Showing posts with label Natalie C. Parker. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Waiting on Wednesday #690, July 31st

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

Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston
Expected Publication: August 27th, 2024
From Goodreads:
The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations series that began with Amari and the Night Brothers!

Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and Nevermoor.

War has come to the supernatural world, and Amari’s two worst enemies are leading the charge.

Elaine Harlowe has manipulated her way into becoming prime minister, using her mind control ability to force the Bureau to take up her vicious grudge against magiciankind. Meanwhile, Dylan Van Helsing, the newly crowned leader of the League of Magicians—and Amari’s former partner—is after a destructive new power that would not only ensure the magicians’ victory . . . it would make him invincible.

With neither the Bureau nor the League safe for Amari, and her newly returned brother, Quinton, determined to keep her out of the fray, she and her friends decide to find a way to end the war on their own.

So when they learn that the only way to stop Dylan is to find powerful magical inventions known as Wonders, they go after them. But wielding these items comes at a terrible cost, and Amari will have to decide just how much she’s willing to sacrifice . . . because the Despicable Wonders will demand everything.

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter
Expected Publication: August 27th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the wickedest of them all? Snow White’s dark queen tells her side of the story in this queer, witchy reimagining of the classic fairy tale from the author of Malice.

Legends tell of a witch who became a queen—the heartless villain in the story of Snow White.

But now the wicked queen is stepping out of Snow White’s shadow to become the heroine of her own legend.

Her real “once upon a time” begins when she is just Ayleth, a young witch who lives in the forest with her coven. The witches practice their magic in secret, hiding from the White King and his brutal war against witchcraft.

Ayleth, however, faces a war of her own. Her magical gifts have yet to reveal themselves, and as the threat of the Royal Huntsmen intensifies, Ayleth fears she will never become the witch her coven needs.

To prove herself, Ayleth sets out on a perilous quest that sends her to the White Palace, a decadent world of drama and deceit. There, Ayleth encounters an unlikely figure from her Jacquetta, a witch who once held Ayleth’s heart—and betrayed her.

As events at the palace escalate, Ayleth finds herself caught in the web of the White King, whose dark charisma is as dangerous as the sinister force that seems to be haunting the palace—and perhaps even Ayleth herself. With the threat of discovery looming, Ayleth and Jacquetta must set aside the wounds of their past and work together to survive.

As she uncovers the secrets of the White Court—and those of her own heart—Ayleth must find the strength to transform into someone she never imagined she could be.

A powerful witch, the very wickedest of them all.

One House Left by Vincent Ralph
Expected Publication: August 27th, 2024
From Goodreads:
R.L. Stine meets Urban Legend in the next twisty horror novel by New York Times bestselling author Vincent Ralph.

"Ready or not. Whatever you do. The Hiding Boy is coming for you."

Sixteen-year-old Nate Campbell grew up in the shadow of Murder Road – a street cursed by the vengeful spirit of the Hiding Boy.

Every few years, for nearly six decades, a different house on that street has been the scene of a tragedy.

Nate and his family move to a new town as they try to outrun the curse once and for all. But, when he is pulled into his new friends' urban legend club, new ghost stories merge with old until there is nowhere left to run.

Come Out, Come Out by Natalie C. Parker
Expected Publication: August 27th, 2024
From Goodreads:
A spine-tingling LGBTQIA+ YA horror about queer teens who accidentally invoke a twisted spirit who promises help but delivers something sinister.

Perfect for fans of Kayla Cottingham, Andrew Joseph White, and Ryan LaSala.

"A searing and poignant portrait of queer identity wrapped in an unflinching tale of terror." —Kalynn Bayron, New York Times bestselling author of You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight

"Modern horror at its best." —Bram Stoker Award Nominee Sarah Henning

It's never been safe for Fern, Jaq, or Mallory to come out to their families. As kids their emerging identities drove them into friendship but also forced them into the woods to hide in an old, abandoned house when they needed safety. But one night when the girls sought refuge, Mallory never made it back home. Fern and Jaq did, but neither survivor remembered what happened or the secrets they were so desperate to keep. 

Five years later, Fern and Jaq are seniors on the verge of graduation, seemingly happy in their straight, cisgender lives—until a spirit who looks like Mallory begins to appear, seeking revenge for her death, and the part Fern and Jaq played in it. As they’re haunted, something begins to shift inside them. 

They remember who they are. 
Who they want to love. 
And the truth about the vicious secrets hiding in their woods.  

This delightfully dark and pointed novel calls out the systems that erase gay and queer and trans identity, giving space to embrace queerness and to unleash the power of friendship and found family against the real monsters in the world.

Confounding Oaths by Alexis Hall
Expected Publication: August 27th, 2024
From Goodreads:
A nobleman must work with a dashing soldier to save his sister from a mystical bargain gone wrong, diving into a world of malicious fey, enigmatic cults, and treacherous magic in this irresistible romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material.

The year is 1815, and Mr. John Caesar is determined to orchestrate a successful coming-out for his younger sister, Mary. Despite his best efforts, he is thwarted by the various interventions of a ragtag regiment of soldiers, a mysterious military cult, and a malicious fairy godmother.

When Mary is cursed by the fair folk, the dandyish Mr. Caesar is forced to work with the stolidly working-class—yet inescapably heroic—Captain James to rescue her. While Mr. Caesar is no stranger to dallying with soldiers, until now he's never expected one to stay. Or wanted one to. But even if the captain felt the same, there'd be no chance of anything lasting between them. After all, he and Mr. Caesar come from different worlds.

And lately, other worlds are the last thing either of them want to be dealing with . . .

Daydream by Hannah Grace
Expected Publication: August 27th, 2024
From Goodreads:
The third in the New York Times bestselling Maple Hills series follows fan-favorite Henry and a bookish fellow student who come up with a plan to help them both overcome their respective challenges in a difficult year.

When his procrastination lands him in a difficult class with his least favorite professor, Henry Turner knows he’s going to have to work extra hard to survive his junior year of college. And now with his new title of captain for the hockey team—which he didn’t even want—Henry absolutely cannot fail. Enter Halle Jacobs, a fellow junior who finds herself befriended by Henry when he accidentally crashes her book club.

