Showing posts with label Emily Thiede. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emily Thiede. Show all posts

Friday, January 5, 2024

Monthly ARC's Update 59

So I read my next book for Monthly ARC's and it was This Cursed Light by Emily Thiede from the December list.

Here's the link to this month's post with my journey.

How it Works: 
This is my monthly ARC accountability challenge, to list out the books that I have as ARC's that are being published in the coming month, rounding them up at the start of the month, and seeing how well I did at the end, as well as rounding up the next month's books.    
   
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Monday, January 1, 2024

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #656, January 1st

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!
What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #655
Teaser Tuesday #663
WWW Wednesday #663
WOW #659
Will the Time Come #656
Third Sentence Thursday #646
Random Reads #632
The Reward Challenge Update #641
Wheel of TBR #188
How Well I Stuck to It #493
Wrote that Review Update #490
This Cursed Light

Clear Your S**t Readathon: 

Merry Bookmas Readathon: 

Reindeer Readathon: 

Bookgammon Readathon: 

Phase Out Your TBR: 

Random:

OK, so I got 76 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty good week, the month and year wrapped up pretty great. It's tough being in a new year that Dobby will not see, as well as 5 years ago today we lost Winky, but each day happens, and once I get a bit removed from it, it'll get easier. But yeah, Happy New Year! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 
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Saturday, December 30, 2023

Week 52 Review: This Cursed Light

From Goodreads:
The highly-anticipated sequel to the epic romance hailed as one of the best fantasies of the year!

When the gods make the rules, the players must choose: Sacrifice their love to save the world, or choose love and let it burn?

Six months after saving their island from destruction and almost losing Dante, Alessa is ready to live happily ever after with her former bodyguard. But Dante can't rest, haunted by a conviction that the gods aren't finished with them yet. And without his powers, the next kiss from Alessa could kill him.

Desperate for answers, Dante enlists Alessa and their friends to find the exiled ghiotte in hopes of restoring his powers and combining forces with them to create the only army powerful enough to save them all. But Alessa is hiding a deadly consequence of their last fight—a growing darkness that's consuming her mind—and their destination holds more dangers than anyone bargained for. In the mysterious city of the banished, Dante will uncover secrets, lies, and ghosts from his past that force him to ask himself: Which side is he on?

When the gods reveal their final test, Dante and Alessa will be the world's last defense. But if they are the keys to saving the world, will their love be the price of victory?

In This Cursed Light, Dante and Alessa face their most daunting challenge yet when the Gods demand they prove their worth by choosing the ultimate sacrifice to save humanity, once and for all.

My Review:
This was such a fantastic sequel! I really enjoyed the first book and how original was, and I loved spending more time with these characters, as they dealt with the aftermath of what happened, and the threat that they're now facing!

This Cursed Light was really fantastic, to get both Alessa and Dante's perspective as they go on this adventure! Because Dante died at the end of the last book, he doesn't have his powers, which in and of itself is awful, but it also means that they can't touch. The only idea that might help him is finding a group of ghiotte and seeing if he can regain them. I loved getting both of their perspectives! 

Once with the ghiotte, it was interesting, to have the opposite dynamics, Alessa and her friends are despised, mainly because how the ghiotte were treated, and that Dante is welcomed, is wanted, that he's being treated pretty great while they're making a rundown house habitable. It was a really great roles reversal! 

That offensive that the gods chose for this confrontation, that was diabolical. But at least now, having overcome that challenge (which was much more twisty then usual) they can have peace, after so many generations of Finestra fighting, they don't have to face the demons any longer. 

Utterly loved reading this book and I'd love to read more by Emily Thiede! 

