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Aerisian Refrain

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Aerisian Refrain (Beyond the Sunset Lands #1) by Sarah Ashwood (2018)
-eARC Review-

aerisian refrain

YA Fiction | Fantasy | Romance
4 StarsBlurb:

“Following the prophesied Artan’s victory over the Dark Powers, the land of Aerisia is finally at rest, until ancient beings, long imprisoned, begin to stir…

Eight years after Annie Richards’ stellar voice and musical talents skyrocketed her from rural Oklahoma to international fame, haunting visions have begun threatening her sanity. While she’s returning to her childhood home to convalesce, creatures straight from her nightmares bring down her plane. Annie wakens in a parallel world, Aerisia. Here, she discovers her musical gifts translate into magical powers—the legacy of a banished race who have been invading her dreams.  Continue reading →

Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge

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Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge by Lisa Jensen (2018)
-eARC Review-

beast

YA Fiction | Fantasy
2.5 StarsBlurb:

“They say Château Beaumont is cursed. But servant-girl Lucie can’t believe such foolishness about handsome Jean-Loup Christian Henri LeNoir, Chevalier de Beaumont, master of the estate. But when the chevalier’s cruelty is revealed, Lucie vows to see him suffer. A wisewoman grants her wish, with a spell that transforms Jean-Loup into monstrous-looking Beast, reflecting the monster he is inside. But Beast is nothing like the chevalier. Continue reading →

The Assassin Game

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The Assassin Game by Kirsty McKay (2016)

the assassin game

YA Fiction | Mystery/Thriller
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Who will be left after lights out?

Tag, you’re it…

It’s 4:00 a.m. when they come for me. I am already awake, strung out on the fear that they will come, and the fear that they won’t. When I finally hear the click of the latch on the dormitory door, I have only a second to brace myself before—  Continue reading →

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 Wicked Deep

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The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw (2018)

the wicked deep

YA Fiction | Paranormal
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow…

Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town.

Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them under.  Continue reading →

Lost Boy

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Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry (2017)

lost boy

Fiction | Fantasy | Horror
4 StarsBlurb:

“There is one version of my story that everyone knows. And then there is the truth. This is how it happened. How I went from being Peter Pan’s first—and favorite—lost boy to his greatest enemy.  Continue reading →

Sky in the Deep

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Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young (2018)
-eARC Review-

sky in the deep

YA Fiction | Fantasy
4.5 starsBlurb:

“OND ELDR. BREATHE FIRE.

Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield—her brother, fighting with the enemy—the brother she watched die five years ago.  Continue reading →

The Queens of Innis Lear

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The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton (2018)
-eARC Review-

the queens of innis lear

Fiction | Fantasy | Shakespeare Retelling
3 StarsBlurb:

“A kingdom at risk, a crown divided, a family drenched in blood.

The erratic decisions of a prophecy-obsessed king have drained Innis Lear of its wild magic, leaving behind a trail of barren crops and despondent subjects. Enemy nations circle the once-bountiful isle, sensing its growing vulnerability, hungry to control the ideal port for all trade routes.  Continue reading →

Player’s Game

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Player’s Game by Desirae Clark (2018)
-NetGalley Review-

Player's Game

Teen Fiction | Contemporary | Romance
3 StarsBlurb:

“Samantha Valentine’s life turns upside down when she finds out her family is returning to her old town, Scottsdale. It took her a while to make the city her home, and now all of that is for naught, as she has to learn to settle in a quiet town again.  Continue reading →

Ready Player One

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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (2011)

ready player one

YA Fiction | Sci-Fi | Dystopia
2.5 StarsBlurb:

“It’s the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place.

Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets.  Continue reading →