September 03, 2019

New Releases: Week of September 3, 2019

Five Dark Fates (Three Dark Crowns #4)
Author: Kendare Blake
Publisher: Harper Teen
Publication Date: September 3, 2019

After the battle with Katharine, the rebellion lies in tatters. Jules’s legion curse has been unbound, leaving her out of her mind and unfit to rule. Arsinoe must find a cure, even as the responsibility of stopping the ravaging mist rests heavy on her shoulders, and her shoulders alone. Mirabella has disappeared.

Queen Katharine’s rule over Fennbirn remains intact—for now. But her attack on the rebellion exacted a high price: her beloved Pietyr. Without him, who can she rely upon when Mirabella arrives, seemingly under a banner of truce? As oldest and youngest circle each other, and Katharine begins to yearn for the closeness that Mirabella and Arsinoe share, the dead queens hiss caution—Mirabella is not to be trusted.

In this conclusion to the Three Dark Crowns series, three dark sisters will rise to fight as the secrets of Fennbirn’s history are laid bare. Allegiances will shift. Bonds will be tested, and some broken forever.
The fate of the island lies in the hands of its queens.

Eclipse The Skies (Ignite The Stars #2)

Author: Maura Milan

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Publication Date: September 3, 2019

Ia Cōcha never thought she’d be working for the Olympus Commonwealth. But that was before she found out her trusted brother Einn was trying to tear apart the universe. Now, Ia, the Blood Wolf of the Skies, has agreed to help the Royal Star Force on one condition: when she finds him, she gets to kill Einn herself.

Brinn Tarver has just come to terms with her Tawny identity when the public lashes out against her people, crushing her family. At her breaking point, she starts to question everything she believes in—including Ia.

After the death of his mentor, Knives Adams is doing his best to live up to a role he didn’t ask for as Aphelion’s new headmaster. Still, with each new step deeper into war, he feels torn between his duties and the pull of Ia’s radical—sometimes criminal—ideas.

As they fight to keep darkness from eclipsing the skies, their unpredictable choices launch this breathtaking sequel to explosive new heights.

The Girl The Sea Gave Back

Author: Adrienne Young

Publisher: Wednesday Books

Publication Date: September 3, 2019

The new gut-wrenching epic from the New York Times bestselling author of Sky in the Deep.

For as long as she can remember, Tova has lived among the Svell, the people who found her washed ashore as a child and use her for her gift as a Truthtongue. Her own home and clan are long-faded memories, but the sacred symbols and staves inked over every inch of her skin mark her as one who can cast the rune stones and see into the future. She has found a fragile place among those who fear her, but when two clans to the east bury their age-old blood feud and join together as one, her world is dangerously close to collapse.

For the first time in generations, the leaders of the Svell are divided. Should they maintain peace or go to war with the allied clans to protect their newfound power? And when their chieftain looks to Tova to cast the stones, she sets into motion a series of events that will not only change the landscape of the mainland forever but will give her something she believed she could never have again—a home.

Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove #1)

Author: Shelby Mahurin

Publisher: Harper Teen

Publication Date: September 3, 2019

Bound as one to love, honor, or burn.

Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There, witches like Lou are hunted. They are feared. And they are burned.

Sworn to the Church as a Chasseur, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. His path was never meant to cross with Lou's, but a wicked stunt forces them into an impossible union—holy matrimony.

The war between witches and Church is an ancient one, and Lou's most dangerous enemies bring a fate worse than fire. Unable to ignore her growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is, a choice must be made.

And love makes fools of us all.

Kingdom of Souls 

Author: Rena Barron

Publisher: Harper Teen

Publication Date: September 3, 2019

Explosive fantasy set in a world of magic and legend, where one girl must sacrifice her life, year by year, to gain the power necessary to fight the mother she has never been good enough for.

Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Tomi Adeyemi and Black Panther

THERE’S MAGIC IN HER BLOOD.

Arrah is a young woman from a long line of the most powerful witch doctors in the land. But she fails at magic, fails to call upon the ancestors and can't even cast the simplest curse.

Shame and disappointment dog her.

When strange premonitions befall her family and children in the kingdom begin to disappear, Arrah undergoes the dangerous and scorned process of selling years of her life for magic. This borrowed power reveals a nightmarish betrayal and a danger beyond what she could have imagined. Now Arrah must find a way to master magic, or at least buy it, in order to save herself and everything she holds dear.

An explosive fantasy set in a world of magic and legend with a twist you will never see coming.

Other New Releases This Week: 

Darkdawn (The Nevernight Chronicles #3) by Jay Kristoff (9/3/19) [St. Martin's Press]
There Will Come A Darkness (The Age of Darkness #1) by Katy Rose Pool (9/3/19) [Henry Holt BYR]
Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee (9/3/19) [Marvel Press]
American Royals (American Royals #1) by Katharine McGee (9/3/19) [Random House BYR]
Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai (9/3/19) [Harper Collins]
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika & Maritza Moulite (9/3/19) [Inkyard]
Only Ashes Remain (Market of Monsters #2) by Rebecca Schaeffer (9/3/19) [HMH BYR]
She's The Worst by Lauren Spieller (9/3/19) [Simon & Schuster BYR]
Sword and Pen (The Great Library #5) by Rachel Caine (9/3/19) [Berkley Books]
Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi (9/3/19) [Simon & Schuster BYR]
The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett (9/3/19) [Simon Pulse]
Red Skies Falling (Skybound #2) by Alex London (9/3/19) [Farrar, Straus & Giroux BYR]

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August 27, 2019

New Releases: Week of August 27, 2019

These Divided Shores (Stream Raiders #2)
Author: Sara Raasch
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Publication Date: August 27, 2019

The thrilling sequel to These Rebel Waves—full of deadly magic, double crosses, and a revolution—from Sara Raasch, the bestselling author of the Snow Like Ashes series.