Author: Emily Thiede 
Series: The Last Finestra #2
Read: December 29th, 2023
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing, and it's a End of Series 2023 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, Sophomore Challenge Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Published: December 5th 2023
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Monday, December 25, 2023

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #655, December 25th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!
What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #654
Teaser Tuesday #662
WWW Wednesday #662
WOW #658
Will the Time Come #655
Third Sentence Thursday #645
Random Reads #631
First Lines Friday #658
Book Blogger Hop #324
Monthly ARC's Update 57
The Reward Challenge Update #640
Wheel of TBR #187
How Well I Stuck to It #492
Wrote that Review Update #489

Week 51 Reviews:

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Merry Bookmas Readathon: 

Reindeer Readathon: 

Bookgammon Readathon: 

OK, so I got 36 posts in 7 days, and yeah, it was a pretty good week, some great books were read, and yeah, it's Christmas, so I have it off, so yeah! Though it's going to be hard, the first Christmas without Dobby. Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 
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Saturday, December 23, 2023

Week 51 Review: This Vicious Grace

From Goodreads:
Three weddings. Three funerals. Alessa's gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner's magic, not kill every suitor she touches.

Now, with only weeks left until a hungry swarm of demons devours everything on her island home, Alessa is running out of time to find a partner and stop the invasion. When a powerful priest convinces the faithful that killing Alessa is the island’s only hope, her own soldiers try to assassinate her.

Desperate to survive, Alessa hires Dante, a cynical outcast marked as a killer, to become her personal bodyguard. But as rebellion explodes outside the gates, Dante's dark secrets may be the biggest betrayal. He holds the key to her survival and her heart, but is he the one person who can help her master her gift or destroy her once and for all?

Emily Thiede's exciting fantasy debut, This Vicious Grace, will keep readers turning the pages until the devastating conclusion and leave them primed for more!

My Review:
This was such a fantastic book! It was such an original idea, with gods that tested the population every generation, and the Finestra and their partner, yeah, it was all really fun and engaging to read, this story of survival, with a Finestra whose power kills her partner, 3 times, and now she's running out of time!

Alessa is in a bad situation, she's the Finestra, but all of her chosen partners, haven't survived, to the point where people are getting restless, wondering if a mistake was made-if there was time, if they killed her now, to get a new Finestra. And yeah, Alessa doesn't want to die, so she recruits Dante to be her bodyguard. I just loved their dynamic! She wasn't a shy, blushing maiden, she had her interests, and I loved their romance! 

As the book went on, tensions mounted, as it became clear that their time was running out before the next hatching and swarming of demons, as their chances of survival started to dwindle, I couldn't get enough! I loved learning about this world and how the magic worked-and watching this group of kids trying to find a solution, slowly working together. 

That ending was so thrilling! Watching them face off the demons with what they learned, utilizing every bit of power that they had, it was pretty intense! Plus I loved that the one antagonistic dude came out to prove that they had lied, and ended not being able to go back to safety, like, serves you right dude! The result of the battle, and the aftermath set up really well for the sequel and I can't wait to read it! 

Loved reading this book and i'm so excited for the sequel! 

Author: Emily Thiede
Series: The Last Finestra #1
Read: December 19th, 2023
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a DAC Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WTC Book! 
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Published: June 28th 2022
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

WWW Wednesday #662, December 20th

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing now A Daily Rhythm for starting this meme! And thanks now to Taking on a World of Words for reviving it! 

I'm currently reading Knight Assassin, and I'm really enjoying it! 
I read This Vicious Grace and it was such a great read and I really need to read the sequel! 
I'm going to be reading Inferno, and I can't wait, I just love this series! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Merry Bookmas Update 7

So I read my next book for Merry Bookmas, and it was This Vicious Grace which was for the prompt Partridge in a pear tree, and I'll be reading Knight Assassin next! 

