I have been a big fan of Jinx and company from the very first book, which felt like such a perfect Brandy book. The conclusion of Sage Blackwood's trilogy, Jinx's Fire , finished the story beautifully and is definitely my favorite of the three. Spoilers for first two books abound. Read those first: Jinx Jinx's Magic The Urwald is in danger from more than one direction and has no hope of defending itself if there is not unity amongst the people. Jinx, Sophie, Elfwyn, Wendell, and a dedicated group of others are working to make this happen as quickly as they can. Time is running out. At the same time, they are still dealing with the threat of the Bonemaster from within, and the Urwald's magic is fading. Where is it going? Can it be restored? And where has the Bonemaster put Simon? Jinx is the only one who can find the answers to these questions, and harnass the Urwald's power to save them all, but only if he is willing. Jinx has some serious attitude in this
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One of Robin McKinley's best IMHO that doesn't often get talked about is Deerskin. I reread it almost as often as The Blue Sword. And Kenneth Oppel's early Silverwing series should be recommended to anyone who likes animal protagonists, bats, or just anyone who likes good fantasy.
Diane Duane's So You Want to Be a Wizard series is excellent if you like a sort of sci-fi version of magic (trust me, it's really cool) (and she just came out with a ninth installment). And I should give a shout out to Laini Taylor's first two novels, Blackbringer and Silksinger, because she still needs to finish that series!
This is a really good TTT idea!
And I'm glad my review was helpful to you!
I would LOVE a new Franny Billingsley, but she is an author worth waiting for.
I bounced hard off the first McKinley I read (The Hero and the Crown) and then thought the second (Beauty) was only okay. As a result, I haven't tried anymore.
Don't worry though! The stories told are complete. The third was going to be several years later.