Speechless in Achten Tan

THIS BOOK. Speechless is an exciting, quirky story set in a world that feels fresh and unique. It’s near impossible to find another fantasy book similar, both in tone and plot. Mila is a badass protagonist who leaps off the page despite not talking at all during the book. Her central romance was bui......more

3.5 I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, the writing is really quite good. The characters are likable. The world is interesting. There’s some fun diversity in the characters. It concludes (no cliffie), and I see lots of room for expansion in future books. Plus, we have gnomes as th......more

This book was everything I could have wanted from a YA fantasy! Relationship drama, magic, female empowerment, a city set in a skeleton. What more could you ask for? I know that the setting of Achten Tan was originally created by a collective of authors, but Iancu-Haddad really makes the world her ow......more

I picked this book up because I enjoyed the short story collection Achten Tan: Land of Dust and Bone and was excited to see a full-length work set in the same world. I think I am probably not the target audience for this book, so some of it did not quite work for me, but I still enjoyed much of it. I......more

I really enjoyed this book. The author did a lovely job of building a fantastic fantasy world. I was instantly pulled into this magical world. The fact that Mila could not speak added a unique element to her as a character. I had a friend when I was a young girl who was deaf. I learned sign language......more