Halle may not have the romantic pursuits of her favorite fictional leads, but she’s an academic superstar, and as soon as she hears about Henry’s problems with his class reading material, she offers to help. Too bad being a private tutor isn’t exactly ideal given her own studies, job, book club, and the novel she’s trying to write. But new experiences are the key to beating her writer’s block, and Henry’s promising to be the one to give them to her.

They just need to stick to their rule book.

Oh, and not fall in love.

The end of the month has some pretty wonderful books coming out that I'm so excited for! I need to read them! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Saturday, August 5, 2023

Week 31 Review: Steel Tide, Stormbreak


From Goodreads:
The second book in a heart-stopping trilogy that follows the captain of an all-female ship intent on taking down a vicious warlord's powerful fleet.

Caledonia may have lost her crew, but she's not done fighting yet. After nearly dying at the hand of a powerful foe, Caledonia is pulled from the sea and nursed back to health by a crew of former Bullets that call themselves Blades. The Blades escaped Aric Athair's clutches and now live a nomadic existence, ready to disappear at a moment's notice should trouble come their way.

But Caledonia wants to do more than just hide. She wants to find the Mors Navis and her beloved sisters. She wants to continue fighting Aric's fleet and to take back the Bullet seas. She'll need to do everything in her power to convince the Blades that fighting is their only option, that there has to be a life better than the one under Aric Athair's reign, and that finding the women of the Mors Navis is the first step to revolution.

From Goodreads:
In this epic conclusion to the Seafire trilogy, which Booklist called " Mad Max by way of Davy Jones," Caledonia Styx will risk everything--her heart, her crew, and even her life--to defeat Lir and take back the Bullet Seas once and for all.

The vicious warlord Aric Athair is dead. But the fight for the Bullet Seas is far from over. Caledonia's nemesis, Lir--the man responsible for destroying her family--has seized control of the warlord's army and rendered the seas more dangerous than ever.

Caledonia and her crew have fled to Cloudbreak to prepare for an all-out war. And they are not the only ones. Rogue ships and even a few defecting Bullets show up to join their fight. But Lir is always one step ahead of Caledonia, anticipating her every move as he secures the seas for himself.

With the fight growing desperate, Caledonia is forced to make an unlikely and unsteady alliance with a new enemy, one who hates Lir almost as much as she does. It's a terrible gamble that could cost her dearly, but with the fate of the seas in her hands, Caledonia must risk everything--and everyone she loves--to win the war. Will she finally defeat Lir . . . or will the greatest battle of her life be her last?

My Review:
I devoured these books! I loved the first one and I knew I had to finish out this trilogy! After the ending of Seafire, I had to know what was going to happen next and the synopsis of these books had me so excited to see where the story would go! 

Caledonia was in a sticky situation, and I was on the edge of my seat, to see how she was going to deal with all the events of the first book. There was healing to be done, but most of all, deciding on a path forward, making plans. I really enjoyed all the new characters that we got introduced to in this one, to meet these former Bullets, now Blades. I can understand why they were playing a game of avoidance, but sooner or later, they're going to run out of run, or out of luck, and that wouldn't work anymore, so it's better to deal with that while the timing was on their side.

I loved how one book lead to the next, and how finally beating Aric Athair, lead to Lir, the one who caused so much of the direct damage in her life, is still a threat that they have to deal with. And I couldn't wait for him to be taken down, after all that he'd done. 

While I am sad to say goodbye to these characters, they had a such a fantastic journey along the way, that I had such a blast reading about. But they definitely deserve the satisfying ending that they got, and I'm happy with how it wrapped up. 

Loved reading these books so much, and I can't wait to read more by Natalie C. Parker! 

Author: Natalie C. Parker 
Series: Seafire #2, 3
Read: July 29th, 30th, 2023
Source: Library/Own, Library
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Books and Stormbreak is a End of Series 2023 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Listening Library
Published: September 17th 2019, February 9th 2021

Steel Tide:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








Stormbreak:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 6

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Stormbreak which was for the prompt Impling, and I'll be reading North and South, Part 1 next!

My Reading Journey:

Sanctuary With Kings by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Dragon Riding License 1
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 2:40 PM
Pages Read: 512

Timeless by Josephine Angelini
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration D
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 6:12 PM
Pages Read: 410

Master of Souls by Rena Barron
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies D
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 9:53 PM
Pages Read: 432

Naramauke by Lily Sparks
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination D
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 10:39 PM 
Pages Read: 105

Steel Tide by Natalie C. Parker
Prompt Fulfilled: Impling
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 11:22 PM
Pages Read: 448

Stormbreak by Natalie C. Parker
Prompt Fulfilled: Impling
Started On: July 30th
Finished On: July 30th, 10:55 AM
Pages Read: 432

North and South, Part 1 by Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Illustrated by Gurihiru 
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations O
Started On: July 30th
Currently On: Page 0 of 80

Prompts Left: Alchemy O, Alchemy Q, Alchemy D, Inscription O, Inscription Q, Inscription D, Artificery O, Artificery Q, Artificery D, Spells & Incantations Q, Spells & Incantations D, Impling, Dragon Riding License 2, Elemental Studies O, Elemental Studies Q, Shapeshifting O, Animal Studies O, Astronomy O, Astronomy Q, Astronomy D, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Impling, Dragon Riding License 1, Dragon Riding License, Apothecary Keeper 1, Apothecary Keeper 2, Inscription O, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Conjuration O, Conjuration Q, Demonology O, Lore O, Lore Q, Lore D, Impling, Impling, Animal Studies O, Animal Studies Q, Animal Studies D, Demonology O, Demonology Q, Demonology D, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Spells & Incantations O, Impling, Impling, Dragon Riding License 1, Dragon Riding License 2, Alchemy O, Alchemy Q, Art of Illusion O, Art of Illusion Q, Spells & Incantations O, Psionics & Divination O, Psionics & Divination Q, Lore O, Impling, Impling, Dragon Riding License 1, Dragon Riding Licence 2, Alchemy O, Alchemy Q, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Restoration D, Impling, Impling, Dragon Riding License 1, Dragon Riding License 2, Shapeshifting O, Shapeshifting Q, Shapeshifting D, Art of Illusion O, Art of Illusion Q, Art of Illusion D, Psionics & Divination O, Impling
Read: 6
Pages Read: 2339

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 5

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Steel Tide which was for the prompt Impling, and I'll be reading Stormbreak next!

