Today we’re celebrating Friday with fantasy novels full of romance, monsters, gothic settings, fairy tale retellings, and more!
STARLING HOUSE BY ALIX E. HARROW
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2 starred reviews!
“Harrow’s prose cuts straight to the heart as she melds a story of family legacy and historical oppression with a stirring coming-of-age tale and a call to speak the truth. Readers will be left chewing on this tale long after the last page.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Harrow’s captivating prose centers her flawed, cynical protagonists in a haunting plot of horrible actions, fog-hidden beasts, and moving connections between family, friends, and lovers.”–Library Journal, starred review
THE FRAGILE THREADS OF POWER: A THREADS OF POWER NOVEL BY V.E. SCHWAB
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“Schwab gives readers more of everything they love…dynamic, unconventional characters; suspenseful plots; rich worldbuilding; and compelling relationships…Schwab’s pacing is confident, assured, and the book weaves a masterful spell on the reader.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review
AFTER THE FOREST BY KELL WOODS
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“Two decades [after]…their encounter with a sweets-obsessed witch, Hans is in debt and Gretel helps her family survive despite imminent famine by baking magical gingerbread with a recipe from the witch’s grimoire.”–Library Journal Pre-Pub Alert
UNDER THE SMOKESTREWN SKY BY A. DEBORAH BAKER
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Since stumbling from their world into the Up-and-Under, Avery and Zib have been on a long journey toward the Impossible City in the hope of finding their way home. But the final part of their journey is filled with danger and demise. Not everyone will make it through alive.
A SEASON OF MONSTROUS CONCEPTIONS BY LINA RATHER
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In 17th-century London, unnatural babies are being born, with eyes made for the dark and webbed digits suited to the sea. Sarah Davis has hidden her own uncanny nature all her life and hopes to start over as a midwife’s apprentice. But with each new unnatural birth, the fear in London grows of the Devil’s work.
FLOWER AND THORN BY RATI MEHROTRA
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Irinya is a talented flower hunter who uses her botanical knowledge to help her caravan survive in the harsh desert. When she finds a priceless silver spider lily, only to be tricked into giving it to the wrong person, she’ll do anything she can to get it back–even if it means risking her life.
A CURSE FOR TRUE LOVE: A ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART NOVEL BY STEPHANIE GARBER
Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She’s married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she’s paid for this fairytale, and her husband is determined to make sure she never finds out.
STARLING HOUSE by Alix E. Harrow; 9781250799050; 10/3/23
THE FRAGILE THREADS OF POWER: A THREADS OF POWER NOVEL by V.E. Schwab; 9780765387493; 9/26/23
AFTER THE FOREST by Kell Woods; 9781250852489; 10/3/23
UNDER THE SMOKESTREWN SKY: AN UP-AN-UNDER NOVEL by A. Deborah Baker; 9781250848475; 10/17/23
A SEASON OF MONSTROUS CONCEPTIONS by Lina Rather; 9781250884015; 10/31/23
FLOWER AND THORN by Rati Mehrotra; 9781250823700; 10/17/23
A CURSE FOR TRUE LOVE: A ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART NOVEL by Stephanie Garber; 9781250851208; 10/24/23
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