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Victories Greater Than Death – Charlie Jane Anders
Tina’s always known she had an alien beacon inside her, and someday, the aliens will be back for her. She’s the clone of one of the greatest heroes of an alien fleet. When they do come for her, she and her best friend Rachael are off for the stars. This is definitely a YA novel
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Cast in Secret – Michelle Sagara
I really enjoy this world that the author has created – it has such an air of realness about it, and such an interesting set of races. And the magic system gets more interesting as the story progresses. Kaylin is sent to investigate the disappearance of what appears to be a simple box from Elani
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Weyward – Emilia Hart
There are three characters to this story – Kate, in the present day; her great aunt Violet, when she was young, during WWII; and their ancestor Altha, who was tried as a witch in the 16th century. I liked this book – the thread of power that draws these characters together is compelling, but it’s
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The Hexologists – Josiah Bancroft
Super interesting book. It’s in a sort of Victorian maybe England, with various types of magic available, although some are thought to be gone. Iz and Warren are a married couple (with a fantastic relationship). She’s a hexologist, and has inherited a bunch of interesting artifacts from her father, who was a renowned scholar (though
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The Kiss of Deception – Mary Pearson
Lia is the First Daughter of Morrighan, meant to have the sight, but not actually gifted. Still, her father has arranged her marriage to the prince of a neighboring kingdom, one that they’ve been at odds with for a while. She tries to go along with the plan, but on the day of her marriage,
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The Last Echo of the Lord of Bells – John Bierce
One thing that really bugs me about ebooks is not knowing how large the book actually is. This book felt like it kept going on forever, which is pretty impressive, because most of it was a single battle. Hugh and his friends have returned home, just in time for their former mentor Alustin’s deadline for
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The Drowned Woods – Emily Lloyd-Jones
Mererid is on the run – she’s a water diviner, taken by one of the local princes when she was small for her magic. Why she’s on the run is one of the things that’ll be unraveled as the story goes along. This is a heist story, and an enjoyable one – several other characters
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Two Twisted Crowns – Rachel Gillig
The first book in this duology ends in a major cliffhanger, where it appears that Elspeth is dead – taken over by the Nightmare. In this story, we quickly find out that she is not gone, and we also learn far more about the Nightmare, who is actually the Shepherd King. Rayvn Yew and his
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Royal Tea Service – Casey Blair
Miyara may have left the royal family behind, but they’re not done with her. All of her royal sisters show up in town, and it’ll be up to all of them to work together to save the world. This was a very satisfying end to the trilogy. I realized one of the things I really
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