As a child, she committed unforgivable acts to free Grace Loray from King Elazar of Argrid. Now Elazar’s plan to retake the island has surpassed Lu’s darkest fears: he’s holding her and his son, Ben, captive in an endlessly shifting prison, forcing them to make a weapon that will guarantee Elazar’s success. Escape is impossible—unless Lu becomes the ruthless soldier she hoped never to be again.

Vex failed to save Lu and Ben—and that torments him as much as his Shaking Sickness. With the disease worsening, Vex throws himself into the rebellion against Argrid. The remaining free armies are allied with the stream raider syndicates—and getting them to cooperate will take a strength Vex thought burned on a pyre six years ago.

Imprisoned, betrayed, and heartbroken, Ben is determined to end his father’s rampage. Watching Elazar sway the minds of Grace Loray as he did those of Argrid, Ben knows he has to play his father’s game of devotion to win this war. But how can a heretic prince defeat the Pious God?

As armies clash and magic rises, Lu, Vex, and Ben will confront their pasts . . . or lose their futures forever.

Song of the Abyss (Tower of Winds #2)

Author: Makiia Lucier

Publisher: HMH BYR

Publication Date: August 27, 2019

Ancient grievances, long-held grudges, and dangerous magic combine in this sweeping standalone fantasy perfect for fans of Tamora Pierce and Rachel Hartman.

They came in the night as she dreamt, in her berth, on a ship sailing home to del Mar. After, they would be all Reyna thought about: two carracks painted scorpion black. No emblem on either forecastle, no pennants flying above the mainmasts to hint at a kingdom of origin.

Never a good sign.

As the granddaughter of a famed navigator, seventeen-year-old Reyna has always lived life on her own terms, despite those who say a girl could never be an explorer for the royal house of St. John del Mar. She is determined to prove them wrong, and as she returns home after a year-long expedition, she knows her dream is within reach. No longer an apprentice, instead: Reyna, Master Explorer.

But when menacing raiders attack her ship, those dreams are pushed aside. Reyna's escape is both desperate and dangerous, and when next she sees her ship, a mystery rises from the deep. The sailors--her captain, her countrymen--have vanished. To find them, Reyna must use every resource at her disposal . . . including placing her trust in a handsome prince from a rival kingdom.

Together they uncover a disturbing truth. The attack was no isolated incident. Troubling signs point to a shadowy kingdom in the north, and for once, the rulers of the Sea of Magdalen agree: something must be done. But can Reyna be brave enough to find a way?

Other New Releases This Week:

Wild Savage Stars (Sweet Black Waves #2) by Kristina Perez (8/27/19) [Imprint]

Rage (Stormheart #2) by Cora Carmack (8/27/19) [Tor Teen]

Crown of Coral and Pearl (Crown of Coral and Pearl #1) by Mara Rutherford (8/27/19) [Inkyard]

Run, Hide, Fight Back by April Henry (8/27/19) [Henry Holt BYR]

Mind Games by Shana Silver (8/27/19) [Swoon Reads]

The Ghost Seekers (The Soul Keepers #2) by Devon Taylor (8/27/19) [Swoon Reads]

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August 20, 2019

New Releases: Week of August 20, 2019

Color Me In
Author: Natasha Diaz
Publisher: Delacorte
Publication Date: August 20, 2019

Debut YA author Natasha Diaz pulls from her personal experience to inform this powerful coming-of-age novel about the meaning of friendship, the joyful beginnings of romance, and the racism and religious intolerance that can both strain a family to the breaking point and strengthen its bonds.

Who is Nevaeh Levitz?

Growing up in an affluent suburb of New York City, sixteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz never thought much about her biracial roots. When her Black mom and Jewish dad split up, she relocates to her mom's family home in Harlem and is forced to confront her identity for the first time.

Nevaeh wants to get to know her extended family, but one of her cousins can't stand that Nevaeh, who inadvertently passes as white, is too privileged, pampered, and selfish to relate to the injustices they face on a daily basis as African Americans. In the midst of attempting to blend their families, Nevaeh's dad decides that she should have a belated bat mitzvah instead of a sweet sixteen, which guarantees social humiliation at her posh private school. Even with the push and pull of her two cultures, Nevaeh does what she's always done when life gets complicated: she stays silent.

It's only when Nevaeh stumbles upon a secret from her mom's past, finds herself falling in love, and sees firsthand the prejudice her family faces that she begins to realize she has a voice. And she has choices. Will she continue to let circumstances dictate her path? Or will she find power in herself and decide once and for all who and where she is meant to be?

