“You don’t have to be afraid or embarrassed. No one does you better than you. You can’t be replaced. Not everyone will see that, but only you need to.” In fifth grade, Misha’s teacher set him and his classmates up with pen pals from a different school. For the next seven years, Ryen was his… Continue reading Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas
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Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent
Six roses. Six vials of blood. Six visits to a vampire who could be her salvation… or her damnation. Lilith has been dying since the day she was born. But while she long ago came to terms with her own imminent death, the deaths of everyone she loves is an entirely different matter. As her… Continue reading Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent
The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren
"I must be a conundrum wrapped in a mystery tied with a puzzle shoved in a pickle jar." On February 14, an accidental email to a stranger opens the door to an unexpected relationship. One typo, and a boy and girl connect by chance. Wishing each other a happy Valentine’s Day isn’t the end. In… Continue reading The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren
The Chain by Adrian McKinty
"In the future, it won’t be the state that keeps tabs on everyone by extensive use of surveillance; it will be the people. They’ll do the state’s work for it by constantly uploading their locations, interests, food preferences, restaurant choices, political ideas, and hobbies to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media sites." Rachel Klein… Continue reading The Chain by Adrian McKinty
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
Every serial killer needs a friend.Every game must have a winner When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in… Continue reading Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey
"I’ll do whatever it takes to make you realize I’m not going anywhere. I’m staying right here. I’ll make you feel secure until you realize it’s only ever going to be you." Adored by all, Britta is an ambitious waitress working at Sluggers. The popular bar holds a special place in her heart and is… Continue reading Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
“Three words, large enough to tip the world. I remember you.” France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across… Continue reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
“Maybe the king always knew that his greatest love would be his ruination. Maybe he knew it the moment he met her. He’d know it the second time he died, too.” In the wake of the Kejari, everything Oraya once thought to be true has been destroyed. A prisoner in her own kingdom, grieving the… Continue reading The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
“Betrayals don’t cancel each other out. They just hurt more.” They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. Instead of glittering summers on the lakeshore of her childhood, she spends them in a… Continue reading Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
Wretched by Emily McIntire
“All I knew was that I couldn’t let her fall. And maybe that makes me stupid, maybe it makes me weak. Maybe she’s manipulated me into becoming something I never wanted to be. Whatever the case, I don’t care. Because she’s changed me fundamentally. Irrevocably. And there’s no going back. I don’t love Eveline in… Continue reading Wretched by Emily McIntire