My Reading Journey:

Sanctuary With Kings by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Dragon Riding License 1
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 2:40 PM
Pages Read: 512

Timeless by Josephine Angelini
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration D
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 6:12 PM
Pages Read: 410

Master of Souls by Rena Barron
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies D
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 9:53 PM
Pages Read: 432

Naramauke by Lily Sparks
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination D
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 10:39 PM 
Pages Read: 105

Steel Tide by Natalie C. Parker
Prompt Fulfilled: Impling
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 11:22 PM
Pages Read: 448

Stormbreak by Natalie C. Parker
Prompt Fulfilled: Impling
Started On: July 30th
Currently On: Page 0 of 432

Prompts Left: Alchemy O, Alchemy Q, Alchemy D, Inscription O, Inscription Q, Inscription D, Artificery O, Artificery Q, Artificery D, Spells & Incantations O, Spells & Incantations Q, Spells & Incantations D, Impling, Dragon Riding License 2, Elemental Studies O, Elemental Studies Q, Shapeshifting O, Animal Studies O, Astronomy O, Astronomy Q, Astronomy D, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Impling, Dragon Riding License 1, Dragon Riding License, Apothecary Keeper 1, Apothecary Keeper 2, Inscription O, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Conjuration O, Conjuration Q, Demonology O, Lore O, Lore Q, Lore D, Impling, Impling, Animal Studies O, Animal Studies Q, Animal Studies D, Demonology O, Demonology Q, Demonology D, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Spells & Incantations O, Impling, Impling, Dragon Riding License 1, Dragon Riding License 2, Alchemy O, Alchemy Q, Art of Illusion O, Art of Illusion Q, Spells & Incantations O, Psionics & Divination O, Psionics & Divination Q, Lore O, Impling, Impling, Dragon Riding License 1, Dragon Riding Licence 2, Alchemy O, Alchemy Q, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Restoration D, Impling, Impling, Dragon Riding License 1, Dragon Riding License 2, Shapeshifting O, Shapeshifting Q, Shapeshifting D, Art of Illusion O, Art of Illusion Q, Art of Illusion D, Psionics & Divination O, Impling
Read: 5
Pages Read: 1907

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 4

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Naramuake which was for the prompt Psionics & Divination D, and I'll be reading Steel Tide next!

My Reading Journey:

Sanctuary With Kings by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Dragon Riding License 1
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 2:40 PM
Pages Read: 512

Timeless by Josephine Angelini
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration D
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 6:12 PM
Pages Read: 410

Master of Souls by Rena Barron
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies D
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 9:53 PM
Pages Read: 432

Naramauke by Lily Sparks
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination D
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 10:39 PM 
Pages Read: 105

Steel Tide by Natalie C. Parker
Prompt Fulfilled: Impling
Started On: July 29th
Currently On: Page 0 of 448

Prompts Left: Alchemy O, Alchemy Q, Alchemy D, Inscription O, Inscription Q, Inscription D, Artificery O, Artificery Q, Artificery D, Spells & Incantations O, Spells & Incantations Q, Spells & Incantations D, Impling, Dragon Riding License 2, Elemental Studies O, Elemental Studies Q, Shapeshifting O, Animal Studies O, Astronomy O, Astronomy Q, Astronomy D, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Impling, Impling, Dragon Riding License 1, Dragon Riding License, Apothecary Keeper 1, Apothecary Keeper 2, Inscription O, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Conjuration O, Conjuration Q, Demonology O, Lore O, Lore Q, Lore D, Impling, Impling, Animal Studies O, Animal Studies Q, Animal Studies D, Demonology O, Demonology Q, Demonology D, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Spells & Incantations O, Impling, Impling, Dragon Riding License 1, Dragon Riding License 2, Alchemy O, Alchemy Q, Art of Illusion O, Art of Illusion Q, Spells & Incantations O, Psionics & Divination O, Psionics & Divination Q, Lore O, Impling, Impling, Dragon Riding License 1, Dragon Riding Licence 2, Alchemy O, Alchemy Q, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Restoration D, Impling, Impling, Dragon Riding License 1, Dragon Riding License 2, Shapeshifting O, Shapeshifting Q, Shapeshifting D, Art of Illusion O, Art of Illusion Q, Art of Illusion D, Psionics & Divination O, Impling
Read: 4
Pages Read: 1459

Monday, July 3, 2023

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #630, July 3rd

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 #629
Teaser Tuesday #637
WWW Wednesday #637
WOW #633
Will the Time Come #630
Third Sentence Thursday #620
Random Reads #606
First Lines Friday #633
Book Blogger Hop #299
23 Books to Read in 2023 Update 4
The Reward Challenge Update #615
Wheel of TBR #162
How Well I Stuck to It #467
Wrote that Review Update #464

Week 26 Reviews:
Immortal Longings

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Clear Your S**t Readathon: 

Random:
Book Battle July 2023 TBR

OK, so I got 38 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty great week, I read some really great reads, I had my doggies with me, and because of Canada Day, I have today off, so that was great! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Yumi and the Nightmare Painter! Which I've actually already read because it was my first read of the week! 

#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us a gripping story set in the Cosmere universe told by Hoid, where two people from incredibly different worlds must compromise and work together to save their worlds from ruin.

Yumi comes from a land of gardens, meditation, and spirits, while Painter lives in a world of darkness, technology, and nightmares. When their lives suddenly become intertwined in strange ways, can they put aside their differences and work together to uncover the mysteries of their situation and save each other's communities from certain disaster?