Other New Releases This Week:

The Revolution of Birdie Randolph by Brandy Colbert (8/20/19) [Little, Brown BYR]

Fan The Flame by Anna Priemaza (8/20/19) [Harper Teen]

Making A Play (The Field Party #5) by Abbi Glines (8/20/19) [Simon Pulse]

As Many Nows As I Can Get by Shana Youngdahl (8/20/19) [Dial]

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August 13, 2019

New Releases: Week of August 13, 2019

Midnight Beauties (Grim Lovelies #2)
Author: Megan Shepherd
Publisher: HMH BYR
Publication Date: August 13, 2019

The witches, beasties, goblins, and Royals return in this spellbinding conclusion to New York Times best-selling author Megan Shepherd’s Grim Lovelies duology.


Ever since she discovered her affinity for magic, seventeen-year-old Anouk has been desperate to become a witch. It’s the only way to save her friends who, like Anouk, are beasties: animals enchanted into humans. But unlike Anouk, the other beasties didn’t make it out of the battle at Montélimar in one piece.

With her friends now trapped in their animal forms, Anouk is forced into a sinister deal involving a political marriage with her sworn enemy, a wicked plot to overthrow London’s fiercest coven of witches, and a deadly trial of fire to become a witch. The price for power has always been steep in the world of the Haute. Now, it will cost Anouk everything.

Wicked and delightful, this spellbinding sequel and conclusion to Grim Lovelies is perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince and The Hazelwood Wood.

Other New Releases This Week:

The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee (8/13/19) [Putnam]

Of Ice and Shadows (Of Fire and Stars #2) by Audrey Coulthurst (8/13/19) [Balzer + Bray]

Midnight by Melanie Gilbert (8/13/19) [Crescent Sea Publishing]

Start Here by Trish Doller (8/13/19) [Simon Pulse]

Bright Star by Erin Swan (8/13/19) [Tor Teen]

We Are The Ghosts by Vicky Skinner (8/13/19) [Swoon Reads]

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August 06, 2019

New Releases: Week of August 6, 2019

Sea Witch Rising (Sea Witch #2)
Author: Sarah Henning
Publisher: Katherine Tegen
Publication Date: August 6, 2019

“The Little Mermaid” takes a twisted turn in this thrilling sequel to villainess origin story Sea Witch, as the forces of land and sea clash in an epic battle for freedom, redemption, and true love.


Runa will not let her twin sister die. Alia traded her voice to the Sea Witch for a shot at happiness with a prince who doesn’t love her. And his rejection will literally kill her—unless Runa intervenes.

Under the sea, Evie craves her own freedom—but liberation from her role as Sea Witch will require an exchange she may not be willing to make. With their hearts’ desires at odds, what will Runa and Evie be willing to sacrifice to save their worlds?

Told from alternating perspectives, this epic fairy tale retelling is a romantic and heart-wrenching story about the complications of sisterhood, the uncompromising nature of magic, and the cost of redemption.

Hello Girls 

Authors: Brittany Cavallaro & Emily Henry

Publisher: Katherine Tegen

Publication Date: August 6, 2019

Best friends are forged by fire. For Winona Olsen and Lucille Pryce, that fire happened the night they met outside the police station—both deciding whether to turn their families in.

Winona has been starving for life in the seemingly perfect home that she shares with her seemingly perfect father, celebrity weatherman Stormy Olsen. No one knows that he locks the pantry door to control her eating and leaves bruises where no one can see them.

Lucille has been suffocating beneath the needs of her mother and her drug-dealing brother, wondering if there’s more out there for her than disappearing waitress tips and generations of barely getting by.

One harrowing night, Winona and Lucille realize they can’t wait until graduation to start their new lives. They need out. Now. All they need is three grand, fast. And really, a stolen convertible to take them from Michigan to Las Vegas can’t hurt.

The Demon World (The Smoke Thieves #2)

Author: Sally Green

Publisher: Viking Books

Publication Date: August 6, 2019

The epic, magical saga of royalty, romance, and violence continues.

A princess. A soldier. A servant. A demon hunter. A thief. When we last saw them, this unlikely group was heading into the Northern Territory of the kingdom of Pitoria, on the run from the sadistic and power-hungry King Aloysius of Brigant. The Smoke Thieves have discovered that demon smoke is not only an illegal drug used for pleasure, but in fact, when taken by children, demon smoke briefly gives its users super-human strength. Aloysius' plan is simple and brutal: kill the demons for their smoke, and use that smoke to build an unstoppable army of children to take over Pitoria, Calidor, and then the rest of the world. The Smoke Thieves are the only ones who understand this plan—but can they stop it? Catherine, Aloysius' daughter, is seen as a traitor from all sides; Tash is heartbroken after the loss of her one friend and sees nothing left for her in the human world; Edyon is wanted for murder; March is carrying the secret of his betrayal of his new love; Ambrose is out for revenge--and all the while, the demons have plans of their own...

