He saw the darkness in her magic. She saw the magic in his darkness. Wren Southerland’s reckless use of magic has cost her everything: she’s been dismissed from the Queen’s Guard and separated from her best friend—the girl she loves. So when a letter arrives from a reclusive lord, asking Wren to come to his… Continue reading Down Comes the Night – Allison Saft
We Free the Stars – Hafsah Faizal
The battle on Sharr is over. The dark forest has fallen. Altair may be captive, but Zafira, Nasir, and Kifah are bound for Sultan’s Keep, determined to finish the plan he set in motion: restoring the hearts of the Sisters of Old to the minarets of each caliphate, and finally returning magic to all of… Continue reading We Free the Stars – Hafsah Faizal
House of Bastiion – K.L. Kolarich
BEHIND THE MASK OF DUTY AND POWER, NO ONE IS WHO THEY SEEM…Centuries after the Forgotten Wars ravaged the world and turned it to ash, the Houses of Pilar, Darakai, Boreal, and Bastiion forged an accord with the royal line of Thoarne, founding a Quadren of advisory to the throne of Orynthia. Every generation, a… Continue reading House of Bastiion – K.L. Kolarich
A Dark and Hollow Star – Ashley Shuttleworth
The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones in this thrilling urban fantasy set in the magical underworld of Toronto that follows a queer cast of characters racing to stop a serial killer whose crimes could expose the hidden world of faeries to humans. Choose your player. The “ironborn” half-fae outcast of her royal fae family.A tempestuous Fury, exiled… Continue reading A Dark and Hollow Star – Ashley Shuttleworth
The Mask Falling – Samantha Shannon
**Do not read this review of the synopsis for this book unless you have read the first three books in The Bone Season series** Dreamwalker Paige Mahoney has eluded death again. Snatched from the jaws of captivity and consigned to a safe house in the Scion Citadel of Paris, she finds herself caught between those… Continue reading The Mask Falling – Samantha Shannon
My Contrary Mary – Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand and Jodi Meadows
Welcome to Renaissance France, a place of poison and plots, of beauties and beasts, of mice and . . . queens?⠀⠀Mary is the queen of Scotland and the jewel of the French court. Except when she's a mouse. Yes, reader, Mary is an Eðian (shapeshifter) in a kingdom where Verities rule. It's a secret that… Continue reading My Contrary Mary – Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand and Jodi Meadows
Kiss the Fae – Natalia Jaster
There are three rules to surviving the Fae—and I’m about to break every single one. Rule #1. Never cross into Faerie. When I’m chased across the enchanted border and caught by its sinister ruler of the sky, the pretty trickster with a clever tongue offers me a deal. Rule #2: Never bargain with a Fae.… Continue reading Kiss the Fae – Natalia Jaster
Daughter of Dreams and Dread – Clare Kae
When fate tears Estelle Verndari from an ordinary world, dreams become a sinister new reality. In Kiliac, different is dangerous. Different means magic, and magic is punishable by death. Lost and alone in a forest of nightmares, Estelle is saved by Rose, a man with fire in his eyes and blood on his hands. But… Continue reading Daughter of Dreams and Dread – Clare Kae
The Bright and Breaking Sea – Chloe Neill
Chloe Neill brings her trademark wit and wild sense of adventure to a stunning seafaring fantasy starring a dauntless heroine in a world of magic and treachery. Kit Brightling, rescued as a foundling and raised in a home for talented girls, has worked hard to rise through the ranks of the Isles' Crown Command and become… Continue reading The Bright and Breaking Sea – Chloe Neill
Instant Karma – Marissa Meyer
In this young adult contemporary romance, a girl is suddenly gifted with the ability to cast instant karma on those around her—both good and bad.Chronic overachiever Prudence Daniels is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice are fulfilled when, after a… Continue reading Instant Karma – Marissa Meyer