The Flame in the Mist

from scote23

I had mixed feelings about this book. Was it a page turner? Yes. Was it INCREDIBLY dark? Absolutely. I was cringing at times. Did I also think the thirteen year old narrator was incredibly stupid at times? Oh yeah. I'm not interested in giving away spoilers at this time, but there were quite a fe...

from foggidawn

Jemma grew up as part of the Agromond family, but just hours before her thirteenth birthday, she discovers that she was raised by them for a dark and deadly purpose. Jemma has magical powers, more than she ever realized, and the Agromonds intend to steal them in order to help bolster their own st...

from keristars

I have no idea what reader this is meant for. It has strange goth themes of death and decay that I would not peg as for younger middle-grade readers and is fairly long and complex, but the writing is very simplistic and of the tell-not-show style that usually appeals to those younger kids. I als...

from sszkutak

Background: Jemma has lived at the castle as long as she can remember, but recently she has learned that she is not part of the family that lives there. She was kidnapped as a child and stolen to take her magic at her coming of age. She must leave the castle to find her real parents and protect h...