Other New Releases This Week:

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig (8/6/19) [Delacorte]

Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves #2) by Mary E. Pearson (8/6/19) [Henry Holt]

A Dress for the Wicked by Autumn Krause (8/6/19) [Harper Teen]

Swipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman (8/6/19) [Jimmy Patterson]

Let's Call It A Doomsday by Katie Henry (8/6/19) [Katherine Tegen]

#Murderfunding (MurderTrending #2) by Gretchen McNeil (8/6/19) [Freeform]

Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon (8/6/19) [G.P. Putnam's Sons BYR]

Containment (Sanctuary #2) by Caryn Lix (8/6/19) [Simon Pulse]

The Heartwood Crown (The Sunlit Lands #2) by Matt Mikalatos (8/6/19) [Wander]

I'm Not Dying With You Tonight by Kimberly Jones (8/6/19) [Sourcebooks Fire]

Remember Me by Chelsea Bobulski (8/6/19) [Feiwel & Friends]

How The Light Gets In by Katy Upperman (8/6/19) [Swoon Reads]

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July 30, 2019

New Releases: Week of July 30, 2019

Shatter The Sky (Shatter The Sky #1)
Author: Rebecca Kim Wells
Publisher: Simon & Schuster BYR
Publication Date: July 30, 2019

A determined young woman sets out to rescue her kidnapped girlfriend by stealing a dragon from the corrupt emperor in this stunning fantasy debut that’s perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson, Rae Carson, and Rachel Hartman.

Raised among the ruins of a conquered mountain nation, Maren dreams only of sharing a quiet life with her girlfriend Kaia—until the day Kaia is abducted by the Aurati, prophetic agents of the emperor, and forced to join their ranks. Desperate to save her, Maren hatches a plan to steal one of the emperor’s coveted dragons and storm the Aurati stronghold.

If Maren is to have any hope of succeeding, she must become an apprentice to the Aromatory—the emperor’s mysterious dragon trainer. But Maren is unprepared for the dangerous secrets she uncovers: rumors of a lost prince, a brewing rebellion, and a prophecy that threatens to shatter the empire itself. Not to mention the strange dreams she’s been having about a beast deep underground…

With time running out, can Maren survive long enough to rescue Kaia from impending death? Or could it be that Maren is destined for something greater than she could have ever imagined?

The Merciful Crow (The Merciful Crow #1)

Author: Margaret Owen

Publisher: Henry Holt BYR

Publication Date: July 30, 2019

A future chieftain

Fie abides by one rule: look after your own. Her Crow caste of undertakers and mercy-killers takes more abuse than coin, but when they’re called to collect royal dead, she’s hoping they’ll find the payout of a lifetime.

A fugitive prince

When Crown Prince Jasimir turns out to have faked his death, Fie’s ready to cut her losses—and perhaps his throat. But he offers a wager that she can’t refuse: protect him from a ruthless queen, and he’ll protect the Crows when he reigns.

A too-cunning bodyguard

Hawk warrior Tavin has always put Jas’s life before his, magically assuming the prince’s appearance and shadowing his every step. But what happens when Tavin begins to want something to call his own?

Other New Releases This Week:

Truly Madly Royally by Debbie Rigaud (7/30/19) [Point]

The Year They Fell by David Kreizman (7/30/19) [Imprint]

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July 23, 2019

New Releases: Week of July 23, 2019

Soul of Stars (Heart of Iron #2)
Author: Ashley Poston
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Publication Date: July 23, 2019

The highly awaited sequel to Heart of Iron, Soul of Stars is a thrilling sci-fi adventure packed with romance, shocking twists, and witty banter, perfect for fans of Six of Crows and Cinder.

Once, Ana was an orphaned space outlaw. Then she was the Empress of the Iron Kingdom. Now, thought dead by most of the galaxy after she escaped from the dark AI program called the HIVE, Ana is desperate for a way to save Di from the HIVE’s evil clutches and take back her kingdom.

Ana’s only option is to find Starbright, the one person who has hacked into the HIVE and lived to tell the tale. But when Ana’s desperation costs the crew of the Dossier a terrible price, Ana and her friends are sent spiraling through the most perilous reaches of the Iron Kingdom to stop the true arbiter of evil in her world: an ancient world-ending deity called the Great Dark.

Their journey will take the sharp-witted pilot, Jax, to the home he never wanted to return to, and the dangerous fate he left behind. And when Robb finds out who Jax really is, he must contend with his own feelings for the boy he barely knows, and whether he truly belongs with this group of outcasts.

When facing the worst odds, can Ana and her crew of misfits find a way to stop the Great Dark once and for all?

Other New Releases This Week:

Before I Disappear by Danielle Stinson (7/23/19) [Feiwel & Friends]

The Arrival of Someday by Jen Malone (7/23/19) [Harper Teen]

How We Became Wicked by Alexander Yates (7/23/19) [Atheneum Books]

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July 16, 2019

New Releases: Week of July 16, 2019

Within Ash and Stardust (The Xenith Trilogy #3)
Author: Chani Lynn Feener
Publisher: Swoon Reads
Publication Date: July 16, 2019

Having gone from kidnapped faux princess to the legitimate heir to an intergalactic throne, an impulsive, sarcastic teen must take charge of her own destiny in this epic YA novel.

On Earth, Delaney is a normal teenager who recently graduated high school with a fantastic best friend and a loving boyfriend.

But Delaney isn’t on Earth. She’s on Xenith, a war-torn planet half a galaxy away. Originally mistaken for an alien princess, Delaney has gone from kidnapped imposter to the recognized heir to an alien throne. Oh, and she’s engaged to the prince of an enemy nation whose ruthless father is on the warpath.

Torn between two planets, two fates, and two loves, Delaney is finally ready to choose her own destiny in Within Ash and Stardust, the stunning conclusion to Chani Lynn Feener’s Xenith Trilogy.

