TITLE: Damsel AUTHOR: Elana K. Arnold RELEASES: October 2nd, 2018; Balzer + Bray GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: when the prince-who-will-be-king comes of age, he must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way […]
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TITLE: Phoenix Unbound AUTHOR: Grace Draven RELEASES: September 25th, 2018; Ace GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: Every year, each village is required to send a young woman to the Empire’s capital–her fate to be burned alive for the entertainment of the masses. For the last five years, one small village’s tithe has been the same woman. Gilene’s sacrifice protects […]
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TITLE: The Sisters of the Winter Wood AUTHOR: Rena Rossner RELEASES: September 25th, 2018; Redhook/Orbit GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: Raised in a small village surrounded by vast forests, Liba and Laya have lived a peaceful sheltered life – even if they’ve heard of troubling times for Jews elsewhere. When their parents travel to visit their dying grandfather, the […]
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TITLE: Strange Grace AUTHOR: Tessa Gratton RELEASES: September 18th, 2018; Margaret K. McElderry Books GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: Long ago, a village made a bargain with the devil: to ensure their prosperity, when the Slaughter Moon rises, the village must sacrifice a young man into the depths of the Devil’s Forest. Only this year, the Slaughter Moon has […]
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TITLE: Heir of Fire AUTHOR: Sarah J. Maas SERIES: Throne of Glass, #3 RELEASED: September 2nd, 2014; Bloomsbury GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: NA SYNOPSIS: Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak―but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth . . . a truth about her heritage that could change […]
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TITLE: Sawkill Girls AUTHOR: Claire Legrand RELEASES: October 2nd, 2018; Katherine Tegen Books GENRE: Fantasy/Horror AGE RANGE: YA ACQUIRED: ARC SYNOPSIS: Beware of the woods and the dark, dank deep. He’ll follow you home, and he won’t let you sleep. Who are the Sawkill Girls? Three girls’ stories come together on the island of Sawkill Rock, where gleaming horses graze […]
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TITLE: City of Lost Souls AUTHOR: Cassandra Clare SERIES: The Mortal Instruments, #5 RELEASED: May 8th, 2012; Margaret Ferguson Books GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: When Jace and Clary meet again, Clary is horrified to discover that the demon Lilith’s magic has bound her beloved Jace together with her evil brother Sebastian, and that Jace has become a servant […]
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