The irresistible first book in the gripping Shatter Me series! □: Shatter Me, Unravel Me, Ignite Me, Restore Me, Defy Me, Imagine Me, Believe Me Truly Devious makes a surprise return, and death revisits Ellingham Academy. That is, she will solve the case when she gets a grip on her demanding new school life and her housemates: the inventor, the novelist, the actor, the artist, and the jokester. True-crime aficionado Stevie Bell is set to begin her first year at Ellingham Academy, and she has an ambitious plan: She will solve this cold case. The only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murder, signed with the frightening pseudonym “Truly, Devious.” It became one of the great unsolved crimes of American history. Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. “A place,” he said, “where learning is a game.” It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. □: Truly Devious, The Vanishing Stair, The Hand on the Wall, The Box in the WoodsĮllingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. Lou, unable to ignore her growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is, must make a choice. But when Lou pulls a wicked stunt, the two are forced into an impossible situation-marriage. And they are burned.Īs a huntsman of the Church, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. □: Serpent & Dove, Blood & Honey, Gods & Monsters We made sure to try to fit a little of everything on our list, from contemporary romance to complex fantasies, so you can find just the flavor you’re craving for your next killer read! Each offers at least three books, so you can read along as the characters grow, fall in love, and conquer their demons-along with empires, mysteries, and everyday drama. So, what if you didn’t start some of our favorite series when they first hit shelves, and now found yourself with the luck to binge them all in one go? That’s right! The list of completed book series below have all wrapped up and are yours for the binging. Sometimes it’s five! And, well, we don’t always have the patience. We always know when that new book is coming out, and that can often mean waiting at least a year for the sequel to come out. Readers may notice a few loose ends, which set them up for the next two books in the series.One of the most bittersweet things for any book nerd is being on time. Yet they're also courageous, determined, and loyal - traits that serve them well when they battle inner demons and illusions, real-life monsters, other people, and the structure of society itself. They struggle with fear, shame, and grief from loss of loved ones, betrayal, uncertainty about their place in society. The two protagonists are easy to root for. Its main characters and secondary characters alike provide examples of individuals and peoples rediscovering their power and reclaiming it. With Beasts of Prey, the first book of a planned trilogy, debut author Ayana Gray builds a world that mirrors the pan-African reality: ethnic groups divided against other groups by war, and from within by disruptions to their previous relationships to their origin stories, lanugages, and cultural identities and people impacted by generations of oppression, represented here by hereditary indenture. This sweet novel packs an ambitious social commentary. Beasts of Prey is in development as a Netflix feature film. Warriors throw rocks and other projectiles at indentured people who are trying to escape during a fire. The oppressor class uses physical punishment, including caning, toward the people they hold in indenture. People are mauled by non-human creatures. There's some gore, not too much and none of it gratuitious. There's a hint of a budding romance between the two as they confront danger together. The two form an alliance to protect their village from a legendary monster on the loose in their village, Lkossa. After a fire at the zoo, Koffi escapes and Ekon makes a decision that causes him to be removed from his status. She's an indentured servant at the Night Zoo, attending to and handling dangerous beasts. He's a member of the warrior class, on the cusp of being initiated into its elite. Ekon and Koffi are two teens on the opposite ends of the social order. Parents need to know that Beasts of Prey is the first book in a fantasy triology by Ayana Gray.
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