Romance

The Wrath & The Dawn

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The Wrath & The Dawn (The Wrath & The Dawn #1) by Renée Ahdieh (2015)

the wrath and the dawn

YA Fiction | Romance | Fantasy
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“One Life to One Dawn.

In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad’s dearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance and volunteers to be his next bride. Shahrzad is determined not only to stay alive, but to end the caliph’s reign of terror once and for all.  Continue reading →

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The Paper Swan

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The Paper Swan by Leylah Attar (2015)

the paper swan

Fiction | Contemporary | Romance | Thriller/Suspense | (TV-MA)
5 starsBlurb:

“They say it takes 21 days to form a habit.
They lie.
For 21 days she held on.
But on Day 22, she would have given anything for the sweet slumber of death.
Because on Day 22, she realizes that her only way out means certain death for one of the two men she loves.”
–Goodreads 
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The Divinity Bureau

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The Divinity Bureau (The Divinity Bureau #1) by Tessa Clare (2017)
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the divinity bureau

YA/NA Fiction | Dystopia | Romance
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“The Hunger Games meets Romeo and Juliet in a stunning debut about a forbidden romance between a young activist and a government employee working for a corrupt bureau that controls the population by deciding who lives and who dies.  Continue reading →

A Court of Frost and Starlight

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A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.1) by Sarah J. Maas (2018)

a court of frost and starlight

Novella | NA Fiction | Fantasy
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Feyre, Rhys, and their close-knit circle of friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly-changed world beyond. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it, a hard-earned reprieve. Yet even the festive atmosphere can’t keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated–scars that will have far-reaching impact on the future of their Court.”
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Altered

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Altered (Tainted Earth #2) by Susanne Valenti (2018)
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altered

YA Fiction | Dystopian Sci-Fi
4 StarsBlurb:

“The world is twisting into something new. Kaitlyn’s focus must be on survival but the chances of that are getting slimmer at every turn. With everything evolving into a stronger version of its past self, she needs to find a way to do the same.  Continue reading →

The Queen of Traitors

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The Queen of Traitors (The Fallen World #2) by Laura Thalassa (2016)

the queen of traitors

NA Fiction | Romance | Dystopia | (TV-MA)
4.5 starsBlurb:

“They say I am a queen.
They say I married a monster. That I did so willingly.
They say he cannot die, that he does not age. That together, we rule a ravaged world.
They say I used to be one of them, but now I am a traitor.
They say many things, all which I cannot remember, but…

I fear what they say is true.  Continue reading →