The Sweetest Dark by Shana Abe The Skinny: Lora gets the opportunity to do something many in her situation never get to – attend a prestigious school for girls, the scholarship student of a Duke who “owns” the school. After her troubling past in the orphanage, Lora embraces the opportunity, despite the snide and cruel … Continue reading »
Poison by Bridget Zinn The Skinny: Master Potioner Kyra is set on one thing: killing the princess. The princess who also happens to be her best friend. After botching her first attempt, she is on the run. She seeks out Arlo, a known enemy of her country, to get help finding the princess. She receives a … Continue reading »
The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson The Skinny: After becoming a hero to her country, Elisa is now queen. But at only seventeen, she is mistrusted by her advisers, suffering from repeated attempts on her life, and trying to pick up the pieces of her crumbling country. But as her enemies being to return … Continue reading »
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo The Skinny: Alina Starkov is an orphan, plain, not special. Until one day when her army regiment is attacked and her best friend Mal is injured a dormant power she never knew she possessed appears. Alina is whisked away into the world of the Grisha, a group of powerful … Continue reading »
The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa The Skinny: Years ago, Ethan Chase was kidnapped by the Iron King and taken into the Iron Realm. His sister, Meghan, saved him, only to eventually leave him to become the Iron Queen. But now, Ethan is all grown up and still plagued by the fey. Cut off from … Continue reading »
Defiance by C.J. Redwine The Skinny: Rachel Adams is not like the other girls in Baalboden. She does not sew or have tea parties; she knows how to fight and survive. When her father, a courier for Baalboden’s tyrant ruler known as the Commander, disappears and is declared dead, Rachel’s new Protector – the man … Continue reading »
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas The Skinny: When given the opportunity to compete for her freedom, Celaena Sardothien, an 18-year-old assassin who has spent the past year in the prison mines of Endovier, jumps at her chance. She is chosen as the champion of Prince Dorian and will compete against 23 men – … Continue reading »
Hourglass by Myra McIntire The Skinny: Emerson sees… not quite ghosts, but not physical people either. After stints in an asylum and major drugs, she’s cast off her hopes of being normal and thrown those all away, giving up and accepting what she sees. But in a last attempt to help her, Emerson’s brother hires … Continue reading »