Saturday, July 1, 2023

Week 26 Review: Seafire

From Goodreads:
After her family is killed by corrupt warlord Aric Athair and his bloodthirsty army of Bullets, Caledonia Styx is left to chart her own course on the dangerous and deadly seas. She captains her ship, the Mors Navis, with a crew of girls and women just like her, who have lost their families and homes because of Aric and his men. The crew has one mission: stay alive, and take down Aric's armed and armored fleet.

But when Caledonia's best friend and second-in-command barely survives an attack thanks to help from a Bullet looking to defect, Caledonia finds herself questioning whether to let him join their crew. Is this boy the key to taking down Aric Athair once and for all...or will he threaten everything the women of the Mors Navis have worked for?

The first in a heart-stopping trilogy that recalls the undeniable feminine power of Wonder Woman and the powder-keg action of Mad Max: Fury Road, Seafire reminds us of the importance of sisterhood and unity in the face of oppression and tyranny.

My Review:
I just just a really great time reading this book! I loved her other series, and I was really excited to read this one! And boy, was it an epic read, I quickly became attached to these characters, and my emotions were definitely engaged, because the situations that they face are wildly unfair!

From the beginning, I was invested, that this group that includes her and her family are able to leave this very dangerous area, but are having a pit stop. That she meets this boy, who is a Bullet, and she is kind, but then he betrays her and most of the group, including her family, are killed? Yeah, that was infuriating! 

That Caledonia creates this crew of girls and women to fight back? I had such a fantastic time with that, and when things get complicated by another Bullet, well, she has trust issues from the last time she tried, and I loved their dynamic!

This world was really interesting, and so were these characters, and with the way that things ended, has me so excited to see where the story is going to go in the future! I'm definitely hoping to see the bad guys taken down once and for all! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to continue on with this series! 

Author: Natalie C. Parker
Series: Seafire #1
Read: June 26th, 2023 
Source: Own
Reason Why: Sounded really great and I enjoy her writing, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023, WoW Book and a WTC Book!   
Publisher: Razorbill
Published: August 28th 2018
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Teaser Tuesday #630, May 9th

 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 Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards, page 8.

"I'm freaked. So, tell me right now, is this you?"

Well that sounds like something is going on! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Will the Time Come #555, January 20th

Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!
Want to Join?
-Pick a book you have been meaning to read
-Do a post telling us about the book    
-Link the post up in the linky  
-Visit the other blogs

From Goodreads:
After her family is killed by corrupt warlord Aric Athair and his bloodthirsty army of Bullets, Caledonia Styx is left to chart her own course on the dangerous and deadly seas. She captains her ship, the Mors Navis, with a crew of girls and women just like her, who have lost their families and homes because of Aric and his men. The crew has one mission: stay alive, and take down Aric's armed and armored fleet.

But when Caledonia's best friend and second-in-command barely survives an attack thanks to help from a Bullet looking to defect, Caledonia finds herself questioning whether to let him join their crew. Is this boy the key to taking down Aric Athair once and for all...or will he threaten everything the women of the Mors Navis have worked for?

The first in a heart-stopping trilogy that recalls the undeniable feminine power of Wonder Woman and the powder-keg action of Mad Max: Fury Road , Seafire reminds us of the importance of sisterhood and unity in the face of oppression and tyranny.

Why the time hasn't come yet...
I don't know! This is the start of a new series, but I've really enjoyed her other books! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Waiting on Wednesday #506, January 20th

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

A Stranger in Town by Kelley Armstrong
Expected Publication: February 9th, 2021
From Goodreads:
In #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong's next Rockton book, A Stranger in Town, the biggest mystery is the fate of the town itself.

Detective Casey Duncan has noticed fewer and fewer residents coming in to the hidden town of Rockton, and no extensions being granted. Her boyfriend, Sheriff Eric Dalton, presumes it’s the natural flux of things, but Casey’s not so sure. Something bigger is happening in the small town they call home.

When an injured hiker stumbles from the woods, the sole survivor of a hostile attack, it’s all hands on deck. Even a member of the elusive Rockton council comes in to help. This council member also comes bearing news: Rockton is being shut down due to the hostile situation.

Casey and Eric must now race to save the town that has allowed residents to have a fresh start, away from the mistakes of their past, while also getting to the bottom of this latest attack.

Murder With a View by Diane Kelly
Expected Publication: February 9th, 2021
From Goodreads:
Murder With a View is the third book in the delightful cozy mystery series from Diane Kelly set in Nashville, Tennessee—where the real estate market is to die for…

A DREAM PROPERTY

Carpenter Whitney Whitaker, her cousin Buck, and guard-cat Sawdust just scored a hot property near downtown Nashville in a tax sale. While the Music City Motor Court might not be much to look at now, the two plan to transform the motel’s twelve units into six one-bedroom condominiums with popular mid-century styling. But surprises await when Whitney discovers a squatter living in Room 9 and her cat Sawdust uncovers a body in the bed next door.

A LIVING NIGHTMARE

The murder victim is none other than Beckett Morgan, an up-and-coming country-western singing sensation who’s taken Nashville by storm with his number-one hit “Party in the Pasture.” Beckett’s left a long trail of broken promises and broken hearts, and the list of suspects seems endless. So does the line of female fans intent on halting the flip and turning the construction site into a shrine for the deceased star. If Whitney and Buck don’t help Detective Collin Flynn nail the killer, they’ll never be able to clear out the star-obsessed groupies, complete the remodel, and recoup their investment. But just who silenced the singer and why?

Rafael by Laurell K. Hamilton
Expected Publication: February 9th, 2021
From Goodreads:
Rafael, king of the wererats, must fight to the death to defend his crown. He wants Anita Blake, one of his closest allies, with him as he faces an opponent unlike any he’s faced before. He will ask Anita to risk everything to be at his side.…

But some of the wererats fear that Rafael depends too much on Anita and her ties to the vampires. They believe that there is only room in America for one supernatural king, and Rafael will turn them into nothing more than food for the bloodsuckers.

