Kai wakes up in the middle of a forest with no memory of who she is or how she ended up like this. Oh and someone is currently stealing her things. The girl who stole the clothes right off her body runs off, forcing Kai to follow. What she finds is more trouble and more… Continue reading The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall
Lia is the princess of a desert nation cursed centuries ago by the earth goddess. Nothing grows on her land of Locris, and her people rely on imported goods to survive. The adversarial nation, Ilion, still worships the goddess. As part of their ritual and the goddess’s curse, two maidens from Locris must compete in a life-or-death race to reach the temple. No woman has survived. And this year, Lia is one of the chosen. She is not entirely unprepared, however. She believes that the key to freeing her land from the curse lies in Ilion. So she has trained for the task at hand. What she didn’t plan for was her beloved sister Quynh to be the other maiden. Nor for a handsome and alluring Ilonian sailor, Jason, to distract her along the way. Now Lia must somehow survive the race, ensure her sister’s survival, and find the mysterious item that can return her land to its former glory. A Tribute of Fire by Sariah Wilson is a high-stakes fantasy novel in which Lia must overcome her enemies, escape death, and learn the truth about how to save her people.
Kierse is a talented thief in New York who pulls off even the most impossible missions with her impressive skills and the help of her “found” family. Her latest assignment, however, requires her to steal a diamond from a wealthy socialite. While she has some information about the resident, the most important detail of all remains a mystery – is he a human, or a monster? Him being the latter would complicate things due to the Monster Treaty – a decree established between humans and monsters after nearly a decade of urban warfare and millions of lives lost. If she is caught stealing from a monster, it could cost her life. And when Graves, the owner of the mansion, catches Kierse in his library, she believes this is it for her. But Graves will spare her life if she agrees to do a job for him. Soon, what started off as just another assignment turns into the job of a lifetime. The Wren in the Holly Library by K. A. Linde is an urban fantasy novel based on Irish mythology that follows Kierse as she learns much more about the complicated magical world she lives in, including the man she works for, and even her own identity.
