleta


What would you do if every bad thought you had was visible to everyone in the form of a trickle of smoke? This novel is set in a world where the ruling elite have learnt to control their desires and so seem to be spotless. Thomas and Charlie are in an exclusive Oxford boarding school for future leaders but in a trip to London witness something that makes them question everything they have been told about the past. What is right and wrong? Why did the smoke suddenly appear and why do people seem so keen for them NOT to ask questions?

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor



Having read her previous series ‘Daughters of Smoke and Bone’ and loved them, I had high hopes for this book and it did not disappoint. Blue Goddesses and Librarians. A city that has lost its name. Repression and liberation, both as brutal as each other. A brilliant fantasy book with adventure, romance, monsters and heroes. Can’t wait for the next one in the series.

Mrs Godden