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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: Dark of the West Author: Joanna Hathaway  Publisher: Tor Teen Pre-order: Amazon | B&N Summary   He was raised in revolution. She was raised in a palace. Can their love stop a war?  Code Name Verity  meets  The Winner's Curse  in Joanna Hathaway's  Dark of the West,  a breathtaking YA fantasy debut. Aurelia Isendare is a princess of a small kingdom in the North, raised in privilege but shielded from politics as her brother prepares to step up to the throne. Halfway around the world, Athan Dakar, the youngest son of a ruthless general, is a fighter pilot longing for a life away from the front lines. When Athan’s mother is shot and killed, his father is convinced it’s the work of his old rival, the Queen of Etania—Aurelia’s mother. Determined to avenge his wife’s murder, he devises a plot to overthrow the Queen, a plot which sends Athan undercover to Etania to gain intel from her children. Athan’s mission becomes com...

Title: Say You'll Remember Me  Author: Katie McGarry  Pages: 400 Genre: Teen/Contemporary  Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Release Date: January 30, 2018 Summary (Goodreads)  When Drix was convicted of a crime--one he didn't commit--he thought his life was over. But opportunity came with the new Second Chance Program, the governor's newest pet project to get delinquents off the streets, rehabilitated and back into society. Drix knows this is his chance to get his life back on track, even if it means being paraded in front of reporters for a while. Elle knows she lives a life of privilege. As the governor's daughter, she can open doors with her name alone. But the expectations and pressure to be someone she isn't may be too much to handle. She wants to follow her own path, whatever that means. When Drix and Elle meet, their connection is immediate, but so are their problems. Drix is not the type of boy Elle's parents have in mind for her, and El...

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: If There's No Tomorrow Author : Jennifer L. Armentrout Pages : 480 Genre: Contemporary/Teen/Romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen Release Date: September 5, 2017 Buy: Amazon| Chapters Indigo | Kobo *Received for review by author/publisher and Indigo Books and Music* Summary ( Goodreads ) Lena Wise is always looking forward to tomorrow, especially at the start of her senior year. She's ready to pack in as much friend time as possible, to finish college applications, and to maybe let her childhood best friend Sebastian know how she really feels about him. For Lena, the upcoming year is going to be epic--one of opportunities and chances. Until one choice, one moment, destroys everything. Now Lena isn't looking forward to tomorrow. Not when friend time may never be the same. Not when college applications feel all but impossible. Not when Sebastian might never forgive her for what happened. For what she let happen. With the guilt growing each day, Lena knows ...

Title: Everless Author: Sara Holland Pages: 336 Genre: Fantasy/YA Publisher: HarperTeen/HarperCollins Canada Release Date: January 2, 2018 Summary ( Goodreads )  In the land of Sempera, time is extracted from blood and used as payment. Jules Ember and her father were once servants at Everless, the wealthy Gerling family’s estate, but were cast out after of a fateful accident a decade ago. Now, Jules’s father is reaching his last hour, and she will do anything to save him. Desperate to earn time, she arrives at the palace as it prepares for a royal wedding, ready to begin her search into childhood secrets that she once believed to be no more than myths. As she uncovers lost truths, Jules spirals deeper into a past she hardly recognizes, and faces an ancient and dangerous foe who threatens her future and the future of time itself. What is your Waiting on Wednesday?

Title: Frostblood (Frostblood Saga #1) Author: Elly Blake Pages: 376 Genre: Fantasy, Teen Publisher: Little Brown for YR/ HBG Canada Release Date: January 10, 2017 Buy: Amazon| Chapters Indigo | Kobo *An ARC was provided by the publisher for review* Summary ( Goodreads ) The frost king will burn. Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a Fireblood who has concealed her powers of heat and flame from the cruel Frostblood ruling class her entire life. But when her mother is killed trying to protect her, and rebel Frostbloods demand her help to overthrow their bloodthirsty king, she agrees to come out of hiding, desperate to have her revenge. Despite her unpredictable abilities, Ruby trains with the rebels and the infuriating—yet irresistible—Arcus, who seems to think of her as nothing more than a weapon. But before they can take action, Ruby is captured and forced to compete in the king’s tournaments that pit Fireblood prisoners against Frostblood champions. Now she has only one chan...