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Crown of Midnight — Sarah J. Maas

TITLE: Crown of Midnight AUTHOR: Sarah J. Maas SERIES: Throne of Glass, #2 RELEASED: August 15th, 2013; Bloomsbury USA Childrens GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: NA SYNOPSIS: From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil. Keeping up...

The Princess Trap — Talia Hibbert

TITLE: The Princess Trap AUTHOR: Talia Hibbert RELEASED: February 8th, 2018 GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: He’s reckless, dominant, and deliciously dirty. This prince is no fairytale. Prince Ruben of Helgmøre knows exactly what he wants—and his current obsession is Cherry Neita. Everything from her rollercoaster curves to her fearsome attitude commands his attention. And best of all? She has no idea who Ruben is. Until the paparazzi catch them in a dark alley, her scarlet lipstick smudged, and his hands somewhere naughty… All Cherry wanted...

History is All You Left Me — Adam Silvera

TITLE: History is All You Left Me AUTHOR: Adam Silvera RELEASED: January 17th, 2017; Soho Teen GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: When Griffin’s first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a drowning accident, his universe implodes. Even though Theo had moved to California for college and started seeing Jackson, Griffin never doubted Theo would come back to him when the time was right. But now, the future he’s been imagining for himself has gone far off course. To make things worse, the only...

The Mermaid — Christina Henry

TITLE: The Mermaid AUTHOR: Christina Henry RELEASES: June 19th, 2018; Berkley GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: Once there was a mermaid who longed to know of more than her ocean home and her people. One day a fisherman trapped her in his net but couldn’t bear to keep her. But his eyes were lonely and caught her more surely than the net, and so she evoked a magic that allowed her to walk upon the shore. The mermaid, Amelia, became his wife, and...

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo — Taylor Jenkins Reid

TITLE: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo AUTHOR: Taylor Jenkins Reid RELEASED: June 13th, 2017; Atria Books GENRE: Historical Fiction/Contemporary AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one in the journalism community is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband, David, has left her, and her...

Crooked Kingdom — Leigh Bardugo

TITLE: Crooked Kingdom AUTHOR: Leigh Bardugo SERIES: Six of Crows, #2 RELEASED: September 20th, 2016; Henry Holt and Company GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: When you can’t beat the odds, change the game. Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they’re right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful...

A Head Full of Ghosts — Paul Tremblay (Audio Review)

TITLE: A Head Full of Ghosts AUTHOR: Paul Tremblay RELEASED: June 2nd, 2015; William Morrow Paperbacks GENRE: Thriller/Horror AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia. To her parents’ despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie’s descent into madness. As their stable home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. Father Wanderly suggests an...

Tithe — Holly Black

TITLE: Tithe AUTHOR: Holly Black SERIES: Modern Faerie Tales, #1 RELEASED: October, 2002; Simon & Schuster GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Fierce and independent, she travels from city to city with her mother’s rock band until an ominous attack forces Kaye back to her childhood home. There, amid the industrial, blue-collar New Jersey backdrop, Kaye soon finds herself an unwilling pawn in an ancient power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms – a struggle that could very well...

Wanna Bet? — Talia Hibbert

TITLE: Wanna Bet? AUTHOR: Talia Hibbert RELEASED: April 21st, 2018 GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: Jasmine Allen has many vices. Rahul Khan has just one: her. For the last seven years, Rahul’s been Jasmine’s closest friend. Sure, he’s strong, sexy, and deliciously stern—but she doesn’t care about that. She certainly isn’t tempted by his wicked smile or his genuine sweetness. She can’t be. Because everything Jas touches turns to dust. Rahul disagrees. Seven years ago, Jasmine touched him, and he’s still standing—still standing, and still hopelessly in love. When...

Birthday Girl — Penelope Douglas

TITLE: Birthday Girl AUTHOR: Penelope Douglas RELEASED: April 16th, 2018 GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: JORDAN He took me in when I had nowhere else to go. He doesn’t use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He doesn’t treat me like I’m nothing, take me for granted, or make me feel unsafe. He remembers me, laughs with me, and looks at me. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table,...