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Win an ARC of The Valiant by Lesley Livingston! OPEN TO USA/CAN About: ( Goodreads ) The youngest daughter of a proud Celtic king, Fallon has always lived in the shadow of her older sister Sorcha's legendary reputation as a warrior. But when Fallon was a young child, the armies of Julius Caesar invaded the island of Britain and her beloved older sister was killed in battle. On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Fallon is excited to follow in her sister's footsteps and earn her rightful place in her father's royal war band. But she never gets the chance. Instead, Fallon is captured by a band of ruthless brigands who sell her to an exclusive training school for female gladiators—and its most influential patron is none other than Julius Caesar himself. In a cruel twist of fate, Fallon's worst enemy, the man who destroyed her family, might be her only hope of survival. Now, Fallon must overcome vicious rivalries, chilling threats and the dangerous attent...

Title: A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes #2) Author: Sabaa Tahir Pages: 452 Genre: Fantasy, YA Publisher: Razorbill, Penguin Random House Canada Release Date: August 30, 2016 Buy: Amazon| Chapters Indigo | Kobo *Read in 2016* Summary: ( Goodreads ) Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf—the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison—to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars’ survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom. But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking ...

Title: A Million Junes Author: Emily Henry Pages: 350 Genre: YA/Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill/Penguin Canada Release Date: May 16, 2017 Summary (Goodreads) Romeo and Juliet  meets  One Hundred Years of Solitude  in Emily Henry's brilliant follow-up to  The Love That Split the World , about the daughter and son of two long-feuding families who fall in love while trying to uncover the truth about the strange magic and harrowing curse that has plagued their bloodlines for generations.  June O'Donnell—a.k.a. Junior, a.k.a. Jack, a.k.a. Jonathan O'Donnell IV, a.k.a. the first female O'Donnell first-born—has always been haunted by her family's mythic but complicated legacy. As she prepares to begin her final year of high school, June is itching to leave behind her ghosts in Five Fingers, Michigan, and travel the world.  And then, just like it always happens to the O'Donnells, a painful glimmer from her past returns to mess everything up. Ent...

Title: The Valiant Author: Lesley Livingston  Pages: 288 Genre: Young Adult, Historical/Fantasy  Publisher: Razorbill/HarperCollins Canada Release Date: February 14, 2017 Summary (Goodreads) The youngest daughter of a proud Celtic king, Fallon has always lived in the shadow of her older sister Sorcha's legendary reputation as a warrior. But when Fallon was a young child, the armies of Julius Caesar invaded the island of Britain and her beloved older sister was killed in battle. On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Fallon is excited to follow in her sister's footsteps and earn her rightful place in her father's royal war band. But she never gets the chance. Instead, Fallon is captured by a band of ruthless brigands who sell her to an exclusive training school for female gladiators—and its most influential patron is none other than Julius Caesar himself. In a cruel twist of fate, Fallon's worst enemy, the man who destroyed her family, might be h...

Title: Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1) Author: Morgan Rhodes Pages: 412 Genre: Fantasy (Teen) Publisher: Razorbill/Penguin Canada Release Date: December 11, 2012 Buy: Amazon| Chapters Indigo | Kobo Summary ( Goodreads ) In the three kingdoms of Mytica, magic has long been forgotten. And while hard-won peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest now simmers below the surface. As the rulers of each kingdom grapple for power, the lives of their subjects are brutally transformed... and four key players, royals and rebels alike, find their fates forever intertwined. Cleo, Jonas, Lucia, and Magnus are caught in a dizzying world of treacherous betrayals, shocking murders, secret alliances, and even unforeseen love. The only outcome that's certain is that kingdoms will fall. Who will emerge triumphant when all they know has collapsed? It's the eve of war.... Choose your side. Princess:  Raised in pampered luxury, Cleo must now embark on a rough and treachero...

Title: Crystal Storm (Falling Kingdoms #5) Author: Morgan Rhodes Pages: 336 Genre: Fantasy Teen Publisher: Razorbill Release Date: December 13, 2016 Summary (Goodreads)  *Note this does have spoilers* do not read if you have not read the series A n epic clash between gods and mortals threatens to tear Mytica apart . . . and prove that not even the purest of love stands a chance against the strongest of magic. MAGNUS and CLEO are forced to test the strength of their love when Gaius returns to Mytica claiming he's no longer the King of Blood but a changed man seeking redemption. LUCIA, pregnant with the child of a Watcher, has escaped the clutches of the unhinged fire god. Her powers are dwindling as she goes forth to fulfill a prophecy that will keep her baby safe . . . but could mean her demise. JONAS treks back to Mytica with a plan to overtake Amara, but fate takes hold when he runs into the beautiful Princess Lucia and joins her on her peril...

