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March 10, 2015

REVIEW: Death Marked by Leah Cypess

JiaB- Reviewsassassins / Fantasy / Harper-Teen / mages / Young-Adult4 Comments

Dear Ms. Cypess, Last year, I read your novel, Death Sworn, which took some well-known fantasy tropes — assassins, mages, secret alliances, and a protagonist on a suicide mission — and put an interesting, young adult spin on them. The ending left me wanting more, particularly since it set up ... more >

March 10, 2014

REVIEW: Death Sworn by Leah Cypess

JiaB ReviewsAssassin / Fantasy / Harper-Teen / mages / Young-Adult7 Comments

Dear Ms. Cypess, I’ve been wandering in a traditional fantasy wasteland these past few months. Sad words coming from someone who used to read only that genre. I confess nothing’s been exciting me in adult fantasy so I’ve been searching within YA fantasy to scratch that itch. The premise of ... more >

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