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Fragmented Souls

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Fragmented Souls (Fragmented Souls #1) by Kasha Ross (2022)

YA Fiction | Dystopia

Blurb:

When Mother Earth grew tired of giving her people chance after chance to right their wrongs, she resorted to her last hope and released a toxic gas into the atmosphere. She spared only her creations and killed over eight billion people. In a new society made up of just three cities and five towns, a tyrant claimed power. The initial hope swiftly dissolved into starvation and fear in a place built on greed, motivated by violence, and populated by those who wished only for a quick death.

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Bunnicula

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Bunnicula (Bunnicula #1) by James & Deborah Howe (1979)

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Children’s Fiction | Paranormal
5 starsBlurb:

“BEWARE THE HARE!
Is he or isn’t he a vampire?

Before it’s too late, Harold the dog and Chester the cat must find out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe household — a suspicious-looking bunny with unusual habits… and fangs!”
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Tarnished City

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Tarnished City (Dark Gifts #2) by Vic James (2017)

tarnished city

Fiction | Urban Fantasy | Dystopia
4.5 starsBlurb:

“MAGIC COMPELS. WE BLEED.

Luke is a prisoner, condemned for a murder he didn’t commit. Abi is a fugitive, desperate to free him before magic breaks his mind. But as the Jardines tighten their grip on a turbulent Britain, brother and sister face a fight greater than their own. Continue reading →

The Exact Opposite of Okay

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The Exact Opposite of Okay by Laura Steven (2018)

the exact opposite of okay

YA Fiction | Contemporary
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Eighteen-year-old Izzy O’Neill knows exactly who she is—a loyal friend, an aspiring comedian, and a person who believes that milk shakes and Reese’s peanut butter cups are major food groups. But after she’s caught in a compromising position with the son of a politician, it seems like everyone around her is eager to give her a new label: slut. Continue reading →

Lord of the Fading Lands

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Lord of the Fading Lands (Tairen Soul #1) by C.L. Wilson (2007)

Lord of the Fading Lands

Fiction | Fantasy | Romance
4 StarsBlurb:

“Once, driven wild with grief over the murder of his beloved, the majestic Fey King Rain Tairen Soul had laid waste to the world before vanishing into the Fading Lands. Now, a thousand years later, a new threat draws him back into the world—and a new love reawakens the heart he thought long dead. Continue reading →

Dark Harmony

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Dark Harmony (The Bargainer #3) by Laura Thalassa (2018)

Dark Harmony

NA Fiction | Fantasy | Romance | (TV-MA)
4 StarsBlurb:

“There are worse things than death. Things that lurk in the shadows and slip into your dreams. Things that have no business existing. Things that once slept … but have now awoken.

For Callypso Lillis, the fae magic that now runs through her veins is equal parts curse and good fortune. For the very thing that bonds her to Desmond Flynn, the King of the Night, also makes her vulnerable to the Thief of Souls, a man who wants to break the world … and Callie along with it. Continue reading →

Impostors

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Impostors (Impostors #1) by Scott Westerfeld (2018)

Impostors

YA Fiction | Sci-Fi | Dystopia
4 StarsBlurb:

“Frey and Rafi are inseparable . . . but very few people have ever seen them together. This is because Frey is Rafi’s double, raised in the shadows of their rich father’s fortress. While Rafi has been taught to charm, Frey has been taught to kill. Frey only exists to protect her sister. There is no other part of her life. Frey has never been out in the world on her own – until her father sends her in Rafi’s place to act as collateral for a dangerous deal. Everyone thinks she’s her sister – but Col, the son of a rival leader, is starting to get close enough to tell the difference. As the stakes grow higher and higher, Frey must decide whether she can trust him – or anyone in her life.”
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A Strange Hymn

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A Strange Hymn (The Bargainer #2) by Laura Thalassa (2017)

a strange hymn

NA Fiction | Paranormal/Fantasy | Romance | (TV-MA)
4 StarsBlurb:

“Siren and soulmate to the King of Night, Callypso Lillis survived the clutches of Karnon, the mad king, and his twisted prison. But the nightmare isn’t over. Callie wears the physical reminders of her time as a captive, and mounting evidence suggests the Thief of Souls is still out there. Continue reading →

Wither

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Wither (The Chemical Garden #1) by Lauren DeStefano (2011)

wither

YA Fiction | Dystopia
3 StarsBlurb:

“By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. She can thank modern science for this genetic time bomb. A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males with a lifespan of 25 years, and females with a lifespan of 20 years. Geneticists are seeking a miracle antidote to restore the human race, desperate orphans crowd the population, crime and poverty have skyrocketed, and young girls are being kidnapped and sold as polygamous brides to bear more children. Continue reading →