Other New Releases This Week:

Game of Bezique by Elle Beaumont (7/16/19) [Crescent Sea Publishing]

Just My Luck by Jennifer Honeybourn (7/16/19) [Swoon Reads]

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July 09, 2019

New Releases: Week of July 9, 2019

Spin The Dawn (The Blood of Stars #1)
Author: Elizabeth Lim
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf BYR
Publication Date: July 9, 2019

Project Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping YA fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and embarks on an impossible journey to sew three magic dresses, from the sun, the moon, and the stars.

Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of renown, to court, Maia poses as a boy and takes his place. She knows her life is forfeit if her secret is discovered, but she'll take that risk to achieve her dream and save her family from ruin. There's just one catch: Maia is one of twelve tailors vying for the job.

Backstabbing and lies run rampant as the tailors compete in challenges to prove their artistry and skill. Maia's task is further complicated when she draws the attention of the court magician, Edan, whose piercing eyes seem to see straight through her disguise.

And nothing could have prepared her for the final challenge: to sew three magic gowns for the emperor's reluctant bride-to-be, from the laughter of the sun, the tears of the moon, and the blood of stars. With this impossible task before her, she embarks on a journey to the far reaches of the kingdom, seeking the sun, the moon, and the stars, and finding more than she ever could have imagined.

Past Perfect Life 

Author: Elizabeth Eulberg

Publisher: Bloomsbury YA

Publication Date: July 9, 2019

An exciting new direction for acclaimed author Elizabeth Eulberg, Past Perfect Life is a tense and tender read about secrets and lies, reality and identity, and the ways we put ourselves back together when everything is broken.


Small-town Wisconsin high school senior Allison Smith loves her life the way it is--spending quality time with her widowed father and her tight-knit circle of friends, including best friend Marian and maybe-more-than-friends Neil. Sure she is stressed out about college applications . . . who wouldn't be? In a few short months, everything's going to change, big time.

But when Ally files her applications, they send up a red flag . . . because she's not Allison Smith. And Ally's--make that Amanda's--ordinary life is suddenly blown apart. Was everything before a lie? Who will she be after? And what will she do as now comes crashing down around her?

Perfect for fans of Far From the Tree, this is the story of one teen's search for herself amid the confusion of a shattered past and a future far from all she planned.

The Traitor's Kingdom (The Traitor's Circle #3)

Author: Erin Beaty

Publisher: Imprint

Publication Date: July 9, 2019

Unlikely alliances are forged and trust is shattered in the stunning conclusion to The Traitor’s Trilogy.

A new queen under threat.
An ambassador with a desperate scheme.
Two kingdoms with everything to lose.

Once a spy and counselor to the throne, Sage Fowler has secured victory for her kingdom at a terrible cost. Now an ambassador representing Demora, Sage is about to face her greatest challenge to avoid a war with a rival kingdom.

After an assassination attempt destroys the chance for peace, Sage and her fiancé Major Alex Quinn risk a dangerous plot to reveal the culprit. But the stakes are higher than ever, and in the game of traitors, betrayal is the only certainty.

Other New Releases This Week:

The Storm Crow (The Storm Crow #1) by Kalyn Josephson (7/9/19) [Sourcebooks Fire]

Wilder Girls by Rory Power (7/9/19) [Delacorte Press]

Maybe This Time by Kasie West (7/9/19) [Point]

Heartwood Box by Ann Aguirre (7/9/19) [Tor Teen]

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June 25, 2019

New Releases: Week of June 25, 2019

DEV1AT3 (LIFEL1K3 #2)
Author: Jay Kristoff
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf BYR
Publication Date: June 25, 2019

Lemon Fresh has seen better days.

After the climactic battle in Babel, she finds herself separated from Ezekiel and Cricket in the wastelands. Lemon’s abilities to manipulate electricity mark her as a deviate, and deadly corporate operatives are hunting her to use as a weapon in the war between BioMaas Incorporated and Daedelus Technologies. Instead, Lemon finds herself falling in with a group of fellow deviates—a band of teenagers with astonishing abilities, led by an enigmatic figure known as the Major, who may hold the secrets to Lemon’s past.

Meanwhile, Cricket finds himself in possession of the puritanical Brotherhood, a religious cult set for a head-on collision with the Major and his band. Searching for Lemon, Ezekiel finds a strange ally in an old enemy, and uncovers a plot that may see him reunited with his beloved Ana.

And inside Babel, a remade Eve hatches a plan to bring an end to the world.

Wicked Fox (Gumiho #1)

Author: Kat Cho

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons BYR

Publication Date: June 25, 2019

A fresh and addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul.

Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret--she's a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive. Because so few believe in the old tales anymore, and with so many evil men no one will miss, the modern city of Seoul is the perfect place to hide and hunt.

But after feeding one full moon, Miyoung crosses paths with Jihoon, a human boy, being attacked by a goblin deep in the forest. Against her better judgment, she violates the rules of survival to rescue the boy, losing her fox bead--her gumiho soul--in the process.

Jihoon knows Miyoung is more than just a beautiful girl--he saw her nine tails the night she saved his life. His grandmother used to tell him stories of the gumiho, of their power and the danger they pose to humans. He's drawn to her anyway.

With murderous forces lurking in the background, Miyoung and Jihoon develop a tenuous friendship that blossoms into something more. But when a young shaman tries to reunite Miyoung with her bead, the consequences are disastrous . . . forcing Miyoung to choose between her immortal life and Jihoon's.

