In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire

“If you want to help her, you need to help yourself first. No one serves their friends by grinding themselves into dust on the altar of compassion.” From Goodreads: This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable housewife…

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

“With great power… comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.” The battle that the half-bloods have been preparing for has finally arrived. Kronos’ army is stronger than ever and still growing with half-blood and Titan recruits. While the Olympians struggle to contain Typhon, it is up to Percy and his fellow…

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

“Possibly I was overthinking this. I do that; it’s the anxiety that comes with being a part-organic murderbot. The upside was paranoid attention to detail. The downside was also paranoid attention to detail.” Murderbot is back and trying to save Dr. Mensah from the GreyCris organization. I know that synopsis is minimal at best, but…

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

“Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.” Percy isn’t expecting his freshmen orientation for his new school to be any fun, but he also wasn’t expecting to set fire to the band room. Being chased by demon cheerleaders with an old mortal acquaintance is certainly a different way to…

The Red Threads of Fortune by Neon Yang

“Violence is the fault of the one enacting it. Always.” Sanao Mokoya has abandoned the life that once bound her after the death of her daughter. She is now a fallen prophet. Once her visions shaped the lives of citizens across the land, but no matter what tragedy Mokoya foresaw, she could never reshape the…

Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

“Nobody promised me a happy ending. They didn’t even promise me a happy existence.” When Rini lands with a literal splash at the Home for Wayward Children, the last thing she expects to find is that her mother Sumi died years ago before she was even conceived. But Rini can’t let Reality get into the…

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

“There needs to be an error code that means ‘I received your request but decided to ignore you.’” Murderbot is headed to Milu, a deserted terraform station, to research the history of GreyCris. As it continues to research its own past and that of GreyCris, it gets wrapped up in a mystery with another group…

The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan

“Love conquers all,” Aphrodite promised. “Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between them?”“Didn’t they start the Trojan War and get thousands of people killed?”“Pfft. That’s not the point. Follow your heart.” Percy has gone to investigate a report of half-bloods in danger left by Grover, but ends up in a battle…

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

“Some adventures require nothing more than a willing heart and the ability to trip over the cracks in the world.” Twin sisters Jack and Jill were seventeen when they found their way home and were packed off to Eleanor West’s home for Wayward Children. However, this is the story of what happened first. This is…

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

“Yes, the giant transport bot is going to help the construct SecUnit pretend to be human. This will go well.” Murderbot is back and traveling to the mining facility where the incident in its past happened. Along the way it becomes friends with ART, a research transport ship. However, when it gets there, it is…