Divine Rivals: A Novel (Letters of Enchantment Guide 1)
Ross, Rebecca
Wednesday Books
Nominated by: Tamara S
Alexis @ Goodreads – Oh man this e book was all that I had hoped. A romance that was so heartfelt and had me white-knuckling my kindle in suspense. The fantasy parts had been quite a lot of fun-especially the mythology. I can’t anticipate extra.
Gina @ Goodreads – For starters, a set of enchanted typewriters is the PERFECT method to put the Nameless Pen Pal trope right into a fantasy novel. Like for fairly apparent causes this trope is never in fantasy but it surely was sooo juicy on this e book!!!
Amy @ Goodreads – This e book is difficult to explain with out making it sound a bit foolish, however belief me that it really works! I loved this one! I couldn’t overlook a few of the weak areas like YA instalove and lack of world constructing and explaining the alternate 1800s idea. As soon as I finished nitpicking the plot holes, I actually loved the storytelling and emotion that had been offered. My copy of Ruthless Vows is already within the mail in order that I can begin it instantly. I can see why this one has gotten quite a lot of consideration, and I might extremely advocate to any YA readers or those that like YA fantasy.
Brooke @ Goodreads – Simply plain enjoyable. These rivals reside in a speculative fiction world the place there are gods in energy. The gods are disrupting the lives of the people with their rivalry. Our two important characters have a rivalry of their very own, of their journalism careers, the place they’re pitted in opposition to each other. Collectively, these parts make for a riveting storyline. The characters are so very, very likable, the story is attention-grabbing and a bit advanced, and the items begin to come collectively so nicely.
Fault Strains
Carpenter, Nora Shalaway
Working Press Children
Nominated by: Anne-Marie Strohman
Alexis @ Goodreads – Extremely advocate! This e book will break your coronary heart, but in addition has sufficient magic and coronary heart to fix it again collectively. I liked the dial pov, the little traces of nature magic, in addition to powerful matters equivalent to local weather/ surroundings and poverty.
Gary @ What’s Not Incorrect – Nora Shalaway Carpenter’s wonderful new alternating perspective novel Fault Strains delivers two sturdy central characters from rural backgrounds who’re in contrast to many of the inventory main figures in younger grownup literature. The attractive cowl design sits nicely with an autumn launch. Cornelia Li’s cowl artwork options an interaction of blue and brown dominated by burnt orange that matches the e book’s fabric cowl. Followers of life like fiction like that of Jeff Zentner and Jennifer Niven are more likely to even be drawn to Fault Strains and Noral Shalaway Carpenter’s different work, together with The Fringe of Something, in addition to Rural Voices and Ab(solutely) Regular: Brief Tales that Smash Psychological Well being Stereotypes, two anthologies edited or co-edited by Carpenter.
TheNextGenLibrarian @ Goodreads – An environmental YA e book that may fill your coronary heart. This novel by Nora Carpenter is sort of all life like fiction apart from the power that Viv possesses, which made me find it irresistible a lot. I actually loved the 2 factors of view on the subject of the surroundings, the navy and fracking. It’s a subject extra younger folks have to find out about. I additionally loved Dex and Viv as people, but in addition collectively. CW: PTSD, despair, alcoholism, poverty, classism, demise of a mother or father (off web page), demise, grief, misogyny, popping out (theme), environmental points, environmental racism (mentioned), local weather change
Revelle
Smith, Lyssa Mia
Balzer + Bray
Nominated by: ChristaS
TheNextGenLibrarian @ Goodreads – For followers of Caraval and Nightbirds, this YA fantasy will stun and delight you. You all know I’m not a giant fantasy books fan however this was sensational! I used to be hooked from the start and the romance took middle stage within the story with out quite a lot of fantastical parts that I needed to maintain observe of. The truth that it passed off within the Nineteen Twenties and I might depend on historical past for the story pulled me in much more. This was a 5 ⭐️ learn for me!CW: do mestic violence, manipulation, drowning, demise, alcohol, abuse
Stacey @ Goodreads – The characters are by far probably the most compelling factor about Revelle. I liked attending to know each and seeing their relationships with one another. The dialog was quippy and heartfelt, which was quite a lot of enjoyable. The concept of household and “discovered household” is powerful right here. Finally, although, Revelle is full of magic, thriller, and romance, and manages to infuse tender messages about households – those we now have, and those we make – into the cinematic world of the e book. It’s written as a stand-alone, however there’s definitely room for this story to develop if the creator will get the prospect for a sequel. If there’s a second e book, I’d gladly leap again into the lives of those characters and see how they proceed to beat the world collectively.
