“Hope is a fickle, dangerous thing. It steals your focus and aims it toward the possibilities instead of keeping it where it belongs—on the probabilities.” Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to…
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The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang
“The saying goes, ‘The black tides of heaven direct the courses of human lives.’ To which a wise teacher said, ‘But as with all waters, one can swim against the tide.” Twins Mokoya and Akeha were sold to the Grand Monastery by their mother the Protector. While Mokoya develops her strange prophetic, Akeha can see…
The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim
“A promise is not a kiss in the wind, to be thrown about without care,” I murmured to myself. “It is a piece of yourself that is given away and will not return until your pledge is fulfilled.” Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the fractured dragon pearl to its original owner. However,…
Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco
“I killed all my biological siblings some hundreds of years ago.”“Right. As one does.” Remington Pendergast is an elite bounty hunter, who hunts down rogue vampires. He’s also an outcast among his fellow Reapers who people believe may be part vampire himself. Even if the people barely tolerate him, his father has been turning Remy…
Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
“We want villains. We look for them everywhere. People to pin our misfortunate on. Whose sins and flaws are responsible for all the suffering we see. We want a world where the real monstrosity lies in wicked individuals. Instead of being a fundamental facet of human society, of the human heart. Stories prime us to…
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
“What do people eat in Nebraska?”“Their dreams.” Simon Snow is a washed up chosen one. He did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain, won the war, and even fell in love. It’s supposed to be his happily ever after. But with the disappearance of his magic, the death of his mentor,…
The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
“I guess it depends a lot on your definition of being in love with someone versus loving them. Maybe the difference it too minute to really be able to explain it.” In Asalin, fae rule and witches like Wyatt Croft…don’t. He’s been betrothed to his best friend, fae prince Emry North, since he was a…
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
“All that talk of quiet obedience is for their benefit, not yours. They don’t have to go to the effort of striking you down if you’re already on your knees.” Évike is the only woman in her forest-veiled pagan village without power. Her village considers her abandoned by her gods because of her mixed bloodline….
The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
“What will they think of us a thousand years from now, if our stories are remembered?” he whispered. “Will I be counted the best among the gods, or the worst?” Angrboda’s story beings where most witches’ tales end: with a burning. Odin punishes her for refusing to provide him with knowledge of the future. The…
The Great Book Wyrm 