My Reading Journey:

Tempting the Best Man by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Prompt Fulfilled: Turtle-doves
Started On: December 1st
Finished On: December 1st, 9:12 AM
Pages Read: 179

Lore Olympus, Volume 5 by Rachel Smythe
Prompt Fulfilled: Geese a laying
Started On: December 1st
Finished On: December 1st, 4:34 PM
Pages Read: 400

Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco
Prompt Fulfilled: Swans a swimming
Started On: December 2nd
Finished On: December 2nd, 7:34 PM
Pages Read: 436

Never a Hero by Vanessa Len
Prompt Fulfilled: Calling Birds
Started On: December 4th
Finished On: December 4th, 11:47 AM
Pages Read: 528

Steelstriker by Marie Lu
Prompt Fulfilled: Golden Rings
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 12:15 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman
Prompt Fulfilled: Ladies dancing
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 8:45 PM
Pages Read: 464

This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede
Prompt Fulfilled: Partridge in a pear tree
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 7:38 PM
Pages Read: 448

Knight Assassin by Rima Jean
Prompt Fulfilled: French Hens
Started On: December 20th
Currently On: Page 0 of 300

Prompts Left: Maids a milking, Lords a leaping, Pipers piping, Drummers drumming
Read: 7
Pages Read: 2855
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Teaser Tuesday #662, December 19th

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Ambrosia of The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Today's teaser comes from This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede, page 17.

"She'd never say it aloud but it stung like ice water on bare skin every time someone cringed away from her. Especially soldiers. They'd volunteered to face a swarm of demons but acted like she was something even worse."

That's not cool! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading!
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Waiting on Wednesday #652, November 8th

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating! 

The World's End by Rin Chupeco
Expected Publication: December 5th, 2023
From Goodreads:
It's been three months since the Snow Queen and OzCorp infiltrated Maidenkeep and nearly seized the Nine Maidens. Ryker is still unconscious after the Snow Queen attacked him and is being monitored at the hospital. Abigail Fey's curse has far-reaching consequences, and many in the Royal States has been using it to stir unrest and hostilities against Avalon.  When the Adarna, a firebird-like creature appears in Avalon, the gang discovers it is one of seven magical artifacts that the Snow Queen has been searching for, in her bid to open a portal to Buyan. Determined to find the artifacts first the Bandersnatchers find information about the other five the Lotus Lantern in China, the tamatabeko in Japan, the Pied Piper's Flute and the Singing Bone in Germany, and the raskovnik at World's End, the site where Peter Pan and Captain Hook had fought and had destroyed. The final relic is a portal somewhere inside Wonderland. But the Snow Queen will stop at nothing to get to the relics first. And when one of their own is killed in the fight it takes everything they have to continue the fight to save Avalon once and for all. 

The Ruined by Renee Ahdieh
Expected Publication: December 5th, 2023
From Goodreads:
The stunning conclusion to the instant New York Times bestselling quartet that began with The Beautiful.

The Sylvan Vale and the Sylvan Wyld are at war. Now that the unsteady truce between them has been broken, lines must be drawn. In an effort to protect the weakened Winter Court, Bastien rallies powerful allies and friends in New Orleans to come to their aid.

Meanwhile, under protection alongside her injured mother in the Summer Court, Celine is uncertain of whom to trust. She cannot get word to Bastien, and does not understand why he has not returned. When she realizes war between the fey courts is imminent, she journeys with Ali in an effort to find the time traveling mirror and change their fate.

But when Celine's rivals realize Bastien has rallied his allies in the mortal world, they decide to take the fight to him. 

Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon
Expected Publication: December 5th, 2023
From Goodreads:
Hannah never wanted to be a werewolf. After over thirty years as a human, she finds her new life on the other side of the species line too full of sudden changes. Especially when those changes risk her band's chance at a world tour. Desperate for a way to slake the cravings and soothe the restless anger that arrives every month like clockwork, Hannah takes the advice of a friend and books a night with the Monster Smash Agency. In spite of being made of stone, Rafe is losing his touch. After years of rough work, he's starting to feel the grind. Sturdy and nearly indestructible, gargoyles can take a lot, but Rafe is pretty sure he can't take losing any more of his clients. Not if he wants to keep his job with MSA. Hannah and Rafe's partnership ought to be practical, but their chemistry carves a new path. This werewolf is unlike any client Rafe has worked with yet, and he's determined to make her howl his name.

