Children of Daedala

Children of Daedala (Children of Icarus #2) by Caighlan Smith (2018)
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Children of Daedala

YA Fiction | Dark Fantasy/Mythology | Horror
4.5 stars
Blurb:

“Six months alone in the labyrinth has made her strong. But the search for the exit means gambling on an old ‘friend’ and going against everything she’s been taught to survive. You know the labyrinth will have yet more horrors lurking in its depths. You’ve learned few people can be trusted. But freedom is tantalizingly close. Are you ready to take the risk?”
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Expected Publication Date: April 1, 2018
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The Disappearances

The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy (2017)

the disappearances

YA Fiction | Mystery | Historical | Paranormal
4.5 stars
Blurb:

“What if the ordinary things in life suddenly…disappeared?

Aila Quinn’s mother, Juliet, has always been a mystery: vibrant yet guarded, she keeps her secrets beyond Aila’s reach. When Juliet dies, Aila and her younger brother Miles are sent to live in Sterling, a rural town far from home–and the place where Juliet grew up. Continue reading

Scythe

Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) by Neal Shusterman (2016)

Scythe

YA Fiction | Sci-Fi | Dystopia
4.5 starsBlurb:

Thou shalt kill.

A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control.

Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.”
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Blood Red Road

Blood Red Road (Dust Lands #1) by Moira Young (2011)

blood red road

YA Fiction | Post-Apocalypse | Western
4 Stars
Blurb:

“Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That’s fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when four cloaked horsemen capture Lugh, Saba’s world is shattered, and she embarks on a quest to get him back.  Continue reading

The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave (5th Wave, #1) by Rick Yancey (2013)

The 5th Wave

YA Fiction | Sci-Fi | Aliens
4.5 stars
Blurb:

“After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.  Continue reading

The Edge of Everything

The Edge of Everything (The Edge of Everything #1) by Jeff Giles (2017)
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the edge of everything

YA Fiction | Paranormal
4 Stars
Blurb:

“It’s been a shattering year for seventeen-year-old Zoe, who’s still reeling from her father’s shockingly sudden death in a caving accident and her neighbors’ mysterious disappearance from their own home. Then on a terrifying sub-zero, blizzardy night in Montana, she and her brother are brutally attacked in a cabin in the woods–only to be rescued by a mysterious bounty hunter they call X.  Continue reading

Rogue One: a Star Wars story

Rogue One: a Star Wars story (Movie, 2016)

Rogue One

Science Fiction | Galactic War
Rated PG-13
4-5-stars

Starring: Felicity Jones (Jyn Erso), Diego Luna (Cassian Andor), Alan Tudyk (K-2SO), Donnie Yen (Chirrut Îmwe), Wen Jiang (Baze Malbus)

Blurb: “The Rebel Alliance makes a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow.”
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All the Stars in the Sky

All the Stars in the Sky (Until the End of the World #3) by Sarah Lyons Fleming (2015)

all the stars in the sky

NA Fiction | Zombies | Sci-Fi | (TV-14)
4.5 stars
Blurb:

“Cassie Forrest has sworn she’ll never let the world get the best of her again.
She’s chosen to believe everything will be all right.

But on a journey filled with heartbreak and madness and zombies, Cassie and her friends must struggle to stay alive—and it’s hard to believe in a future when survival seems unlikely.” 
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Nevernight

Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicles #1) by Jay Kristoff (2016)

nevernight

NA Fiction | Dark Fantasy | (TV-MA)
4 Stars
Blurb:

“In a land where three suns almost never set, a fledgling killer joins a school of assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family.

Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape her father’s failed rebellion with her life. Alone and friendless, she hides in a city built from the bones of a dead god, hunted by the Senate and her father’s former comrades. But her gift for speaking with the shadows leads her to the door of a retired killer, and a future she never imagined. Continue reading

An Ember in the Ashes

An Ember in the Ashes (Ember in the Ashes #1) by Sabaa Tahir (2015)

An Ember in the Ashes

YA Fiction | Fantasy
5 stars
Blurb:

“Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.

Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.  Continue reading