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Aerisian Refrain

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Aerisian Refrain (Beyond the Sunset Lands #1) by Sarah Ashwood (2018)
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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 →

Angelfall

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Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee (2011)

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YA Fiction | Apocalypse/Paranormal
4 StarsBlurb:

“It’s been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back.

Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel.  Continue reading →

Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge

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Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge by Lisa Jensen (2018)
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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 →

Vampire Academy

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Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy #1) by Richelle Mead (2007)

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YA Fiction | Paranormal
4.5 starsBlurb:

“Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies . . .

Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth’s magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires – the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa’s best friend, makes her a dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.  Continue reading →

The Brink of Darkness

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The Brink of Darkness (The Edge of Everything #2) by Jeff Giles (2018)
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the brink of darkness

YA Fiction | Paranormal
4.5 starsBlurb:

“Things have changed for seventeen-year-old Zoe ever since the otherworldly events that brought her together with the mysterious bounty hunter she calls X. In order to save Zoe and her family, X has done the unthinkable – he’s given up his freedom and returned to captivity in the Lowlands.  Continue reading →

The Sentinel’s Reign

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The Sentinel’s Reign (Silent Sea Chronicles #2) by Suzanne Rogerson (2018)
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the sentinel's reign

Fiction | Fantasy
4 StarsBlurb:

“The new Sentinel’s reign is doomed to failure unless Tei can prevent the Kalayan people from plunging into war.

With the new Sentinel initiated and the magic restored on Kalaya, life is flourishing for Tei and the exiles. But Rathnor’s plans for war soon escalate and thwart any chance of peace.  Continue reading →

The Assassin Game

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The Assassin Game by Kirsty McKay (2016)

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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 →

Blog Tour | The Game

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Today I get to participate in the blog tour for book 2 in Paula Millhouse’s urban fantasy series, Hunters’ Watch Brigade: THE GAME. Keep reading for an exciting excerpt and a Q&A with Paula! (Interested in starting with book 1? Check out my post: INITIATION) Continue reading →

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 →

The Wicked Deep

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The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw (2018)

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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 →