The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes

ARC, 336 pages Release Date: September 18, 2018 Published by: Rick Riordan Presents Read from: September 8-12 ,2018 The Storm Runner, #1 Source: TxLA TW: Animal Death… Kinda For fans of: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Mythology (Mayan), Action, Adventure, Diversity (Physical), Sparkly Covers, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters         Zane has always enjoyed exploring the dormant volcano near his home…

Fake Blood by Whitney Gardner

Paperback, 336 pages Release Date: September 4, 2018 Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: September 5-6 ,2018 Stand-alone Source: Publisher (This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: N/A For fans of: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Paranormal, Graphic Novels       A middle schooler comes head-to-head with his vampire slayer crush in this laugh-out-loud funny…

Legendary by Stephanie Garber

ARC, 341 pages Release Date: May 29, 2018 Published by:  Flatiron Books Read from: May 21-28, 2018 Caraval, #2 Source: Blogger Trade For fans of:  Romance, Fantasy, YA      Stephanie Garber’s limitless imagination takes flight once more in the colorful, mesmerizing, and immersive sequel to the bestselling breakout debut Caraval      A heart to protect….

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

ARC, 334 pages Release Date: April 24, 2018 Published by: Wednesday Books  Read from: April 18-22, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss For fans of:  Fantasy, Romance, Vikings, YA       OND ELDR. BREATHE FIRE.     Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal…

The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

ARC, 357 pages Release Date: January 30, 2018 Published by: Flatiron Books Read from: January 22-28, 2018 The Hazelwood, #1 Source: Publisher For fans of:  Magical Realism, Fantasy, Horror, YA/Adult Crossover Appeal      Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at…

Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh

ARC, 370 pages Release Date: January 23, 2018 Published by: Razorbill Read from: January 12-14, 2018 Reign of the Fallen, #1 Source: #booksfortrade For fans of:  LGBTQ+, Fantasy, Necromancy, Romance, YA      Odessa is one of Karthia’s master necromancers, catering to the kingdom’s ruling Dead. Whenever a noble dies, it’s Odessa’s job to raise them by retrieving…

Top Elf by Caleb Zane Huett

Hardcover, 279 pages Release Date: September 26, 2017 Published by: Scholastic Press  Read from: December 13-16, 2017 Stand-alone Source: Bought/ Suggested for Purchase by my Library System! For fans of: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Holidaze, LOL, Elves, Magic, MG       The elves can’t be kept on shelves in this hilarious middle-grade debut about what happens when Santa opens a…

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