D E S C R I P T I O N “When sixteen-year-old Sylvie’s brother takes over management of their family’s vast estates, Sylvie feels powerless to stop his abuse of the local commoners. Her dearest friend asks her to run away to the woods with him, and soon a host of other villagers join […]
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Book Review: “Stolen Songbird” by Danielle L. Jensen
D E S C R I P T I O N “For five centuries, a witch’s curse has bound the trolls to their city beneath the mountain. When Cécile de Troyes is kidnapped and taken beneath the mountain, she realises that the trolls are relying on her to break the curse. Cécile has only one […]
Book Review: “The Treachery of Beautiful Things” by Ruth Frances Long
D E S C R I P T I O N “A darkly compelling mix of romance, fairy tale, and suspense from a new voice in teen fiction The trees swallowed her brother whole, and Jenny was there to see it. Now seventeen, she revisits the woods where Tom was taken, resolving to say good-bye […]
Book Review: “To Best The Boys” by Mary Weber
D E S C R I P T I ON “The task is simple: don a disguise. Survive the Labyrinth. Best the boys. In a thrilling new fantasy from the bestselling author of the Storm Siren Trilogy, one girl makes a stand against society and enters a world made exclusively for boys. Every year for […]
Book Review: ‘Wake’ by Amanda Hocking
D E S C R I P T I O N “Gemma Fisher seems to have it all—she’s carefree, pretty, and falling in love with Alex, the boy next door. He’s always been just a friend, but this summer they’ve taken their relationship to the next level, and now she’s falling harder for him every […]
Book Review: ‘Love & Gelato’ by Jenna Evans Welch
D E S C R I P T I O N ““I made the wrong choice.” Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She’s only there because it was her mother’s dying wish that she get to know her father. But what […]
Book Review: ‘Since You’ve Been Gone’ by Morgan Matson
D E S C R I P T I O N “It was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before what should have been the most epic summer, Sloane just…disappears. All she leaves behind is a to-do list. On it, thirteen Sloane-inspired tasks that Emily […]
Book Review: ‘Sixteenth Summer’ by Michelle Dalton
D E S C R I P T I O N “Anna is dreading another tourist-filled summer on Dune Island that follows the same routine: beach, ice cream, friends, repeat. That is, until she locks eyes with Will, the gorgeous and sweet guy visiting from New York. Soon, her summer is filled with flirtatious fun […]
Book Review: “The Nest” by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
D E S C R I P T I O N “A warm, funny and acutely perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives. Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled, the Plumb family stands out as […]