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First Shift (The Wolves of Rock Falls #1) by A. J. Skelly
Megan is unaware Sam likes her as anything more than friends, but when an innocent accident results in Sam biting her, she learns his affection is just one of his many secrets. Sam is a werewolf and the slip of his teeth incites her unwilling transformation into a werewolf. The first installment of The Wolves…
Read MoreWhalefall by Daniel Kraus
Nineteen-year-old Jay Gardiner scuba dives off the coast of Monterey in what he knows is a long-shot attempt to find the remains of his estranged father, who killed himself in the ocean the prior year. However, during his dive, Jay finds himself entangled with a sperm whale looking to feed and is accidentally swallowed. Trapped…
Read MoreThe Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
As a Jewish servant in Madrid during the Inquisition, Luzia leads an intentionally low-profile life. At least until her mistress discovers she uses magic to assist with everyday tasks like heating water and multiplying potatoes. Seeing Luzia as an opportunity to improve her standing among the nobles, her mistress sends her scullion off to a…
Read MoreThe Trials of Apollo, Book One: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
Angry at his son, Zeus banishes Apollo to Earth as a powerless, average teenager, leaving him to fend for himself in modern-day New York City. Surrounded by immortal and mortal enemies, Apollo must learn what it means to be human in order to find a way back to Olympus. And so begins Riordan’s Percy Jackson…
Read MoreDarkly by Marisha Pessl
Dia Gannon, along with six other teenagers, is chosen for a competitive internship at Darkly, a game company founded by the mysterious Louisiana Veda. But it isn’t a typical internship, as the company closed its doors after the death of its eccentric founder decades ago, causing its games to become collectors’ items worth millions. Upon…
Read MoreFourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Violet dreams of becoming a scribe but her mother, a well-respected general, forces her to join Basgaith War College. She and her incoming class must survive training where failure means death but survival means matching with a dragon, unleashing their inner magic, and joining the elite dragon riders—if the dragons don’t decide to incinerate them…
Read MoreA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Johnny Wheelwright tells the story of his friendship with Owen Meany, a boy who never grows taller than five feet and has a distinct, high-pitched voice. Intelligent, opinionated, and uncompromising, Owen doesn’t view his physical shortcomings as a curse, but believes them to be part of his purpose as God’s instrument. The boys’ friendship spans…
Read MoreWhite Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
Mari’s newly blended family moves from California to a rusted-out midwestern town when her mom accepts a new job that comes with a free house. Their renovated home, however, is surrounded by dilapidated houses in a sparsely populated neighborhood with a sinister history. Upon their arrival, things happen inside Mari’s new house: objects move, a…
Read MoreLore by Alexandra Bracken
Every seven years is the Agon, when nine Greek gods walk the earth as mortals, hunted by the bloodlines of Greek heroes battling to absorb their power. After the gruesome death of her family, Lore quit the Agon, wanting nothing to do with the gods’ punishment—until an injured Athena offers her an opportunity to avenge…
Read MoreThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson is a below-average student on a routine school field trip when his teacher suddenly morphs into a harpy and attacks him. Percy’s mom whisks him off to Camp Half Blood, a refuge for demigods of Olympus’ deities, with little explanation. There, he learns his father is Poseidon, God of the Sea, and Percy…
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