This Cursed Light by Emily Thiede 
Expected Publication: December 5th, 2023
From Goodreads:
The highly-anticipated sequel to the epic romance hailed as one of the best fantasies of the year!

When the gods make the rules, the players must choose: Sacrifice their love to save the world, or choose love and let it burn?

Six months after saving their island from destruction and almost losing Dante, Alessa is ready to live happily ever after with her former bodyguard. But Dante can't rest, haunted by a conviction that the gods aren't finished with them yet. And without his powers, the next kiss from Alessa could kill him.

In This Cursed LightDesperate for answers, Dante enlists Alessa and their friends to find the exiled ghiotte in hopes of restoring his powers and combining forces with them to create the only army powerful enough to save them all. But Alessa is hiding a deadly consequence of their last fight—a growing darkness that's consuming her mind—and their destination holds more dangers than anyone bargained for. In the mysterious city of the banished, Dante will uncover secrets, lies, and ghosts from his past that force him to ask himself: Which side is he on?

When the gods reveal their final test, Dante and Alessa will be the world's last defense. But if they are the keys to saving the world, will their love be the price of victory?

In This Cursed Light, Dante and Alessa face their most daunting challenge yet when the Gods demand they prove their worth by choosing the ultimate sacrifice to save humanity, once and for all.

A good collection of books, I love these authors and these series, and I can't wait for these books to come out! What about you guys? Happy reading! 
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Waiting on Wednesday #576, May 25th

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating!

Red on the River by Christine Feehan
Expected Publication: June 28th, 2022
From Goodreads:
The new romantic thriller set in the deadly yet beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains by #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.

Quiet and serene, Sunrise Lake is the perfect place for travelers and vacationers to get away. But with dangers both natural and man-made in the surroundings, no one is safe.


The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Expected Publication: June 28th, 2022
From Goodreads:
A disillusioned millennial ghostwriter who, quite literally, has some ghosts of her own, has to find her way back home in this sparkling adult debut from national bestselling author Ashley Poston.

Florence Day is the ghostwriter for one of the most prolific romance authors in the industry, and she has a problem—after a terrible breakup, she no longer believes in love. It’s as good as dead.

When her new editor, a too-handsome mountain of a man, won’t give her an extension on her book deadline, Florence prepares to kiss her career goodbye. But then she gets a phone call she never wanted to receive, and she must return home for the first time in a decade to help her family bury her beloved father.

For ten years, she’s run from the town that never understood her, and even though she misses the sound of a warm Southern night and her eccentric, loving family and their funeral parlor, she can’t bring herself to stay. Even with her father gone, it feels like nothing in this town has changed. And she hates it.

Until she finds a ghost standing at the funeral parlor’s front door, just as broad and infuriatingly handsome as ever, and he’s just as confused about why he’s there as she is.

Romance is most certainly dead . . . but so is her new editor, and his unfinished business will have her second-guessing everything she’s ever known about love stories. 

Blade Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
Expected Publication: June 28th, 2022
From Goodreads:
In the sequel to Victoria Aveyard's instant #1 New York Times bestselling Realm Breaker, a divided world must rally, an unstoppable enemy must be defeated, and the fate of the world rests on a blade's edge.

Andry, a former squire, continues to fight for hope amid blood and chaos.

Dom, a grieving immortal, strives to fulfill a broken oath.

Sorasa, an outcast assassin, faces her past when it returns with sharpened teeth.

Valtik, an old sorceress, summons a mighty power.

And Corayne, a pirate's daughter with an ancient magic in her blood, steps closer to becoming the hero she's destined to be.

Together they must assemble an army to face Queen Erida and Taristan's wicked forces. But something deadly waits in the shadows, something that might consume the world before there's any hope for victory.

