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“She was the snake biting its tail. She was a dreamer, eternally bound to a nightmare, eyes closed even when her eyes had turned to dust.” After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in… Continue reading Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
If you're in the mood for a dark academia story, An Academy for Liars is exactly what you're looking for. The premise of a hidden school with secret magical abilities? Absolutely intriguing! Though the book starts off slowly as it builds its world, it soon picks up momentum. We're introduced to a number of characters,… Continue reading An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson
“I gave him my life, but you cannot ask me to stop living.” Four months have passed since the shadow stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Rhy was wounded and the Dane twins fell, and the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through… Continue reading A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
“I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still.” Kell is one of the last Antari, magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black. Kell was raised in Arnes, Red London, and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between… Continue reading A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
This is a historical fantasy set in the Spanish Golden Age. This one is for historical fiction fans who want to step outside their comfort zone. In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as… Continue reading The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
“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