Author: A.G. Howard
Goodreads Rating: 3.98
Pages: 371
This stunning debut
captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a
girl’s pangs of first love and independence.
Alyssa Gardner hears
the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed
her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse
stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration
for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now.
When
her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns
that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The
real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis
Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests,
including draining an ocean of Alice’s tears, waking the slumbering tea
party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice’s mistakes and
save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous
best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her
guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own.
Author: Jennifer Nielsen
Goodreads Rating: 4.22
Pages: 331
A kingdom teetering on
the brink of destruction. A king gone missing. Who will survive? Find
out in the highly anticipated sequel to Jennifer A. Nielsen's
blockbuster THE FALSE PRINCE!
Just weeks after Jaron has taken
the throne, an assassination attempt forces him into a deadly situation.
Rumors of a coming war are winding their way between the castle walls,
and Jaron feels the pressure quietly mounting within Carthya. Soon, it
becomes clear that deserting the kingdom may be his only hope of saving
it. But the further Jaron is forced to run from his identity, the more
he wonders if it is possible to go too far. Will he ever be able to
return home again? Or will he have to sacrifice his own life in order to
save his kingdom?
The stunning second installment of The
Ascendance Trilogy takes readers on a roller-coaster ride of treason and
murder, thrills and peril, as they journey with the Runaway King!
Author: Marissa Meyer
Goodreads Rating: 4.54
Pages: 824
Princess Winter is
admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the
scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking
than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana.
Winter despises her
stepmother, and knows Levana won’t approve of her feelings for her
childhood friend—the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn’t as
weak as Levana believes her to be and she’s been undermining her
stepmother’s wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic,
Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a
revolution and win a war that’s been raging for far too long.
Can Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter defeat Levana and find their happily ever afters?
Author: Alison Goodman
Goodreads Rating: 4.00
Pages: 531
Swordplay, dragon magic--and a hero with a desperate secret
Twelve-year-old
Eon has been in training for years. His intensive study of Dragon
Magic, based on East Asian astrology, involves two kinds of skills:
sword-work and magical aptitude. He and his master hope that he will be
chosen as a Dragoneye--an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons
of good fortune.
But Eon has a dangerous secret. He is actually
Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been masquerading as a boy for
the chance to become a Dragoneye. Females are forbidden to use Dragon
Magic; if anyone discovers she has been hiding in plain sight, her death
is assured.
When Eon's secret threatens to come to light, she
and her allies are plunged into grave danger and a deadly struggle for
the Imperial throne. Eon must find the strength and inner power to
battle those who want to take her magic...and her life.
Author: Livia Blackburne
Goodreads Rating: 4.01
Pages: 384
After learning the truth about her bloodlines, Kyra can’t help but feel like a monster.
Though
she’s formed a tentative alliance with the Palace, Kyra must keep her
identity a secret or risk being hunted like the rest of her Demon Rider
kin. Tristam and the imprisoned assassin James are among the few who
know about her heritage, but when Tristam reveals a heartbreaking secret
of his own, Kyra’s not sure she can trust him. And with James’s fate in
the hands of the palace, Kyra fears that he will give her away to save
himself.
As tensions rise within Forge's Council, and vicious
Demon Rider attacks continue in surrounding villages, Kyra knows she
must do something to save her city. But she walks a dangerous line
between opposing armies: will she be able to use her link to the Demon
Riders for good, or will her Makvani blood prove to be deadly?
In this spellbinding sequel to Midnight Thief,
Kyra and Tristam face their biggest battle yet as they grapple with
changing allegiances, shocking deceit, and vengeful opponents.
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Goodreads Rating: 4.60
Pages: 562
She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one.
Celaena
Sardothien has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak—but
at an unspeakable cost. Now she must travel to a new land to confront
her darkest truth...a truth about her heritage that could change her
life—and her future—forever.
Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous
forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world. To
defeat them, Celaena must find the strength to not only fight her inner
demons but to battle the evil that is about to be unleashed.
The king's assassin takes on an even greater destiny and burns brighter than ever before in this follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Crown of Midnight.
Author: Marissa Meyer
Goodreads Rating: 4.04
Pages: 220
In this stunning bridge book between Cress and Winter in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles, Queen Levana’s story is finally told.
Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Who is the fairest of them all?
Fans
of the Lunar Chronicles know Queen Levana as a ruler who uses her
“glamour” to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder,
Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story – a story that
has never been told . . . until now.
Marissa Meyer spins yet
another unforgettable tale about love and war, deceit and death. This
extraordinary book includes full-color art and an excerpt from Winter, the next book in the Lunar Chronicles series.
Author: Livia Blackburne
Goodreads Rating: 3.70
Pages: 376
Growing up on Forge’s
streets has taught Kyra how to stretch a coin. And when that’s not
enough, her uncanny ability to scale walls and bypass guards helps her
take what she needs.
But when the leader of the Assassins Guild
offers Kyra a lucrative job, she hesitates. She knows how to get by on
her own, and she’s not sure she wants to play by his rules. But he’s
persistent—and darkly attractive—and Kyra can’t quite resist his pull.
Tristam
of Brancel is a young Palace knight on a mission. After his best friend
is brutally murdered by Demon Riders, a clan of vicious warriors who
ride bloodthirsty wildcats, Tristam vows to take them down. But as his
investigation deepens, he finds his efforts thwarted by a talented
thief, one who sneaks past Palace defenses with uncanny ease.
When
a fateful raid throws Kyra and Tristam together, the two enemies
realize that their best chance at survival—and vengeance—might be to
join forces. And as their loyalties are tested to the breaking point,
they learn a startling secret about Kyra’s past that threatens to
reshape both their lives.
In her arresting debut novel, Livia
Blackburne creates a captivating world where intrigue prowls around
every corner—and danger is a way of life.
Author: D. J. MacHale
Goodreads Rating: 4.25
Pages: 560
Format: Finished Copy
This is where it
begins. The showdown for Halla. At stake is nothing less than all that
ever was and all that will be.There's only one thing missing--Bobby
Pendragon.
While Bobby remains trapped on Ibara, the battle moves
to his home territory: Second Earth. Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde
are left on their own to defend Second Earth agsinst the forces of
Saint Dane. They must face off against a charismatic cult leader who has
risen to power by revealing a shattering truth to the people of Earth:
They are not alone.
The Convergence has broken down the walls.
The territories are on a collision course. The final phase of Saint
Dane's quest to rule Halla is under way.
And Bobby Pendragon is nowhere to be found.
