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Damsel — Elana K. Arnold

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 things have always been. When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, however, she knows none of this. She has no memory of what...

Strange Grace — Tessa Gratton

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 risen early. Bound by duty, secrets, and the love they share for one another, Mairwen, a spirited witch; Rhun, the expected saint; and Arthur, a...

Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) — Sarah J. Maas

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 her life―and her future―forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world. Will Celaena find the strength to...

Sawkill Girls — Claire Legrand

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 in rolling pastures and cold waves crash against black cliffs. Where kids whisper the legend of an insidious monster at parties and around campfires. Where...

City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5) — Cassandra Clare

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 of evil. The Clave is out to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. As Alec, Magnus,...

Rule — Ellen Goodlett

TITLE: Rule AUTHOR: Ellen Goodlett SERIES: Rule, #1 RELEASES: September 11th, 2018; Little, Brown AGE RANGE: YA ACQUIRED: ARC SYNOPSIS: The king is dying, his heir has just been murdered, and rebellion brews in the east. But the kingdom of Kolonya and the outer Reaches has one last option before it descends into leaderless chaos. Or rather, three unexpected options. Zofi has spent her entire life trekking through the outer Reaches with her band of Travelers. She would do anything to protect the band,...

Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2) — Cassandra Clare

TITLE: Clockwork Prince AUTHOR: Cassandra Clare SERIES: The Infernal Devices, #2 RELEASED: December 6th, 2011; Margaret Ferguson Books GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister’s war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of...

City of Fallen Angels — Cassandra Clare

TITLE: City of Fallen Angels AUTHOR: Cassandra Clare SERIES: The Mortal Instruments, #4 RELEASED: April 5th, 2011; Margaret Ferguson Books GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She’s training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And—most importantly of all—she can finally...

Grace and Fury — Tracy Banghart

This book has been fairly hyped lately, mainly for its claims as a staunchly feminist YA fantasy. You guys already know I’m here for all the feminist reads, so I was pretty excited to pick this one up. When it comes to ARCs, I usually like to go in without knowing much about the story in advance, but a lot of my friends posted reviews for this book over the last week or so, so I had to peek—and found that I ended up agreeing with almost all of them.

Children of Blood and Bone — Tomi Adeyemi

TITLE: Children of Blood and Bone AUTHOR: Tomi Adeyemi SERIES: Legacy of Orïsha, #1 RELEASED: March 6th, 2018; Henry Holt Books for Young Readers GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope. Now Zélie has one...