Hey ya’ll! I’m back with another Top 5 Tuesday. This tag was created by Shanah over at Bionic Book Worm!
So today’s topic was books with magic. Now I don’t think all of my picks are magic but do have a magical element. I didn’t know if we were to include a book with a straight up magical system or not. Oh well, here my picks!
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
I feel like Caraval will be on a lot of peoples list today! I also know that some people either love or hate this book. Well, I loved it! The magic system and the mystery pulled me in. I couldn’t wait to see what would happen next or what the next clue would turn into.
By a Charm & a Curse by Jaime Questell
This was my first carnival theme book and I was hooked ya’ll! There is magic that holds the whole carnival together and it all depends on the person who is in the box. The main character gets tricked into being that person and is trying to get out. It really kept me on the edge of my seat to see how this story would end.
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas
While I didn’t love the first book in this series, Crown of Midnight was the book that made me a fan of this series. We got to see Celaena turn into that badass assassin we kept hearing that she was. The best part was that we got a glimpse of what the magic that was banned and it was great!
Shadow Rider by Christine Feehan
This is one of the ones where I didn’t know if it counted as magic. They have the ability to ride the shadows and go without being seen. That’s something magical right? This was the first thing that I read by Christine Feehan and I am loving the hell out of these brothers! Sidenote, there is A LOT of sex in this one. If that makes you blush, you might want to skip it!
Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
First of all, I’m still in love with the cover of this book! I loved the main character Mila. She was sassy and she didn’t care what people thought about her. I also think the title was accurate by calling it a girl gang. I loved how these girls became friends ended up caring for one another.
I’m reading Crown of Midnight right now! 🙂
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I really love the Seven Realm series by Cinda Williams Chima. Some of the best YA fantasy out there, and very underrated.
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I just looked it up on Goodreads and it sounds really promising!
I will have to add that to my TBR!
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They’re really good!
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Oh! By A Charm and a Curse looks so interesting! Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll be looking into that one ASAP! Thanks for participating – added you to the list 🙂
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Thanks!!
& By A Charm and a Curse was so good! I hope you pick it up soon!
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I love A Discovery of Witches. And of course HP. Undead Girl Gang is definitely on my TBR – glad to see how much you liked it!
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I hope you pick up Undead Girl Gang soon! It’s the perfect weather for it!
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Well yes I’d say Christine Feehan counts Kayla! 😉
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Thank goodness! Have you read any of her books before?
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The magic in Caraval was fun! I liked it.
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It was SO good!
Did you read Legendary?
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I haven’t yet! I’m waiting for the audio book from the library.
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I liked it so much better than Caraval!
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I love Caraval and I can’t wait to read Undead Girl Gang. Great list 🙂
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Caraval was so good! I can’t wait until the third book comes out next year!
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Me too! Did you see the cover? It’s gorgeous!! 😍
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OMG yes! It’s stunning!
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Absolutely agree with Crown of Midnight and Caraval! Wonderful post! ❤
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Are you reading KOA soon Kelly? I still need to finish Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn!
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I’m hoping to read it after I finish my two current reads!
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I hope you enjoy it! From what I’ve gathered on social media, it’s heartbreaking and really good
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I have yet to read Undead Girl Gang, I have to read it soon! Glad you enjoyed Caraval, I didn’t enjoyed it as much as you! Great list Kayla!
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This is a great list! I loved Caraval, and Charm and Curse! They’re both magical reads! 🙂
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They are! Have you seen the cover for the third book in the Caraval series?
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Yeah, I’ve seen it! It was beautiful! 😍
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So gorgeous!
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