Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix – Review

**This review was originally posted on http://www.teenreads.com - SEE IT HERE** "Every step they took, every hardship they witnessed, stoked the fires of her anger, but over the weeks, it had changed from a sharp, burning outrage into a steady, purposeful wrath." In the stunning follow up to her debut, Julie Dao returns us to [...]

Sweet Black Waves – Review

"Something had broken inside Branwen the day her parents died and never fully mended; something had ignited, too--a fiery hatred that she knew would consume her if she didn't keep it carefully controlled." Raised by her aunt and uncle, who are also the King and Queen, Branwen has been guided by two things: devotion to [...]