Among his enemies, a new challenger has arisen who is younger, hungrier, and has dark secrets that could destroy both the wererats and the vampires. Rafael will go into the magical heart of his people to find the power and violence that he needs to save them all, or die trying.

The Iron Raven by Julie Kagawa
Expected Publication: February 9th, 2021
From Goodreads:
Wicked faeries and fantastic danger… Welcome to book one of the new trilogy in N ew York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa’s Iron Fey fantasy series, as infamous prankster Puck finally has a chance to tell his story and stand with allies new and old to save Faery and the world. For fans of Holly Black and Cassandra Clare!

“YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF ME…”

Robin Goodfellow. Puck. Prankster, joker, raven, fool… King Oberon’s right-hand jester from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The legends are many, but the truth will now be known, as Puck finally tells his own story and faces a threat from a time before Faery began. A threat that brings him face-to-face with a new enemy…himself.

With the Iron Queen Meghan Chase and her prince consort, Puck’s longtime rival Ash, and allies old and new by his side, Puck begins a fantastical and dangerous adventure not to be missed or forgotten. Evenfall is coming, and with it a reckoning that even their combined powers and wits may not vanquish, as a shadow falls over the lands of Faery and the world slips into chaos.

Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb
Expected Publication: February 9th, 2021
From Goodreads:
In the new Eve Dallas police thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author J. D. Robb, what looked like a lover's quarrel turned fatal has larger--and more terrifying--motives behind it...

The scene in the West Village studio appears to be classic crime-of-passion: two wineglasses by the bed, music playing, and a young sculptor named Ariel Byrd with the back of her head bashed in. But when Dallas tracks down the wealthy Upper East Side woman who called 911, the details don't add up. Gwen Huffman is wealthy, elegant, comforted by her handsome fiancé as she sheds tears over the trauma of finding the body--but why did it take an hour to report it? And why is she lying about little things?

As Eve and her team look into Gwen, her past, and the people around her, they find that the lies are about more than murder. As with sculpture, they need to chip away at the layers of deception to find the shape within--and soon they're getting the FBI involved in a case that involves a sinister, fanatical group and a stunning criminal conspiracy.

Reckless Road by Christine Feehan
Expected Publication: February 9th, 2021
From Goodreads:
Refuel your passion with a new installment of the Torpedo Ink series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.

While Gedeon "Player" Lazaroff is one of Torpedo Ink motorcycle club's roughest members, he's also one of the calmest. Little rattles Player, except for the times his gift gets the better of him. When that happens, he has to just lie down in the dark and hope for the best. But on a night when he's on the verge of losing it, he meets a woman who manages to soothe his fractured mind.

Zyah is a striking, ethereal beauty who seduces him with every word and move. Their night together is one of pure, exquisite bliss. But when Player gets confused and thinks their intimate encounter was nothing more than a dream, his careless dismissal leaves her humiliated and angry.

Now, Player will have to devote his every breath to convincing Zyah to give him a second chance. Because she might be the only one who can save him from himself...

Curse of the Divine by Kim Smejkal
Expected Publication: February 9th, 2021
From Goodreads:
Return to the world of inklings, tattoo magic, and evil deities as Celia uncovers the secrets of the ink in order to stop Diavala once and for all. This eagerly anticipated sequel to Ink in the Blood is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Wicked Saints.

Celia Sand faced Diavala and won, using ink magic to destroy the corrupt religion of Profeta that tormented her for a decade. But winning came with a cost. Now Celia is plagued with guilt over her role in the death of her best friend. When she discovers that Diavala is still very much alive and threatening Griffin, the now-infamous plague doctor, Celia is desperate not to lose another person she loves to the deity’s wrath.

The key to destroying Diavala may lie with Halycon Ronnea, the only other person to have faced Diavala and survived. But Halcyon is dangerous and has secrets of his own, ones that involve the ink that Celia has come to hate. Forced to choose between the ink and Diavala, Celia will do whatever it takes to save Griffin—even if it means making a deal with the devil himself. 

Stormbreak by Natalie C. Parker
Expected Publication: February 9th, 2021
From Goodreads:
In this epic conclusion to the Seafire trilogy, which Booklist called "Mad Max by way of Davy Jones," Caledonia Styx will risk everything--her heart, her crew, and even her life--to defeat Lir and take back the Bullet Seas once and for all.

Aric Athair is dead. But the fight for the Bullet Seas is far from over. Caledonia's nemesis, Lir--the one responsible for getting her parents killed and for turning her brother into a Bullet--has seized control of the warlord's army.

Caledonia and her crew have fled to Cloudbreak to prepare for an all-out war. And they are not the only ones. Defecting soldiers begin to show up in droves to join their fight. But just as it seems like the tides might be turning, a surprise attack decimates the growing rebellion.

Desperate, with much of her crew missing or worse, Caledonia is forced to make an unlikely and unsteady alliance with a new enemy. It's a gamble that could cost her everything, but with the fate of the seas in her hands, Caledonia will do whatever it takes. War has come, and it's time to sink or swim.

The Girl from the Shadow Springs by Ellie Cypher
Expected Publication: February 9th, 2021
From Goodreads:
The Revenant meets True Grit with a magical twist in this thrilling and atmospheric debut fantasy about two teens who must brave a frozen wasteland and the foes within it to save their loved ones and uncover a deadly secret.

The answer to what freezes first is the eyes. That ain’t what most people would guess.

Everyone in Shadow Springs knows that no one survives crossing the Flats. But the threat of a frozen death has never deterred the steady stream of treasure hunters searching for a legendary prize hidden somewhere in the vast expanse of ice. Jorie thinks they’re all fools, which makes scavenging their possessions easier. It’s how she and her sister, Brenna, survive.

Then Jorie scavenges off the wrong body. When the dead man’s enemy believes Jorie took something valuable from the body, he kidnaps Brenna as collateral. He tells Jorie that if she wants her sister back, she’ll have to trade her for the item he thinks she stole. But how can Jorie make a trade when she doesn’t even know what she’s looking for?