Other New Releases This Week: 

The Evil Queen (The Forest of Good and Evil #1) by Gena Showalter (6/25/19) [Inkyard Press]

Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer (6/25/19) [Bloomsbury YA]

Technically, You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson (6/25/19) [Scholastic Press]

Better Than The Best Plan by Lauren Morrill (6/25/19) [Farrar, Straus, & Giroux]

Return To Zero (Lorien Legacies: Reborn #3) by Pittacus Lore (6/25/19) [Harper Collins]

The Virtue of Sin by Shannon Schuren (6/25/19) [Philomel]

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June 18, 2019

New Releases: Week of June 18, 2019

Soul of the Sword (Shadow of the Fox #2) 
Author: Julie Kagawa
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Publication Date: June 18, 2019

One thousand years ago, a wish was made to the Harbinger of Change and a sword of rage and lightning was forged. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. It had one task: to seal away the powerful demon Hakaimono.

Now he has broken free.

Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has one task: to take her piece of the ancient and powerful scroll to the Steel Feather temple in order to prevent the summoning of the Harbinger of Change, the great Kami Dragon who will grant one wish to whomever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers. But she has a new enemy now. The demon Hakaimono, who for centuries was trapped in a cursed sword, has escaped and possessed the boy she thought would protect her, Kage Tatsumi of the Shadow Clan.

Hakaimono has done the unthinkable and joined forces with the Master of Demons in order to break the curse of the sword and set himself free. To overthrow the empire and cover the land in darkness, they need one thing: the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers. As the paths of Yumeko and the possessed Tatsumi cross once again, the entire empire will be thrown into chaos.

Other New Releases This Week:

All of Us With Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil (6/18/19) [Soho Press]

Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay (6/18/19) [Kokila]

Something Like Gravity by Amber Smith (6/18/19) [Margaret K. McElderry Books]

Risking It All by S.M. Koz (6/18/19) [Swoon Reads]

The Art of Breaking Things by Laura Sibson (6/18/19) [Viking BYR]

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June 11, 2019

New Releases: Week of June 11, 2019

Storm and Fury (The Harbinger #1)
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Publication Date: June 11, 2019

Eighteen-year-old Trinity Marrow may be going blind, but she can see and communicate with ghosts and spirits. Her unique gift is part of a secret so dangerous that she’s been in hiding for years in an isolated compound fiercely guarded by Wardens—gargoyle shape-shifters who protect humankind from demons. If the demons discover the truth about Trinity, they’ll devour her, flesh and bone, to enhance their own powers.

When Wardens from another clan arrive with disturbing reports that something out there is killing both demons and Wardens, Trinity’s safe world implodes. Not the least because one of the outsiders is the most annoying and fascinating person she’s ever met. Zayne has secrets of his own that will upend her world yet again—but working together becomes imperative once demons breach the compound and Trinity’s secret comes to light. To save her family and maybe the world, she’ll have to put her trust in Zayne. But all bets are off as a supernatural war is unleashed…

Other New Releases This Week:

Stronger Than A Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan (6/11/19) [Page Street Kids]

The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante (6/11/19) [G.P. Putnam's Sons BYR]

Rise (Rule #2) by Ellen Goodlett (6/11/19) [Little, Brown BYR]

Teeth In The Mist by Dawn Kurtagich (6/11/19) [Little, Brown BYR]

The Paper & Hearts Society (The Paper & Hearts Society #1) by Lucy Powrie (6/13/19) [Hodder Children's Books]

Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim (6/11/19) [Berkley Books]

Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi (6/11/19) [Feiwel & Friends]

Screen Queens by Lori Goldstein (6/11/19) [Razorbill]

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June 04, 2019

New Releases: Week of June 4, 2019

Ghosts of the Shadow Market (Ghosts of the Shadow Market #1-#10)
Authors: Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, Kelly Link, & Robin Wasserman
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication Date: June 4, 2019

From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare comes an exciting new short story collection that follows Jem Carstairs as he travels through the many Shadow Markets around the world. Ghosts of the Shadow Market is a Shadowhunters novel.

The Shadow Market is a meeting point for faeries, werewolves, warlocks, and vampires. There, the Downworlders buy and sell magical objects, make dark bargains, and whisper secrets they do not want the Nephilim to know. Through two centuries, however, there has been a frequent visitor to the Shadow Market from the City of Bones, the very heart of the Shadowhunters’ world. As a Silent Brother, Brother Zachariah is a sworn keeper of the laws and lore of the Nephilim. But once he was a Shadowhunter called Jem Carstairs, and his love, then and always, is the warlock Tessa Gray. And Jem is searching through the Shadow Markets, in many different cities over long years, for a relic from his past.

Follow Jem and see, against the backdrop of the Shadow Market’s dark dealings and festival, Anna Lightwood’s doomed romance, Matthew Fairchild’s great sin, and Tessa Gray as she is plunged into a world war. Valentine Morgenstern buys a soul at the Market and a young Jace Wayland’s soul finds safe harbor. In the Market is hidden a lost heir and a beloved ghost, and no one can save you once you have traded away your heart. Not even Brother Zachariah.