The sequel to the instant #1 New York Times bestselling Realm Breaker features breathless action, deadly twists, and gripping magic, making it perfect for fans of Garth Nix and J. R. R. Tolkien.

Katzenjammer by Francesca Zappia
Expected Publication: June 28th, 2022
From Goodreads:
American Horror Story meets the dark comedy of Kafka's The Metamorphosis as Cat searches for a way to escape her high school. A tale of family, love, tragedy, and masks--the ones others make for us, and the ones we make for ourselves. Katzenjammer will haunt fans of Chelsea Pitcher's This Lie Will Kill You and E. Lockhart's We Were Liars.

Cat lives in her high school. She never leaves, and for a long time her school has provided her with everything she needs. But now things are changing. The hallways contract and expand along with the school's breathing, and the showers in the bathroom run a bloody red. Cat's best friend is slowly turning into cardboard, and instead of a face, Cat has a cat mask made of her own hardened flesh.

Cat doesn't remember why she is trapped in her school or why half of them--Cat included--are slowly transforming. Escaping has always been the one impossibility in her school's upside-down world. But to save herself from the eventual self-destruction all the students face, Cat must find the way out. And to do that, she'll have to remember what put her there in the first place.

Using chapters alternating between the past and the present, acclaimed author Francesca Zappia weaves a spine-tingling, suspenseful, and haunting story about tragedy and the power of memories. Fans of Marieke Nijkamp's This Is Where It Ends and Karen McManus's One of Us Is Lying will lose themselves in the pages of this novel--or maybe in the treacherous hallways of the school.

Stealing Infinity by Alyson Noel
Expected Publication: June 28th, 2022
From Goodreads:
My life goes completely sideways the moment I meet the mysterious Braxton. Sure, he’s ridiculously hot, but he’s also the reason I’ve been kicked out of school and recruited into Gray Wolf Academy—a remote island school completely off the grid. I never should have trusted a face so perfect.

But the reality of why Gray Wolf wanted me is what truly blows my mind. It’s a school for time travelers. Tripping, they call it. This place is filled with elaborate costumes and rare artifacts, where every move is strategic and the halls are filled with shadows and secrets.

Here, what you see isn’t always what it appears. Including Braxton. Because even though there’s an energy connecting us together, the more secrets he keeps from me, the more it feels like something is pulling us apart. Something that has to do with this place—and its darker purpose. It’s all part of a guarded, elaborate puzzle of history and time…and I might be one of the missing pieces.

Now I have all the time in the world. And yet I can’t shake the feeling that time is the one thing I’m about to run out of…fast.

The Song That Moves the Sun by Anna Bright
Expected Publication: June 28th, 2022
From Goodreads:
This sweeping YA fantasy romance full of star-crossed love, complex female friendship, and astrological magic is perfect for fans of Laini Taylor, Alexandra Bracken, and V.E. Schwab. From the acclaimed author of The Beholder.

Best friends Rora and Claudia have never felt more like their lives are spiraling out of control. And when they meet Major and Amir--two boys from one of the secret cities of the spheres, ruled by the magic of the astrological signs--they discover they're not alone. There is a disruption in the harmony between the spheres, and its chaos is spreading.

To find the source of the disharmony, Rora and Claudia will embark on a whirlwind journey of secrets, romance, and powerful truths--about themselves, each other, and two long-ago explorers named Dante and Beatrice, who were among the first to chart this course toward the stars.

Inspired partly by the classic works of Dante Alighieri, this gorgeous stand-alone contemporary fantasy will captivate readers of Lore and Star Daughter.

Bad Things Happen Here by Rebecca Barrow
Expected Publication: June 28th, 2022
From Goodreads:
I Killed Zoe Spanos meets The Cheerleaders in this haunting mystery about an island town with a history of unsolved deaths—and a girl desperate to uncover the mystery behind it all.