Her only source of information is Cody, the dead man’s nephew and a scholar from the South who’s never been hardened by the harsh conditions of the North. Though Jorie’s reluctant to bring a city boy out onto the Flats with her, she’ll do whatever it takes to save her sister. But anything can happen out on the ice, and soon Jorie and Cody find they need one another more than they ever imagined—and they’ll have to trust each other to survive threats beyond their darkest nightmares.

Game Changer by Neal Shusterman
Expected Publication: February 9th, 2021
From Goodreads:
All it takes is one hit on the football field, and suddenly Ash’s life doesn’t look quite the way he remembers it.

Impossible though it seems, he’s been hit into another dimension—and keeps on bouncing through worlds that are almost-but-not-really his own.

The changes start small, but they quickly spiral out of control as Ash slides into universes where he has everything he’s ever wanted, universes where society is stuck in the past…universes where he finds himself looking at life through entirely different eyes.

And if he isn’t careful, the world he’s learning to see more clearly could blink out of existence…

Yeah, there's so many books that I'm so excited for on the 9th! I need it to be now so I can read these books! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Week 50 Review: All Out

From Goodreads:
Take a journey through time and genres and discover a past where queer figures live, love and shape the world around them. Seventeen of the best young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens.

From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier, to two girls falling in love while mourning the death of Kurt Cobain, forbidden love in a sixteenth-century Spanish convent or an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the 1970s roller-disco scene, All Out tells a diverse range of stories across cultures, time periods and identities, shedding light on an area of history often ignored or forgotten. 

My Review:
Yes, this was an awesome anthology! I just love the concept, of a bunch of LGBTIAQ+ characters falling in love, having romantic adventures. There were one or two where the romance was either already established or that they didn't need to really talk about it, they just fell into it.

The Scott Tracey one, I was just confused as to what was going on. It was really just that ending, but I didn't quite get what was going on, I would've liked a few more details. So that one, and the ones that didn't really have a happy ending were my least favourite. 

But it's hard to pick a favourite out of the rest of them. like the Malinda Lo story, it's now been turned into a full length novel, Last Night at the Telegraph Club, which I previously read and really enjoyed. So I enjoyed that one. And there's the one with the no kissing one with the ace rep in the 80's with the rollerblading. Oh, and the higher up maid and the lower maid, that was funny, espcailly the ending with the King! 

One thing is, that I think I'll enjoy Out Now just a tad more. One thing that I didn't realize about this anthology, but is right there in the synopsis, is that this is historical fiction collection of stories, the closest to the present time is the 80's story if I'm remembering correctly. And most of the time, that was fine. But I did have a moment or two when I wanted a more modern story. And that's on me, if you like historical stories and are interested in the concept of this anthology, you'll enjoy it! 

This was such great read, I enjoyed reading it, and I need to read Out Now! 

Authors: Saundra Mitchell, Kody Keplinger, Kate Scelsa, Robin Talley, Shaun David Hutchinson, Tess Sharpe, Alex Sanchez, Nilah Magruder, Sara Farizan, Mackenzi Lee, Anna-Marie McLemore, Malinda Lo, Dahlia Adler, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Scott Tracey, Tessa Gratton, Natalie C. Parker, Elliot Wake
Read: December 6th, 2020
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really good! And it's a Historical Fiction 2020 Book and a SAC 2020 Book!
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Published: February 27th 2018
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Waiting on Wednesday #374, July 11th

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

Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews
Expected Publication: August 28th, 2018
From Goodreads:
Mercenary Kate Daniels must risk all to protect everything she holds dear in this epic, can't-miss entry in the thrilling #1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series.

Kate has come a long way from her origins as a loner taking care of paranormal problems in post-Shift Atlanta. She's made friends and enemies. She's found love and started a family with Curran Lennart, the former Beast Lord. But her magic is too strong for the power players of the world to let her be.

Kate and her father, Roland, currently have an uneasy truce, but when he starts testing her defenses again, she knows that sooner or later, a confrontation is inevitable. The Witch Oracle has begun seeing visions of blood, fire, and human bones. And when a mysterious box is delivered to Kate's doorstep, a threat of war from the ancient enemy who nearly destroyed her family, she knows their time is up.

Kate Daniels sees no other choice but to combine forces with the unlikeliest of allies. She knows betrayal is inevitable. She knows she may not survive the coming battle. But she has to try.

For her child.

For Atlanta.

For the world.

Stygian by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Expected Publication: August 28th, 2018
From Goodreads:
Born before man recorded time, I lived for thousands of years, believing myself to be something I’m not.
Someone I’m not.

Lied to and betrayed by gods, Daimons, and Dark-Hunters, I’ve struggled to find my way in a world where I’ve been cursed since the moment a vengeful goddess prematurely ripped me from my mother and planted me into the womb of an innocent woman who thought me her son.

Trained as a slayer and predator, I’ve learned to fit in and stay low. To become a tool for evil. Until I was sent to kill the one woman I couldn’t. My hesitation cost her, her life.

Or so I thought. In an act of betrayal that makes all the others pale in comparison, I’ve learned that things are not what they seem in this world and that my Phoebe still lives.

Now I will have to travel into the very pits of Hades to try and save her, even as everyone around me attempts to steal what little soul I have left. There’s only one person at my back and I’m not sure I can trust her either, for she was born of an enemy race. Yet sometimes the road to redemption is one that singes us to our very core. And if I fail to find the answers I need to save Phoebe, more than just my wife will die.

We will lose the world. Both human and Daimon. 

~Urian of the House of Aricles

Seafire by Natalie C. Parker
Expected Publication: August 28th, 2018
From Goodreads:
After her family is killed by corrupt warlord Aric Athair and his bloodthirsty army of Bullets, Caledonia Styx is left to chart her own course on the dangerous and deadly seas. She captains her ship, the Mors Navis, with a crew of girls and women just like her, whose lives have been turned upside down by Aric and his men. The crew has one misson: stay alive, and take down Aric's armed and armored fleet.

But when Caledonia's best friend and second-in-command just barely survives an attack thanks to help from a Bullet looking to defect, Caledonia finds herself questioning whether or not to let him join their crew. Is this boy the key to taking down Aric Athair once and for all...or will he threaten everything the women of the Mors Navis have worked for?