Other New Releases This Week:

Like A Love Story by Abdi Nazemian (6/4/19) [Balzer + Bray]

Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas (6/4/19) [Bloomsbury YA]

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson (6/4/19) [Margaret K. McElderry Books]

The Beholder (The Beholder #1) by Anna Bright (6/4/19) [Harper Teen]

Shadow & Flame (Rime Chronicles #2) by Mindee Arnett (6/4/19) [Balzer + Bray]

Ordinary Girls by Blair Thornburgh (6/4/19) [Harper Teen]

The Red Labyrinth by Meredith Tate (6/4/19) [Flux]

All Eyes On Us by Kit Frick (6/4/19) [Margaret K. McElderry Books]

War of the Bastards (Royal Bastards #3) by Andrew Shvarts (6/4/19) [Disney-Hyperion]

The Chosen (Contender #1) by Taran Matharu (6/4/19) [Feiwel & Friends]

If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann (6/4/19) [Swoon Reads]

Virtually Yours by Sarvenaz Tash (6/4/19) [Simon & Schuster BYR]

When The Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn (6/4/19) [G.P. Putnam's Sons BYR]

The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen (6/4/19) [Balzer + Bray]

This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura (6/4/19) [Harper Teen]

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May 14, 2019

New Releases: Week of May 14, 2019

We Hunt The Flame (Sands of Arawiya #1)
Author: Hafsah Faizal
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux
Publication Date: May 14, 2019

People lived because she killed.
People died because he lived.

Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the king. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected; if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways.

Both are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya—but neither wants to be.

War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore magic to her suffering world and stop the Arz, Nasir is sent by the king on a similar mission: retrieve the artifact and kill the Hunter. But an ancient evil stirs as their journey unfolds—and the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than either can imagine.

Set in a richly detailed world inspired by ancient Arabia, We Hunt the Flame is a gripping debut of discovery, conquering fear, and taking identity into your own hands.

There's Something About Sweetie (Dimple and Rishi #2)

Author: Sandhya Menon

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Publication Date: May 14, 2019

The irresistible companion novel to the New York Timesbestseller When Dimple Met Rishi, which follows Rishi’s brother, Ashish, and a confident fat athlete named Sweetie as they both discover what love means to them.

Ashish Patel didn’t know love could be so…sucky. After being dumped by his ex-girlfriend, his mojo goes AWOL. Even worse, his parents are annoyingly, smugly confident they could find him a better match. So, in a moment of weakness, Ash challenges them to set him up.

The Patels insist that Ashish date an Indian-American girl—under contract. Per subclause 1(a), he’ll be taking his date on “fun” excursions like visiting the Hindu temple and his eccentric Gita Auntie. Kill him now. How is this ever going to work?

Sweetie Nair is many things: a formidable track athlete who can outrun most people in California, a loyal friend, a shower-singing champion. Oh, and she’s also fat. To Sweetie’s traditional parents, this last detail is the kiss of death.

Sweetie loves her parents, but she’s so tired of being told she’s lacking because she’s fat. She decides it’s time to kick off the Sassy Sweetie Project, where she’ll show the world (and herself) what she’s really made of.

Ashish and Sweetie both have something to prove. But with each date they realize there’s an unexpected magic growing between them. Can they find their true selves without losing each other?

Other New Releases This Week:

I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver (5/14/19) [Push]

Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly (5/14/19) [Scholastic]

We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra (5/14/19) [Little, Brown BYR]

Tomb of Ancients (House of Furies #3) by Madeleine Roux (5/14/19) [Harper Teen]

The Candle and The Flame by Nafiza Azad (5/14/19) [Scholastic]

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February 26, 2019

New Releases: Week of February 26, 2019

Four Dead Queens
Author: Astrid Scholte
Publisher: Putnam
Publication Date: February 26, 2019

A divided nation. Four Queens. A ruthless pickpocket. A noble messenger. And the murders that unite them.​

Get in quick, get out quicker.

These are the words Keralie Corrington lives by as the preeminent dipper in the Concord, the central area uniting the four quadrants of Quadara. She steals under the guidance of her mentor Mackiel, who runs a black market selling their bounty to buyers desperate for what they can’t get in their own quarter. For in the nation of Quadara, each quarter is strictly divided from the other. Four queens rule together, one from each region:

Toria: the intellectual quarter that values education and ambition
Ludia: the pleasure quarter that values celebration, passion, and entertainment
Archia: the agricultural quarter that values simplicity and nature
Eonia: the futurist quarter that values technology, stoicism and harmonious community

When Keralie intercepts a comm disk coming from the House of Concord, what seems like a standard job goes horribly wrong. Upon watching the comm disks, Keralie sees all four queens murdered in four brutal ways. Hoping that discovering the intended recipient will reveal the culprit – information that is bound to be valuable bartering material with the palace – Keralie teams up with Varin Bollt, the Eonist messenger she stole from, to complete Varin’s original job and see where it takes them.

Warrior of the Wild

Author: Tricia Levenseller

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Publication Date: February 26, 2019

How do you kill a god?

As her father's chosen heir, eighteen-year-old Rasmira has trained her whole life to become a warrior and lead her village. But when her coming-of-age trial is sabotaged and she fails the test, her father banishes her to the monster-filled wilderness with an impossible quest: to win back her honour, she must kill the oppressive god who claims tribute from the villages each year or die trying.

