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Title: Nightblood (Frostblood #3) Author: Elly Blake Pages: 400 Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: Little, Brown and Books/HBG Canada Release Date: June 5, 2018 Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Kobo  Summary (Goodreads) Ruby's world has changed more than she ever could have imagined. She's in love with a powerful Frost King. She's the heir to the Fire Throne. And she may be a Nightblood--the spawn of a vengeful deity hellbent on releasing his wraithlike Minax from their prison. Once freed, these beasts will roam the earth, devouring every last person until he or she is nothing but an empty husk. But Ruby is able to control the Minax to a degree, and now she, her beloved Arcus, and her friend Kai must find a way to bring Frostbloods and Firebloods--sworn enemies--together to make a stand against a foe more deadly than any they've faced. In this heart-pounding finale of Elly Blake's gorgeously written and action-packed Frostblood Saga, the fate of ...

Title: Fireblood (Frostblood Saga #2) Author : Elly Blake Pages: 416 Genre: YA/Fantasy Publisher: HBG Canada/ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Release Date: September 12, 2017 Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Kobo *Recieved for review from HBG Canada Summary ( Goodreads ) Against all odds, Ruby has defeated the villainous Frost King and melted his throne of ice. But the bloodthirsty Minax that was trapped inside is now haunting her kingdom and everyone she loves. The answers to its demise may lie to the south in Sudesia, the land of the Firebloods, and a country that holds the secrets to Ruby's powers and past.... Despite warnings from her beloved Arcus, Ruby accompanies a roguish Fireblood named Kai to Sudesia, where she must master her control of fire in a series of trials to gain the trust of the suspicious Fireblood queen. Only then can she hope to access the knowledge that could defeat the rampaging Minax--which grows closer every moment. But as sparks fly ...

Title: The Cruel Prince Author: Holly Black Pages: 384 Genre: YA, Paranormal  Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers/Hatchette Book Group Canada Release Date: January 2, 2018  Summary ( Goodreads )  Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences. In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and...

Title: Frostblood (Frostblood Saga #1) Author: Elly Blake Pages: 384 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy  Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers/Hatchette Book Group Canada Release Date: January 10, 2017  Summary (Goodreads)  Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a fireblood who must hide her powers of heat and flame from the cruel frostblood ruling class that wants to destroy all that are left of her kind. So when her mother is killed for protecting her and rebel frostbloods demand her help to kill their rampaging king, she agrees. But Ruby's powers are unpredictable, and she's not sure she's willing to let the rebels and an infuriating (yet irresistible) young man called Arcus use her as their weapon. All she wants is revenge, but before they can take action, Ruby is captured and forced to take part in the king's tournaments that pit fireblood prisoners against frostblood champions. Now she has only one chance to destroy the maniacal ruler who has taken ...

Title: The Witch Hunter (The Witch Hunter #1) Author: Virginia Boecker  Pages: 368 Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers/Hatchette Book Group Canada Release Date: June 2, 2015  Summary (Goodreads)  The magic and suspense of  Graceling  meet the political intrigue and unrest of  Game of Thrones  in this riveting fantasy debut. Elizabeth Grey is one of the king's best witch hunters, devoted to rooting out witchcraft and doling out justice. When she's accused of being a witch herself, Elizabeth is arrested and sentenced to die at the stake. Salvation comes from a man she thought was her enemy. Nicholas Perevil, the most powerful wizard in the kingdom, offers her a deal: he will save her from execution if she can track down the person who laid a deadly curse on him. As she's thrust into the world of witches, ghosts, pirates, and all-too-handsome healers, Elizabeth is forced to redefine her ideas of right and wrong, of friends...