V Games: Dead Before Dawn

V Games: Dead Before Dawn (V Games #3) by Caroline Peckham (2018)

v games dead before dawn

YA/NA Fiction | Paranormal | Romance
4 StarsBlurb:

After the explosive breakout on the Isle of Lidelse, Selena and Varick have made it to safety. But the Helsings are already plotting their revenge and will hunt them to the ends of the earth to have it. Selena must rely on new allies as well as old to remain safe, but trust is not a thing she finds easy anymore.  Continue reading

Grace and Fury

Grace and Fury (Grace and Fury #1) by Tracy Banghart (2018)

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YA Fiction | Fantasy
2.5 StarsBlurb:

In a world where women have no rights, sisters Serina and Nomi Tessaro face two very different fates: one in the palace, the other in prison.

Serina has been groomed her whole life to become a Grace – someone to stand by the heir to the throne as a shining, subjugated example of the perfect woman. But when her headstrong and rebellious younger sister, Nomi, catches the heir’s eye, it’s Serina who takes the fall for the dangerous secret that Nomi has been hiding. Continue reading

Adapted

Adapted (Tainted Earth #3) by Susanne Valenti (2018)
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adapted

YA Fiction | Dystopian Sci-Fi
4 StarsBlurb:

“Held by forces they didn’t foresee, Kaitlyn and her friends must try to hold onto their humanity whilst battling for their freedom. In a cage built of fear, they have no choice but to follow the path before them. Kept away from her heart’s desire, Kaitlyn must find her own strength to resist the New Day. Without a way out, they have no chance of restoring the world to what it once was. They must do the only thing they can: fight.”
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Quelling

Quelling (The Purification Era #2) by Angie Grigaliunas (2018)
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YA Fiction | Fantasy Dystopia
4.5 stars
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“Stay low, act loyal, and don’t drawn attention.

For years, Rabreah has longed to overthrow the power-abusing Hulcondans who control her city. Yet in the wake of an unauthorized rebel attack, Lord Masrekah takes over the hunt for the “terrorists” – and it’s only a matter of time until he figures out her secret. If he hasn’t already. And while Rabreah finds relief in Sorek’s return, his easy infiltration of the enemy ushers in questions of where exactly his loyalties lie.  Continue reading

Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles #1)
by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (2009)

beautiful creatures

YA Fiction | Paranormal
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she’s struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever. Continue reading

Vampire Academy

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

vampire academy

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

Kingdom of Ash and Soot

Kingdom of Ash and Soot (The Order of the Crystal Daggers #1) by C.S. Johnson (2018)
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kingdom of ash and soot

YA Fiction | Historical | Fantasy
4 StarsBlurb:

“PRAGUE, 1870.

For the last ten years, nineteen-year-old Eleanora Svobodová has worked as a servant in her stepmother’s household. Along with her older brother, she dreams of the day they will be free to live life on their own terms.  Continue reading

LIFEL1K3

LIFEL1K3 (Lifelike #1) by Jay Kristoff (2018)
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lifelike

YA Fiction | Sci-Fi
4 StarsBlurb:

“On a floating junkyard beneath a radiation sky, a deadly secret lies buried in the scrap.

Eve isn’t looking for secrets—she’s too busy looking over her shoulder. The robot gladiator she’s just spent six months building has been reduced to a smoking wreck, and the only thing keeping her Grandpa from the grave was the fistful of credits she just lost to the bookies. To top it off, she’s discovered she can destroy electronics with the power of her mind, and the puritanical Brotherhood are building a coffin her size. If she’s ever had a worse day, Eve can’t remember it. Continue reading

The Divinity Bureau

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

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

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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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