Alexis @ Goodreads – Positively picked this up for the Moulin Rouge vibes and I used to be not let down. I liked the setting, the twists and turns, the give attention to household and love.
The Half-Lifetime of Love
Bourne, Brianna
Scholastic Press
Nominated by: Isla Okay.
Stacey @ Goodreads – So far as the “teenagers dealing with mortality and falling in love” books go (suppose The Fault in Our Stars, 5 Ft Aside, and many others), this one is fairly good. The creator tweaks the style by including a speculative factor about why & how folks die after which peppers the story with advanced scientific dialog. This units it aside from different books on this style, but it surely’s additionally the place the story bloats just a little. There’s additionally only a contact an excessive amount of melodrama for me to present this a 5-star score. However the writing is superb and the characters are charming and the love story is bittersweet. Positively price a learn.
Deborah @ Goodreads – Time…you don’t know the way precious it’s till it’s virtually gone. This e book simply destroyed me. Following the MC’s journeys via grief, acceptance, and many others. A totally completely different sort of YA novel. The romance was bitter candy. There’s a lot I might write about it however I’d find yourself spoiling the entire story. I’m very shocked that this e book isn’t showcased extra. Brianna Bourne wrote an amazingly heart-breaking however beautiful story about demise, grief and transferring ahead. Can not wait to learn extra by this creator.
Alexis @ Goodreads – I knew this e book would break me! The countdown to Flint’s demise had me turning pages so rapidly. I actually loved his and September’s character progress on this e book and positively need to learn extra from this creator. For followers of They Each Die on the Finish. This e book does have some closed door sexual content material so I might say greater YA.
The Isles of the Gods
Kaufman, Amie
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Younger Readers
Writer/ Creator Submission
TheNextGen Librarian @ Goodreads – There have been method too many factors of view on this novel they usually had been all in first particular person so it was troublesome to observe who was speaking all through. I might additionally wish to level out one thing that gave me the ick: the villain is Black and this title was written by a white girl. Of the 5 factors of view, two of the villains occur to be POC who was once impoverished however now aren’t and need to maintain their energy. This made me really feel uncomfortable and needed to say it to future readers. CW: execution, demise, gun violence, violence
Christa @ Goodreads – I really like a excessive seas journey and this actually delivered!
The Q
Tintera, Amy
Crown Books for Younger Readers
Nominated by: Deborah Zeman
Carolina @ Kiss the Guide – We will sympathize with the hardships of quarantine and vaccines, which makes this extra drastic scenario that the characters are in additional actual for readers. I really like Tintera’s humor and her relatable characters – particularly her sturdy and assured feminine characters. Although the e book wraps up with out a cliffhanger, I’m not able to let this world go and am hoping for a sequel.
TheNextGen Librarian @ Goodreads – ** spoiler alert ** A quick-paced YA dystopian thriller that I couldn’t get sufficient of! This was a mile a minute trip! I really like a great scifi dystopian novel and this one checked all of the bins. Amy Tintera did a unbelievable job with this e book and I can’t wait to learn extra by her. CW: pandemic, medical points attributable to pandemic, violence, blood, weapons, bombing, conflict, homicide, kidnapping