Title: A Torch Against the Night (#2)  Author: Sabaa Tahir Pages : 464 Genre: Fantasy/Young Adult Publisher: Razorbill  Release Date: August 30, 2016  Summary (Goodreads) A Torch Against the Night takes readers into the heart of the Empire as Laia and Elias fight their way north to liberate Laia’s brother from the horrors of Kauf Prison. Hunted by Empire soldiers, manipulated by the Commandant, and haunted by their pasts, Laia and Elias must outfox their enemies and confront the treacherousness of their own hearts. In the city of Serra, Helene Aquilla finds herself bound to the will of the Empire’s twisted new leader, Marcus. When her loyalty is questioned, Helene finds herself taking on a mission to prove herself—a mission that might destroy her, instead. This is definitely one of my MOST anticipated releases!  Check out my review of the first book An Ember in the Ashes (click on the picture)

Title: The Love That Split the World Author: Emily Henry  Pages: 336  Publisher: Razorbill Release Date: January 26, 2016 Summary (Goodreads)  Natalie Cleary must risk her future and leap blindly into a vast unknown for the chance to build a new world with the boy she loves.  Natalie’s last summer in her small Kentucky hometown is off to a magical start…until she starts seeing the “wrong things.” They’re just momentary glimpses at first—her front door is red instead of its usual green, there’s a pre-school where the garden store should be. But then her whole town disappears for hours, fading away into rolling hills and grazing buffalo, and Nat knows something isn’t right. That’s when she gets a visit from the kind but mysterious apparition she calls “Grandmother,” who tells her: “You have three months to save him.” The next night, under the stadium lights of the high school football field, she meets a beautiful boy named Beau, and it’s as if ti...

Title: An Ember in the Ashes Author: Sabaa Tahir Pages: 443 Genre: Fantasy (YA) Publisher: Razorbill Release Date: April 28, 2015 Buy: Amazon | Kobo | Chapters Indigo | B&N *Received e-ARC for honest review* Summary ( Goodreads ) Set in a terrifyingly brutal Rome-like world,  An Ember in the Ashes  is an epic fantasy debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his freedom. It’s a story that’s literally burning to be told. LAIA is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire’s greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution. ELIAS is the academy’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias is considering deserting the military, but before he can, he’s ordered to participate in a ruthless contest to choose the next Martial ...

Title: The Start of Me and You Author: Emery Lord Pages: 384 Genre: YA Publisher: Bloomsbury/RazorbillCA Release Date: March 31, 2015 Buy: Amazon | Kobo | Chapters Indigo | B&N *ARC was provided by Bloomsbury* Read:  October 2014 Summary: ( Goodreads ) Following her pitch-perfect debut  Open Road Summer , Emery Lord pens another gorgeous story of best friends, new love, & second chances. It’s been a year since it happened—when Paige Hancock’s first boyfriend died in an accident. After shutting out the world for a year, Paige is finally ready for a second chance at high school . . . and she has a plan. First: Get her old crush, Ryan Chase, to date her—the perfect way to convince everyone she’s back to normal. Next: Join a club—simple, it’s high school after all. But when Ryan’s sweet, nerdy cousin, Max, moves to town and recruits Paige for the Quiz Bowl team (of all things!) her perfect plan is thrown for a serious loop. Will Paige be able to face her ...

Title: Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) Author:  Sarah J. Maas Pages: 420 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens/Razorbill Canada Release Date: August 27, 2013 *Read in 2013* Buy: Amazon | Kobo | Chapters Indigo | B&N | Book Depository Summary: ( Goodreads ) An assassin’s loyalties are always in doubt. But her heart never wavers. After a year of hard labor in the Salt Mines of Endovier, eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien has won the king's contest to become the new royal assassin. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown – a secret she hides from even her most intimate confidantes. Keeping up the deadly charade—while pretending to do the king's bidding—will test her in frightening new ways, especially when she's given a task that could jeopardize everything she's come to care for. And there are far more dangerous forces gathering on the horizon -- forces that threaten to destroy her entire world, and will surely force Celaena to make ...

Title: An Ember in the Ashes Author: Sabaa Tahir Pages: 464 Genre: Fantasy (YA) Publisher: Razorbill/Penguin Canada Release Date: April 28, 2015 Summary: (Goodreads) Set in a terrifyingly brutal Rome-like world,  An Ember in the Ashes  is an epic fantasy debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his freedom. It’s a story that’s literally burning to be told. LAIA is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire’s greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution. ELIAS is the academy’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias is considering deserting the military, but before he can, he’s ordered to participate in a ruthless contest to choose the next Martial emperor. When Laia and Elias’s paths cross at the academy,...

