A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

“I was a woman when it was convenient to blame me, and a girl when they wanted to use me.” Effy Sayre has always believed in fairy tales. Haunted by visions of the Fairy King since childhood, she’s had no choice. Her tattered copy of Angharad—Emrys Myrddin’s epic about a mortal girl who falls in…

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

“You get one chance to form your own squad, and you choose your ex, your current lover, the quadrant’s resident smart-ass, two people who have tried to kill you in the past year—one over said current lover—and whatever Dain is? These are your choices for the most important mission any rider could possibly undertake?” After…

Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan

“Being good and being brave are not the same. A compassionate coward can inflict as much damage as any villain.” As the heir to Tianxia, Liyen knows she must ascend the throne and renew her kingdom’s pledge to serve the immortals who once protected them from a vicious enemy. But when she is poisoned, Liyen’s…

Waiting for Spring by Anashin

Mitsuki is a shy girl who’s about to enter high school, and vows to open herself up to new friendships. Of course, the four stars of the boys’ basketball team weren’t exactly the friends she had in mind! Yet, when they drop by the café where she works, the five quickly hit it off. Soon…

Love Me, Love Me Not by Io Sakisaka

“Just a little bit, I want to be influenced by her. Yuna is amazing.” Fast friends Yuna and Akari are complete opposites: Yuna is an idealist while Akari is a realist. When lady-killer Rio and the oblivious Kazuomi join their ranks, love and friendship become quite complicated! I’m not going to lie. This is a…

Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland

“A little off, a little too slow or fast, a little too early or late, and everything would be different. Life is timing, and timing is luck.” The five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single objective: to kill the God King Joon. He has it…

To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang

“Forget about the lies they tried telling you. Power is worth having. One might say it is the only thing worth having. If you accepted yours, you could make men kneel at the mention of your name. I can make you so powerful that no one will ever hurt you again.” Heroes die, cowards live….

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

“It is not always easy to do the right thing. More often than not, it is a lonely, thankless ordeal. That does not mean it is not worth doing.” Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, she’s survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchant…

His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik

“I should rather have you than a heap of gold, even if it were very comfortable to sleep on.” When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Capt. Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future-and an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary…

Ao Haru Ride by Io Sakisaka

“What you lose… you can… have again.” Futaba Yoshioka thought all boys were loud and obnoxious until she met Kou Tanaka in junior high. But as soon as she realized she really liked him, he had already moved away because of family issues. Now, in high school, Kou has reappeared, but is he still the…