Last Of Her Name 

Author: Jessica Khoury

Publisher: Scholastic

Publication Date: February 26, 2019

Sixteen years ago, rebellion swept the galaxy known as the Belt of Jewels. Every member of the royal family was murdered--down to their youngest child, Princess Anya--and the Union government rose in its place. But Stacia doesn't think much about politics. She spends her days half-wild, rambling her father's vineyard with her closest friends, Clio and Pol.

That all changes the day a Union ship appears in town, carrying the leader of the Belt himself, the Direktor Eminent. The Direktor claims that Princess Anya is alive, and that Stacia's sleepy village is a den of empire loyalists, intent on hiding her. When Stacia is identified as the lost princess, her provincial home explodes into a nightmare.

Pol smuggles her away to a hidden escape ship in the chaos, leaving Clio in the hands of the Union. With everything she knows threading away into stars, Stacia sets her heart on a single mission. She will find and rescue Clio, even with the whole galaxy on her trail.

The Priory Of The Orange Tree

Author: Samantha Shannon

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Publication Date: February 26, 2019

From the internationally bestselling author of The Bone Season, a trailblazing, epic high fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons—and the women who must lead the fight to save it.

A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.

The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction—but assassins are getting closer to her door.

Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.

Across the dark sea, Tané has trained all her life to be a dragonrider, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.

Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.

The Dysasters (The Dysasters #1)

Authors: P.C. & Kristin Cast

Publisher: Wednesday Books

Publication Date: February 26, 2019

Foster Stewart knows she's different. Her life has never been "normal." Talking to plants and controlling cloud formations aren't things most seventeen year olds are into. Tate "Nighthawk" Taylor is perfect. Star quarterback and all around dreamy boy next door he never thought about his "extra" abilities. What quarterback wouldn't want night vision? That's not weird, right? It's cool!

But on the night of their first meeting a deadly tornado brings them together and awakens their true abilities - the power to control the element air. Unbeknown to Tate and Foster, they are the first in a group of teens that were genetically manipulated before birth to bond with the elements. Which truly sucks for Foster, as she has to face the fact that Dr. Rick Stewart, her beloved scientist father, betrayed her and now wants to use her and the others for his own nefarious world domination plot.

Foster and Tate must stop Dr. Stewart and his minions before he destroys their lives and the world.

Other New Releases This Week: 

We Set The Dark On Fire (We Set The Dark On Fire #1) by Tehlor Kay Mejia (2/26/19) [Katherine Tegen]

An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley (2/26/19) [Page Street Kids]

Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner (2/26/19) [Crown BYR]

Pretend She's Here by Luanne Rice (2/26/19) [Scholastic]

Sorry Not Sorry by Jaime Reed (2/26/19) [Point]

The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena (2/26/19) [Farrar, Straus & Giroux BYR]

Tell Me Everything by Sarah Enni (2/26/19) [Point]

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January 08, 2019

New Releases: Week of January 8, 2019

The Wicked King (Folk of the Air #2) 
Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Little, Brown BYR
Publication Date: January 8, 2019

The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince.

You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.

The first lesson is to make yourself strong.

After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.

When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.

Slayer (Slayer #1) 

Author: Kiersten White

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Publication Date: January 8, 2019

Into every generation a Slayer is born…

Nina and her twin sister, Artemis, are far from normal. It’s hard to be when you grow up at the Watcher’s Academy, which is a bit different from your average boarding school. Here teens are trained as guides for Slayers—girls gifted with supernatural strength to fight the forces of darkness. But while Nina’s mother is a prominent member of the Watcher’s Council, Nina has never embraced the violent Watcher lifestyle. Instead she follows her instincts to heal, carving out a place for herself as the school medic.

Until the day Nina’s life changes forever.

Thanks to Buffy, the famous (and infamous) Slayer that Nina’s father died protecting, Nina is not only the newest Chosen One—she’s the last Slayer, ever. Period.

As Nina hones her skills with her Watcher-in-training, Leo, there’s plenty to keep her occupied: a monster fighting ring, a demon who eats happiness, a shadowy figure that keeps popping up in Nina’s dreams…

But it’s not until bodies start turning up that Nina’s new powers will truly be tested—because someone she loves might be next.

One thing is clear: Being Chosen is easy. Making choices is hard.

In An Absent Dream (Wayward Children #4) 

Author: Seanan McGuire

Publisher: Tor.com

Publication Date: January 8, 2019

This is the story of a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable housewife and live up to the expectations of the world around her. As well she should.

When she finds a doorway to a world founded on logic and reason, riddles and lies, she thinks she's found her paradise. Alas, everything costs at the goblin market, and when her time there is drawing to a close, she makes the kind of bargain that never plays out well.

For anyone . . .

Other New Releases This Week: 

Two Can Keep A Secret by Karen M. McManus (1/8/19) [Delacorte Press]

The Girl King (The Girl King #1) by Mimi Yu (1/8/19) [Bloomsbury YA]

White Stag (Permafrost #1) by Kara Barbieri (1/8/19) [Wednesday Books]

Undying (Unearthed #2) by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (1/8/19) [Disney-Hyperion]

Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson (1/8/19) [Inkyard Press]

Analiese Rising by Brenda Drake (1/8/19) [Entangled: Teen]

A Sky For Us Alone by Kristin Russell (1/8/19) [Katherine Tegen]

Match Me If You Can by Tiana Smith (1/8/19) [Swoon Reads]

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