Title: The Conspiracy of Us  Author: Maggie Hall  Pages: 336 Genre: YA Publisher: Putnam Juvenile/ Razorbill  Release Date: January 13, 2015   Summary: ( Goodreads )  To fight her destiny as the missing heir to a powerful and dangerous secret society, sixteen-year-old Avery West must solve an ancient puzzle in a deadly race across Europe. Forbidden love and code-breaking, masked balls and explosions, destiny and dark secrets collide in this romantic thriller, in the vein of a YA DaVinci Code. Avery West's newfound family can shut down Prada at the Champs-Elysees when they want to shop in peace, and can just as easily order a bombing when they want to start a war.  They are part of a powerful and dangerous secret society called the Circle of Twelve, and Avery is their missing heir. If they discover who she is, some of them will want to use her as a pawn. Some will want her dead.  To thwart their plans, Avery must follow a trail of...

Title: Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) Author: Sarah J. Maas Pages: 565 Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury USA/ RazorbillCA Release Date: September 2, 2014 Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Kobo | B&N Summary ( Goodreads ) Lost and broken, Celaena Sardothien’s only thought is to avenge the savage death of her dearest friend: as the King of Adarlan’s Assassin, she is bound to serve this tyrant, but he will pay for what he did. Any hope Celaena has of destroying the king lies in answers to be found in Wendlyn. Sacrificing his future, Chaol, the Captain of the King’s Guard, has sent Celaena there to protect her, but her darkest demons lay in that same place. If she can overcome them, she will be Adarlan’s biggest threat – and his own toughest enemy.  While Celaena learns of her true destiny, and the eyes of Erilea are on Wendlyn, a brutal and beastly force is preparing to take to the skies. Will Celaena find the strength not only to win her own battles, but...

Comes out March 31, 2015 from Bloomsbury About:  Following her pitch-perfect debut  Open Road Summer , Emery Lord pens another gorgeous story of best friends, new love, & second chances. It’s been two years since it happened—when Paige Hancock’s first boyfriend died in an accident. After shutting out the world for two years, Paige is finally ready for a second chance at high school . . . and she has a plan. First: Get her old crush, Ryan Chase, to date her—the perfect way to convince everyone she’s back to normal. Next: Join a club—simple, it’s high school after all. But when Ryan’s sweet, nerdy cousin, Max, moves to town and recruits Paige for the Quiz Bowl team (of all things!) her perfect plan is thrown for a serious loop. Will Paige be able to face her fears and finally open herself up to the life she was meant to live? Brimming with heartfelt relationships and authentic high-school dynamics  The Start of Me and You  proves that it’s never too late for ...

Title: Atlantia Author: Ally Condie Genre: YA Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Release Date: October 28, 2014  Summary: (Goodreads) "Can you hear Atlantia breathing?"  For as long as she can remember, Rio has dreamt of the sand and sky Above--of life beyond her underwater city of Atlantia. But in a single moment, all her plans for the future are thwarted when her twin sister, Bay, makes an unexpected decision, stranding Rio Below. Alone, ripped away from the last person who knew Rio's true self--and the powerful siren voice she has long hidden--she has nothing left to lose.  Guided by a dangerous and unlikely mentor, Rio formulates a plan that leads to increasingly treacherous questions about her mother's death, her own destiny, and the complex system constructed to govern the divide between land and sea. Her life and her city depend on Rio to listen to the voices of the past and to speak long-hidden truths This sounds really interesting, plus ...

*Grabby Hands** I WANT THIS BOOK! Title: Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3)  Author: Sarah J. Maas Pages: 530 Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens/RazorbillCA Release Date: September 2, 2014 Summary : (Goodreads) Lost and broken, Celaena Sardothien's only thought is to avenge the savage death of her dearest friend: as the King of Adarlan's Assassin, she is bound to serve this tyrant, but he will pay for what he did. Any hope Celaena has of destroying the king lies in answers to be found in Wendlyn.  Sacrificing his future, Chaol, the Captain of the King's Guard, has sent Celaena there to protect her, but her darkest demons lay in that same place. If she can overcome them, she will be Adarlan's biggest threat - and his own toughest enemy.  While Celaena learns of her true destiny, and the eyes of Erilea are on Wendlyn, a brutal and beastly force is preparing to take to the skies. Will Celaena find the strength not only to win her ow...

Title: What I Thought Was True Author: Huntley Fitzpatrick Pages: 416 Genre: YA Publisher: Dial Books/Razorbill CA Release Date: April 15, 2014 Buy: Amazon | Kobo | Chapters Indigo | Summary ( Goodreads ): From the author of My Life Next Door comes a swoony summertime romance full of expectation and regret, humor and hard questions. Gwen Castle's Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, is slumming it as a yard boy on her Nantucket-esque island this summer. He's a rich kid from across the bridge in Stony Bay, and she hails from a family of fishermen and housecleaners who keep the island's summer people happy. Gwen worries a life of cleaning houses will be her fate too, but just when it looks like she'll never escape her past—or the island—Gwen's dad gives her some shocking advice. Sparks fly and secret histories unspool as Gwen spends a gorgeous, restless summer struggling to resolve what she thought was true—about the place she lives, the people she l...