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                                                          The Never King                                                            Nikki St. Crowe 192 pages First Published: February 24, 2022 Fantasy, Reverse Harem, Romance, Retelling, Fae, New Adult Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book Synopsis: The stories were all wrong — Hook was never the villain. For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they’re gone for only a day, some a week or a month. But they always return broken. Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked. But it’s pointless. Because when night falls, he...

                                                                     Best You                                                                 Keith Yocum 179 pages  First Published: March 2, 2022 Magical Realism, Fiction Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Book Synopsis: Phillip leads a quiet, mundane life in a small New England seaside town. When he discovers the body of a woman floating near his boat, his simple world is thrown into chaos. But as he adapts to the strange discovery, he finds that underneath his hardened exterior is a passion and thrill for love he didn’t know existed. Like the tides, a relationship is a neverending circle. "A meek, passionless man is transfor...

                                                      Burn Down, Rise Up                                                            Vincent Tirado  352 pages First Published: May 3, 2022 by Sourcebooks Fire Horror, Thriller, Mystery, LGBTQ+, Young Adult Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book Synopsis: Mysterious disappearances. An urban legend rumored to be responsible. And one group of friends determined to save their city at any cost. Stranger Things meets Jordan Peele in this utterly original debut from an incredible new voice. For over a year, the Bronx has been plagued by sudden disappearances that no one can explain. Sixteen-year-old Raquel does her best to ignore it. After all, the police only look for the white kid...

                                                         Tell Me The Truth                                                          Kiersten Modglin 216 pages  First Published: February 27, 2022 Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Mystery Thriller, Fiction Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Book Synopsis: It’s not the first time Edith’s husband, Joe, has lied to her. But it will be the last. When she finds photos of a mysterious woman on her husband’s phone, the heartbreaking implications are all too familiar, and Edith sets out to discover her identity. What starts as a desperate search for answers quickly becomes a terrifying spiral of obsession and subterfuge. With each new secret uncovered about her life, her marriage...

                                                            Legendborn                                                        Tracy Deonn 511 pages First Published: September 15, 2020 by Simon Pulse Fantasy, Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Retelling, Romance Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book Synopsis: After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC–Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape—until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus. A flying demon feeding on human energies. A secret society of so called “Legendborn” students that hunt the creatures down. And...

                                                    She is me, too                                                      T.M. Shivener 303 pages First Published: February 22, 2022 by Independently Published by T.M. Shivener Psychological Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Thriller  Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book Synopsis: Can multiple minds occupy one body and lead separate lives? Winnifred Winters has Agoraphobia. Winnifred Winters hasn’t left the house, not for two years, not since her mama passed. So when she wakes up in the backseat of a taxicab in a town she’s never been to, she’s extremely alarmed. Panicked even. As if she needs anything more to add to her anxiety, she's been losing time lately—something made all the more frightening be...

                                    House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1)                                                              Sarah J. Maas 803 pages  First Published: March 3, 2020 by Bloomsbury Publishing Fantasy, Romance, Urban Fantasy, New Adult, Fae, Magic, Angels Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book Synopsis: Bound by blood. Tempted by desire. Unleashed by destiny. Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She’ll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths. Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now e...