Gilded by Marissa Meyer

Hardcover, 500 pagesRelease Date: November 2, 2021Published by: Feiwel & FriendsRead from: October 31- November 11, 2021Gilded, #1Source: BoughtTW: StabbingFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Romance, Re-tellings, Fae, Magic, YA      Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller’s daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding…

Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

Hardcover, 324 pagesRelease Date: October 19, 2021Published by: Wednesday BooksRead from: October 21-29, 2021Stand-aloneSource: BoughtTW: DismembermentFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Romance, Retellings, Horror, Gothic, YA0   What the heart desires, the house destroys…     Andromeda is a debtera—an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. When a handsome young heir named Magnus Rochester…

Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson

e-Audio, 12:06:24Narrated by: Caitlin DaviesRelease Date: October 5, 2021Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: October 11-14, 2021Vespertine, #1Source: Library’s OverdriveTW: PossessionFor Readers Interested In: Paranormal, Fantasy, YA. Series Starter, physical disability (scars from a past possession)       The dead of Loraille do not rest.     Artemisia is training to be a Gray…

Covet by Tracy Wolff

e-Audio, 21:39:07Narrated by: Heather Costa & Tim PaigeRelease Date: March 3, 2021Published by: Tantor Media, Inc. Read from: March 30- April 8, 2021Crave, #3Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, YA         I may have reached my breaking point. As if trying to graduate from a school for supernaturals…

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

e-Audio, 11:47:00Narrated by: Bahni TurpinRelease Date: January 26, 2021Published by: Simon & Schuster Audio Read from: February 10-19, 2021Wings of Ebony, #1Source: LibraryTW: Death, ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Magic, Urban Fantasy, Diverse Authors, POC MC, POC on Cover, Sparkly Covers, Own Voices, Local Author, Series Starters, YA        “Make a way out…

Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron

e-Audio, 07:37:51Narrated by: Soneela NankaniRelease Date: September 22, 2020Published by: HMH Books Read from: December 7-9, 2020Maya and the Rising Dark, #1Source: LibraryTW: ViolenceFor fans of: Mythology, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, MG, POC MC, POC on Cover       Twelve-year-old Maya’s search for her missing father puts her at the center of a battle between…

Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin

e-Audio, 14:18:13Narrated by: Holter Graham & Saskia MaarleveldRelease Date: September 1, 2020Published by: HarperTeen Read from: November 12-17, 2020Serpent & Dove, #2Source: LibraryTW: Violence, DeathFor fans of: Paranormal, Romance, Witches, Fantasy, Magic, Sequels, Series, YA   After narrowly escaping death at the hands of the Dames Blanches, Lou, Reid, Coco, and Ansel are on the…

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

e-Audio, 13:48:14Narrated by: Avi Roque Release Date: September 1, 2020Published by: Macmillan Audio Read from: October 29-November 2, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library TW: Being called the wrong gender, Transphobia in their family, Death of a loved one, death of a parent For fans of: Paranormal Romance, Paranormal, Stand-alone, Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Own Voices, Learning Disability Rep, YA, Strong Family Relationships  …

Middle Grade Monday: Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia

E-Audio, 09:27:48Narrated by: Amir AbdullahRelease Date: October 7, 2020Published by: Rick Riordan Presents/ Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: October 12-22, 2020Tristan Strong, #2Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: N/AFor fans of: Mythology, Adventure, Fantasy, Diverse Authors, Own, Own Voices, POC, POC MC, Series, Middle Grade      Bestselling author Rick Riordan presents the second book…

Crush by Tracy Wolff

E-Audio, 18:08:59Narrated by: Heather Costa & Tim PaigeRelease Date: September 29, 2020Published by: Tantor Media, Inc.  Read from: October 9-14, 2020Crave, #2Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: Death, ViolenceFor fans of: Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy, Series, YA      Everything feels off—especially me. I’ve returned to Katmere Academy, but I’m haunted by fragments of days I have no recollection…

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