Oh, yeah, Magic Triumphs and Stygian are two of the big major books that I want to read this year! Really excited for them and Seafire! Can't wait to read these books! What about you guys? happy reading!

Saturday, November 25, 2017

Week 47 Review: Three Sides of a Heart

From Goodreads:
In this collection, edited by Natalie C. Parker, some of your favorite YA authors tackle the much-debated trope of the love triangle, and the result is sixteen fresh, diverse, and romantic stories you don't want to miss.

A teen girl who offers kissing lessons. Zombies in the Civil War South. The girl next door, the boy who loves her, and the girl who loves them both. Vampires at a boarding school. Three teens fighting monsters in an abandoned video rental store. Literally the last three people on the planet. 

What do all these stories have in common?

The love triangle.

You may think you know the love triangle, but you've never seen love triangles like these. 

My Review:
I really enjoyed this anthology! I enjoy love triangles, and almost all of these weren't the usual girl has the choice between two guys. Especially since there was a lot of diversity in this book-a lot of LGBT characters, and characters of different ethnicities!

I don't know which story I enjoyed the most, I know The Historian, The Garrison, and the Cantakerous Catwoman by Lamar Giles was a favourite because it was just so twisty and turny, as well as Omega Ship by Rae Carson which a girl made the right choice for her, even if others would see it as selfish.

The weirdest one was Work in Progress by E. K. Johnston, with 3 characters each having a section they narrated, then those characters in a different setting, and repeat. It was just weird! Runner up would be Cass, An, and Dra by Natalie C. Parker

Some of these stories, I kinda got annoyed at-a big point of the love triangle, is that a choice is made, though a good deal of these stories subverted that, like Vim and Vigor by Veronica Roth. But a few of them, the story ends before the choice was made, and that really sucked! I wanted to know!

A few odd comments on the various stories would be, in Dread South by Justina Ireland, I kinda felt ashamed to have the same name as such a racist character! In Vega by Brenna Yovanoff, I think the 3rd member of the triangle was the city, Las Vegas, herself. With A Hundred Thousand Threads’ by Alaya Dawn Johnson, I do wish that we could've gotten a bit more detail, like who was talking/writing, instead of us having to figure things out. It would've been a lot easier, at the beginning of each section, to just have a little bit of data! And I wonder which of these stories had the "The girl next door, the boy who loves her, and the girl who loves them both" synopsis.

I did enjoy reading these stories a lot, I just wish that these stories each had a line synopsis, and were longer! They were really great to read!

Authors: Renée Ahdieh, Rae Carson, Brandy Colbert, Katie Cotugno, Lamar Giles, Tessa Gratton, Bethany Hagen, Justina Ireland, Alaya Dawn Johnson, E.K. Johnston, Julie Murphy, Garth Nix, Natalie C. Parker, Veronica Roth, Sabaa Tahir, Brenna Yovanoff
Read: November 24th, 2017
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really good with some really great authors, and it's a SAC 2017 Book!
Publisher: HarperTeen
Expected Publication: December 19th 2017
5/5 Hearts
4.5/5 Books
4.5/5 Stars

Monday, February 15, 2016

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #245, February 15th

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 #244
Teaser Tuesday #252
WWW Wednesday #252
WOW #249
Will the Time Come #245
Third Sentence Thursday #235
Random Reads #220
First Lines Friday #239
The Reward Challenge Update #230
Follow Friday #222
LLFL Reading Challenge Update 61
How Well I Stuck to It #74
Wrote that Review Update #79

Week 7 Reviews:
Mortal Ties
Ritual Magic
Unbinding
Mind Magic
Seven Black Diamonds
Dreamology
Behold the Bones
The Kiss of Deception
Wicked
Spider Game
The Shadow Queen
Moonset
Brotherhood in Death

Random:
We Have the Cover of Untitled #1!!!!
We Have the Cover of Diplomatic Immunity!!!!
Bethany Frenette Author Page
We Have the Title of Snow Like Ashes #3!!!!
We Have the Title of Gold Seer Trilogy #2!!!!
We Have the Cover of What Light!!!!
Jay Asher Author Page
We Have the Title of Menagerie #2!!!!

OK, so I got  posts in 7 days, What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Between Us and the Moon, A Christmas Kerril, DarkboundDown With the Shine, MorrighanThe Heart of BetrayalRiders, The Rose Society, The Secrets of Attraction, A Study in Charlotte, Tiny Pretty Things, Shiny Broken Pieces, and The Vengeful Half.

In this modern take on a holiday classic, high school junior, Kerril, faces her past, present, and future to be reminded of the good in others, and in herself.

Haunted by the memory of the worst of her divorced parents' public Christmas blowouts, Kerril, will do almost anything to avoid the upcoming tinsel-filled season. Unfortunately, a teacher with a grudge casts Kerril as the lead in the school's holiday production. To add to the misery, she will star alongside ultra-awkward Adam as her love interest.

Wanting to ditch the play, Adam, her parents, and Christmas altogether, Kerril accepts an invitation to take off to a cabin with her ultimate dream crush, Perry – only Perry may not be the guy she hoped he was, and it's not until she's left Adam behind to fend for himself onstage that she realizes he might just be the guy of her dreams.
Malcolm has seven days to unravel a twenty year old mystery, find a body, capture a killer and keep a demon at arm's length.

No one hates being a witch quite like Malcolm. But if there's one thing worse than being a witch, it's being a Moonset witch. There are very few things in his life that he can control, and after a fight with his siblings, he's losing his grip on what he's got left.

A creature as old as Hamelin has crept out of the Abyss, and its siren song has infected the teenagers of Carrow Mill compelling them, at first, to simply be swept away in love. But love soon turns dangerous, as passion turns to violence and an army of sociopaths is born.

