*Beth’s Choice*
(Assistant Blog Manager for YABC)
Hunted (Hunted #1)
Author: Meagan Spooner
Book: Hardcover, 352 pages
Expected publication: March 14th, 2017
Publisher: Harper Teen
Beauty knows the Beast’s forest in her bones—and in her blood. Though she grew up with the city’s highest aristocrats, far from her father’s old lodge, she knows that the forest holds secrets and that her father is the only hunter who’s ever come close to discovering them.
So when her father loses his fortune and moves Yeva and her sisters back to the outskirts of town, Yeva is secretly relieved. Out in the wilderness, there’s no pressure to make idle chatter with vapid baronessas…or to submit to marrying a wealthy gentleman. But Yeva’s father’s misfortune may have cost him his mind, and when he goes missing in the woods, Yeva sets her sights on one prey: the creature he’d been obsessively tracking just before his disappearance.
Deaf to her sisters’ protests, Yeva hunts this strange Beast back into his own territory—a cursed valley, a ruined castle, and a world of creatures that Yeva’s only heard about in fairy tales. A world that can bring her ruin or salvation. Who will survive: the Beauty, or the Beast?
Why Beth chose Hunted:
Everything about this book sounds amazing!! A re-telling of Beauty and the Beast….YES YES YES!!
I literally can’t wait to read this! I love anything fantasy and especially fairy tale re-tellings!! Really excited for this one!!!
*Hannah’s Choice*
(Staff Reviewer for YABC)
Three Dark Crowns
Author: Kendare Blake
Book: Hardcover, 416 pages
Expected publication: September 20, 2016
Publisher: Harper Teen
Every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of lions.
But becoming the Queen Crowned isn’t solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister has to fight for it. And it’s not just a game of win or lose…it’s life or death. The night the sisters turn sixteen, the battle begins. The last queen standing gets the crown.
If only it was that simple. Katharine is unable to tolerate the weakest poison, and Arsinoe, no matter how hard she tries, can’t make even a weed grow. The two queens have been shamefully faking their powers, taking care to keep each other, the island, and their powerful sister Mirabella none the wiser. But with alliances being formed, betrayals taking shape, and ruthless revenge haunting the queens’ every move, one thing is certain: the last queen standing might not be the strongest…but she may be the darkest.
Why Hannah chose Three Dark Crowns:
A sibling rivalry with a fight to the death? This book sounds like it has all the great parts of high fantasy with a Hunger Games twist.
I love darker fantasy and I love fights for the throne – this book sounds like the perfect read.
*Melissa’s Choice*
(Staff Reviewer for YABC)
Refuse (Recoil #2)
Author: Joanne MacGregor
Expected publication: July 30th, 2016
Publisher: Indie
Everyone wants Jinxy, except the one she loves.
In a near-future USA decimated by an incurable plague and tightly controlled by a repressive government, teenagers with special skills are recruited and trained to fight in the war against terror.
Now a rebellion is brewing.
All sixteen year-old expert sniper Jinxy James wanted was a little freedom, but now she’s trapped between the government and the rebels, unsure of who the real enemy is. When she uncovers appalling secrets and twisted motivations, Jinxy begins to question her allegiances. Soon she will need to choose between love and freedom, as she struggles to do the right thing in a world gone horribly wrong.
Refuse is the second book in the Young Adult dystopian romance that began with Recoil. This much anticipated sequel is filled with romance and heartache, shocking twists, and a thought-provoking examination of freedom, fear, loyalty and identity.
Refuse begins immediately after the cliffhanger ending of Recoil. Buy it now to continue the compelling story of Jinxy, Quinn and the forces ranged against them.
Why Melissa chose Refuse:
Honestly, it’s the cover. I’m a sucker for a pretty cover!
The first book, Recoil, is high on my TBR list, and this one is going right next to it.
What book are you looking forward to in 2016?
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