Luca Laine Thomas lives on a cursed island. To the outside world, Parris is an exclusive, idyllic escape accessible only to the one percent. There’s nothing idyllic about its history, though, scattered with the unsolved deaths of young women—deaths Parris society happily ignores to maintain its polished veneer. But Luca can’t ignore them. Not when the curse that took them killed her best friend, Polly, three years ago. Not when she feels the curse lingering nearby, ready to take her next.

When Luca comes home to police cars outside her house, she knows the curse has visited once again. Except this time, it came for Whitney, her sister. Luca decides to take the investigation of Whitney’s death into her own hands. But as a shocking betrayal rocks Luca’s world, the identity Whitney’s killer isn’t the only truth Luca seeks. And by the time she finds what she’s looking for, Luca will come face to face with the curse she’s been running from her whole life.

The Dream Runners by Shveta Thakrar
Expected Publication: June 28th, 2022
From Goodreads:
A lush tapestry of dreams, myth, and magic--perfect for fans of Holly Black, Roshani Chokshi, and Margaret Rogerson.

Seven years ago, Tanvi was spirited away to the subterranean realm of Nagalok, where she joined the ranks of the dream runners: human children freed of all memory and emotion, who collect mortal dreams for the entertainment of the serpentine, immortal naga court.

But when one of Tanvi's dream harvests goes awry, she begins to remember her life on earth. Panicked and confused, she turns to the one mortal in Nagalok who might be able to help: Venkat, the dreamsmith responsible for collecting the dream runners' wares and shaping them into the kingdom's most tantalizing commodity. And as they search for answers, a terrifying truth begins to take shape--one that could turn the nagas' realm of dreams into a land of waking nightmare.

From the author of the Indie Next selection and Andre Norton Award finalist Star Daughter, this stand-alone contemporary fantasy, inspired by the nagas and garudas of Hindu mythology, is full of slow-burning romance, haunting intrigue, and shimmering magic.

This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede
Expected Publication: June 28th, 2022
From Goodreads:
Three weddings.

Three funerals.

Her divine "gift" is supposed to magnify a partner’s magic, not kill everyone she touches.

With only weeks before she has to protect her island home from an apocalyptic invasion, Alessa is running out of time —and suitors. And when a powerful priest convinces the faithful that killing Alessa is their only hope, her own soldiers turn against her. With mutiny growing inside the Citadel and rebellion erupting beyond the walls, Alessa coaxes a cynical outcast marked as a killer to become her personal bodyguard as she tries one last time to find a compatible partner.

But Dante has dark secrets of his own.

He might be the one person who can help her master her gift... or destroy her once and for all.

Set on an island inspired by Italy's colorful, lemon-soaked Amalfi coast, The Last Finestra is a high-stakes Young Adult fantasy full of intrigue, excitement, humor, and romance.

A Secret Princess by Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz
Expected Publication: June 28th, 2022
From Goodreads:
A surprising and romantic YA retelling-mashup of A Little Princess and The Secret Garden by bestselling authors Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz.

Best friends Mary Lennox, Sara Crewe, and Cedric Erroll have each other, and they are the only reason boarding school isn’t completely insufferable.

Tragically, Mary’s father passes away after he's stripped of his fortune, leaving her orphaned and with just one possession: a ticket to a ship that will bring her to the home of her last living relative, in America. But Cedric can't bear to say goodbye, and reveals that he’s the son of an earl with endless riches . . . and a huge estate that the three of them can run away to, leaving the boarding school--and thoughts of America--behind.

That’s when Sara and Cedric discover that there's more to them than friendship, and Mary begins spending time with a handsome local boy--a relationship that quickly blossoms into romance.

It turns out that Maythem Estate is more than just a getaway--it's a secret garden of budding romance.

Filled with charm, romance, and swoon, and inspired by some of classic literature's most beloved characters, The Secret Princess is the perfect blend of A Little Princess and The Secret Garden-- and the perfect companion to Jo & Laurie. 

Yeah, there's some really great books coming out at the end of the month! I'm so excited for these books! What about you guys? Happy reading! 
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