I get it—you opened the email to look at the books. So without wasting your time, I'll jump right to the list. (Don't you wish recipe blogs cut to the chase with recipes?)
Jill Blaine is tasked with ushering souls into the afterlife. But she might get more than she reckons with her latest charge: the powerful K.J. Boone. Vigil takes on the tolls of capitalism and a reckoning for a lifetime spent, whether in the pursuit of good or evil.
A locked-room mystery revolving around six authors on a private island, rushing to complete the ending to a book in 72 hours. Oh, and did I mention there’s murder? Time’s ticking, better start writing.
As a kid growing up on Magic Tree House books, I love this premise:
Alexandria Watson is struggling to make ends meet. Her love of books leads her to a hidden library, where she teams up with the librarian to jump through books to escape an emerging danger that threatens the hidden library and everyone it’s ever helped.
If I read only one book from this list, THIS IS IT. I loved The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. I love all of Shannon Chakraborty’s historical fantasy.
Feared pirate Amina al-Sirafi collects artifacts for the mythical peris. But when they send her to collect a spindle capable of rewriting fate from a sorceress on an unescapable island, Amina finds she has more to contend with than foul weather and old enemies. The peris are playing a game—one not everyone is eager to let her solve.
Isako is ready to retire when a competitor offers her one last mission. This samurai space opera is filled with corporate espionage and secrets that can alter the fate of humanity.
A near-future story of America engrossed in civil war leaves a lasting impact on Ari—a figure with a not-so-innocent past who must piece together a new sense of reality.
Readers are promised a “new mind-bending story of crimes committed and loves lost across space and time.”
Macy Mullins takes a job from a Craigslist listing. It’s only three days. Three days of caring for a house along the Oregon coast. But what looks like an innocent job turns into something more sinister.
The small village of Reverie owes its survival to the Starmaker—a mysterious immortal who pulls sunlight over the peaks of the Lost Range for the village. When the Starmaker senses powerful magic in Aurora Finch, she is pulled to his isolated castle, where she must uncover what he is hiding or face being left in an endless winter.
Take a road trip with 13 destinations and 13 defining moments in America’s history. Explore the highs and lows of a young nation on the verge of celebrating 250 years.
You found Dovan, the book dragon.
Looking for your next read? Check out Beyond the Water’s Edge—A clean, young adult portal fantasy.
