#2019 debuts

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ARC Review: I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi

ARC Review: I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi ⭐⭐⭐⭐ @harperteen

I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi My rating: 4 of 5 stars

News stations across the country are reporting mysterious messages that Earth has been receiving from a planet—Alma—claiming to be its creator. If they’re being interpreted correctly, in seven days Alma will hit the kill switch on their “colony” Earth.

True or not, for teenagers Jesse Hewitt, Cate Collins, and Adeem Khan, the…

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ARC Review: Crier's War by Nina Varela

ARC Review: Crier's War by Nina Varela ⭐⭐⭐⭐ @harperteen

Crier’s War by Nina Varela My rating: 4 of 5 stars

After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, designed to be the playthings of royals, usurped their owners’ estates and bent the human race to their will.

Now Ayla, a human servant rising in the ranks at the House of the Sovereign, dreams of avenging her family’s death…by killing the sovereign’s daughter, Lady Crier.

Crier was…

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Review: "Kingdom of Souls" by Rena Barron

Review: “Kingdom of Souls” by Rena Barron

Title: Kingdom of Souls Series: Kingdom of Souls #1 Author: Rena Barron Publication Date: September 3, 2019 Publisher: HarperVoyager Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Content Warnings: Blood magic, self-injury for a ritual, challenging familial relationship, psychological torture, death of children, mind manipulation, animal possession, animal sacrifice (mentioned), violence Get it: IndieBound | Book Depository | Barnes and…

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Audiobook Review: These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling

Audiobook Review: These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling ⭐⭐⭐⭐

These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Hannah’s a witch, but not the kind you’re thinking of. She’s the real deal, an Elemental with the power to control fire, earth, water, and air. But even though she lives in Salem, Massachusetts, her magic is a secret she has to keep to herself. If she’s ever caught using it in front of a Reg (read: non-witch), she could lose it.…

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ARC Review: A Dress for the Wicked by Autumn Krause

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A Dress for the Wicked by Autumn Krause My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Nothing much happens in the sleepy town of Shy in Avon-upon-Kynt. And for eighteen years, Emmaline Watkins has feared that her future held just that: nothing.

But when the head of the most admired fashion house in the country opens her prestigious design competition to girls from outside the stylish capital city, Emmy’s dreams seem…

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ARC Review: Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry

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Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Abandoned by a single mother she never knew, 16-year-old Raya—obsessed with ancient myths—lives with her grandmother in a small conservative Texas town. For years Raya has hidden her feelings for her best friend and true love, Sarah. When the two are caught in an intimate moment, they are sent to Friendly Saviors: a re-education camp…

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ARC Review: The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala

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The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Esha is a legend, but no one knows. It’s only in the shadows that she moonlights as the Viper, the rebels’ highly skilled assassin. She’s devoted her life to avenging what she lost in the royal coup, and now she’s been tasked with her most important mission to date: taking down the ruthless General Hotha.

Kunal has been a soldier…

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