January 22, 2013
Ravage (Deviants #3) by Jeff Sampson
Publisher: Balzer & Bray
From Goodreads: The war against BioZenith is on.
Since
she first came into her mysterious new superpowers, Emily has watched
one of her packmates disappear through an interdimensional portal; she’s
been hunted by creepy, body-snatching Shadowmen; she’s managed to form
an alliance with the same telekinetic cheerleaders who once tried to
take her down; and she’s discovered that her believed-to-be-dead mother
is one of the BioZenith scientists responsible for her strange
abilities.
Now it’s up to the Deviants to put together the last
pieces of the puzzle, which includes tracking down the final, mystery
member of their kind and forcing their parents to reveal why they
mutated their own children. Emily fears the answer is far more sinister
than anyone ever thought: after all, why would a parent risk a child’s
life unless the stakes were high…scary, world-ending high?
Tired
of being at the mercy of adult conspiracies, Emily forms a plan with the
other Deviants: Destroy BioZenith before anyone can use the knowledge
within the facility to aid the Shadowmen. But that’s only if
BioZenith—or something worse—doesn’t capture them first.
Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Publisher: EgmontUSA
From Goodreads:
There are people in this
world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices them. They live
their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away.
That’s why they make the perfect assassins.
The
Institute finds these people when they’re young and takes them away for
training. But an untrained Nobody is a threat to their organization.
And threats must be eliminated.
Sixteen-year-old Claire has been
invisible her whole life, missed by the Institute’s monitoring. But now
they’ve ID’ed her and send seventeen-year-old Nix to remove her. Yet the
moment he lays eyes on her, he can’t make the hit. It’s as if Claire
and Nix are the only people in the world for each other. And they
are—because no one else ever notices them.
The Darkness Dwellers (Kiki Strike #3) by Kirsten Miller
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
From Goodreads: First they ventured
deep under New York to save the city itself. Then things got personal as
the Irregulars ventured into a haunted mansion in Chinatown to uncover
an evil twin. Now, in the third installment of bestselling author
Kirsten Miller's Kiki Strike series, this delightful group of delinquent
geniuses jump feet first into a fast-paced international pursuit, going
underground in Paris to pursue a pair of treacherous royals who have
killed Kiki's parents.
Everbound (Everneath #2) by Brodi Ashton
Publisher: Balzer & Bray
From Goodreads: Nikki Beckett could
only watch as her boyfriend, Jack, sacrificed himself to save her,
taking her place in the Tunnels of the Everneath for eternity — a debt
that should’ve been hers. She’s living a borrowed life, and she doesn’t
know what to do with the guilt. And every night Jack appears in her
dreams, lost and confused and wasting away.
Desperate for
answers, Nikki turns to Cole, the immortal bad boy who wants to make her
his queen — and the one person least likely to help. But his heart has
been touched by everything about Nikki, and he agrees to assist her in
the only way he can: by taking her to the Everneath himself.
Nikki
and Cole descend into the Everneath, only to discover that their
journey will be more difficult than they’d anticipated — and more
deadly. But Nikki vows to stop at nothing to save Jack — even if it
means making an incredible sacrifice of her own.
Cinders & Sapphires (At Somerton #1) by Leila Rasheed
Publisher: Hyperion Book
From Goodreads: Rose Cliffe has never
met a young lady like her new mistress. Clever, rich, and beautiful,
Ada Averley treats Rose as an equal. And Rose could use a friend.
Especially now that she, at barely sixteen, has risen to the position of
ladies’ maid. Rose knows she should be grateful to have a place at a
house like Somerton. Still, she can’t help but wonder what her life
might have been had she been born a lady, like Ada.
For the first
time in a decade, the Averleys have returned to Somerton, their
majestic ancestral estate. But terrible scandal has followed Ada’s
beloved father all the way from India. Now Ada finds herself torn
between her own happiness and her family’s honor. Only she has the power
to restore the Averley name—but it would mean giving up her one true
love . . . someone she could never persuade her father to accept.
The Archived (The Archived #1) by Victoria Schwab
Publisher: Hyperion Book
From Goodreads:
Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.
Each
body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians
can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which
they rest is the Archive.
Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here
four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined
to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once
was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories
from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the
people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for
staying alive.
Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous-it's a
constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but
now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the
boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive,
the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately
altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece
together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.
Boundless (Unearthly #3) by Cynthia Hand
Publisher: HarperCollins
From Goodreads: The past few years have
held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner could ever have
anticipated. Yet from the dizzying highs of first love, to the agonizing
low of losing someone close to her, the one thing she can no longer
deny is that she was never meant to live a normal life.
Since
discovering the special role she plays among the other angel-bloods,
Clara has been determined to protect Tucker Avery from the evil that
follows her . . . even if it means breaking both their hearts. Leaving
town seems like the best option, so she’s headed back to California -
and so is Christian Prescott, the irresistible boy from the vision that
started her on this journey in the first place.
As Clara makes
her way in a world that is frighteningly new, she discovers that the
fallen angel who attacked her is watching her every move. And he’s not
the only one. . . . With the battle against the Black Wings looming,
Clara knows she must finally fulfil her destiny. But it won’t come
without sacrifices and betrayal.
We totally want to read THE ARCHIVED. We've been hearing great things, plus we enjoyed Schwab's debut, THE NEAR WITCH.
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