The Pied Piper isn't just a story, and he's got his eyes set on Malcolm, promising a life of freedom from magic and the shackles of the Moonset bond. As Carrow Mill burns, Malcolm must make the hardest choice of his life: family? Or freedom?
There's a reason they say "be careful what you wish for." Just ask the girl who wished to be thinner and ended up smaller than Thumbelina, or the boy who asked for "balls of steel" and got them-literally. And never wish for your party to go on forever. Not unless you want your guests to be struck down by debilitating pain if they try to leave.


These are things Lennie only learns when it's too late-after she brings some of her uncles' moonshine to a party and toasts to dozens of wishes, including a big wish of her own: to bring back her best friend, Dylan, who was abducted and murdered six months ago.

Lennie didn't mean to cause so much chaos. She always thought her uncles' moonshine toast was just a tradition. And when they talked about carrying on their "important family legacy," she thought they meant good old-fashioned bootlegging.

As it turns out, they meant granting wishes. And Lennie has just granted more in one night than her uncles would grant in a year.

Now she has to find a way to undo the damage. But once granted, a wish can't be unmade...
Before borders were drawn, before treaties were signed, before wars were waged anew, before the great kingdoms of the Remnant were even born and the world of old was only a hazy slate of memory told in story and legend, a girl and her family fought to survive.

And that girl's name was Morrighan.

In this prequel novella to the Remnant Chronicles, a girl and a boy from enemy camps meet, fall in love--and set history in motion.
Held captive in the barbarian kingdom of Venda, Lia and Rafe have little chance of escape. Desperate to save Lia's life, her erstwhile assassin, Kaden, has told the Vendan Komizar that she has the gift, and the Komizar's interest in Lia is greater than anyone could have foreseen.

Meanwhile, nothing is straightforward: There's Rafe, who lied to Lia but has sacrificed his freedom to protect her; Kaden, who meant to assassinate her but has now saved her life; and the Vendans, whom Lia always believed to be savages. Now that she lives among them, however, she realizes that may be far from the truth. Wrestling with her upbringing, her gift, and her sense of self, Lia must make powerful choices that will affect her country... and her own destiny.
For eighteen-year-old Gideon Blake, nothing but death can keep him from achieving his goal of becoming a U.S. Army Ranger. As it turns out, it does.

Recovering from the accident that most definitely killed him, Gideon finds himself with strange new powers and a bizarre cuff he can't remove. His death has brought to life his real destiny. He has become War, one of the legendary four horsemen of the apocalypse.

Over the coming weeks, he and the other horsemen--Conquest, Famine, and Death--are brought together by a beautiful but frustratingly secretive girl to help save humanity from an ancient evil on the emergence.

They fail.

Now--bound, bloodied, and drugged--Gideon is interrogated by the authorities about his role in a battle that has become an international incident. If he stands any chance of saving his friends and the girl he's fallen for--not to mention all of humankind--he needs to convince the skeptical government officials the world is in imminent danger.

But will anyone believe him?
Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all.

Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she flees Kenettra with her sister to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers who nearly killed her.

But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to grow beyond her control. She does not trust her newfound Elite friends. Teren Santoro, leader of the Inquisition, wants her dead. And her former friends, Raffaele and the Dagger Society, want to stop her thirst for vengeance. Adelina struggles to cling to the good within her. But how can someone be good when her very existence depends on darkness?

Bestselling author Marie Lu delivers another heart-pounding adventure in this exhilarating sequel to The Young Elites.
The last thing sixteen-year-old Jamie Watson–writer and great-great-grandson of the John Watson–wants is a rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school just an hour away from his estranged father. But that’s not the only complication: Sherringford is also home to Charlotte Holmes, the famous detective’s enigmatic, fiercely independent great-great-granddaughter, who’s inherited not just his genius but also his vices, volatile temperament, and expertly hidden vulnerability. Charlotte has been the object of his fascination for as long as he can remember–but from the moment they meet, there’s a tense energy between them, and they seem more destined to be rivals than anything else.

Then a Sherringford student dies under suspicious circumstances ripped straight from the most terrifying of the Holmes stories, and Jamie and Charlotte become the prime suspects. Convinced they’re being framed, they must race against the police to conduct their own investigation. As danger mounts, it becomes clear that nowhere is safe and the only people they can trust are each other.

Equal parts tender, thrilling, and hilarious, A Study in Charlotte is the first in a trilogy brimming with wit and edge-of-the-seat suspense.
June, Bette, and Gigi have given their all to dance at Manhattan’s most elite ballet school. Now they are competing one final time for a spot at the prestigious American Ballet Company. With the stakes higher than ever, these girls have everything to lose…and no one is playing nice.

June is starting to finally see herself as a prima ballerina. However, getting what she wants might cost her everything—including the only boy she’s ever loved. Legacy dancer Bette is determined to clear her name after she was suspended and accused of hurting her rival, Gigi. Even if she returns, though, will she ever regain the spotlight she craves? And Gigi is not going to let Bette—or the other dancers who bullied her—go unpunished. But as revenge consumes her, Gigi may be the one who pays the price.

After years of grueling auditions, torn ribbons, and broken hearts, it all comes down to this last dance. Who will make the cut? And who will lose her dream forever?
Olivia might look human, but she's grown up with a heavy secret: her mother is a potion-maker who fled her home in a parallel world, the Hidden Lands. When her mother is captured by the potions merchants she once made a bad deal, Olivia is left alone.

Alfred is the blind young heir to the illegal potions trade. When he offers to help, Olivia isn't sure if she can trust him, but she has no choice. She goes with him to the Hidden Lands, a new world given a familiar veneer by bootlegged American pop culture, but strange at every turn. Lifelike doll people are created for menial labor, illegal magic dealers pay off the police, and reincarnation is accepted as fact. Alfred soon finds himself putting his position on the line to defend Olivia's mother against his family's conniving plans. Maybe he has morals…or maybe he's just falling in love.

But rescuing Mom proves the least of Olivia's worries. When she escapes from an attack by a curiously familiar sorceress, she learns that Alfred's family wasn't the only thing Mom was hiding from. Olivia was born with only half of a soul, and she can only become whole by finding her other half—and killing her.

Unfortunately for Olivia, her other half can kill her too. And she's not holding back.

With interior illustrations and comics by the author!