Scythe by Neal Shusterman Audio narration : Greg Tremblay Genre : YA, Fantasy Series : Arc of a Scythe, book 1 About the Book  : Thou shalt kill. A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to...

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney Genre : Mystery Series : Stand alone? (a sequel might be in the work?) About the Book  : My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me:  1. I’m in a coma.  2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore.  3. Sometimes I lie.  Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber...

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller Audio narration : Marisa Calin Genre : YA, Fantasy Series : Daughter of the Pirate King, book 1 About the Book  : Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map—the key to a legendary treasure trove—seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her enemies, giving her the perfect opportunity to search their ship. More than a match for the...

Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia Genre : Mystery Series : Stand alone About the Book  : Hattie Hoffman has spent her whole life playing many parts: the good student, the good daughter, the good girlfriend. But Hattie wants something more, something bigger, and ultimately something that turns out to be exceedingly dangerous. When she’s found brutally stabbed to death, the tragedy rips right through the fabric of her small-town...

Everless by Sara Holland Genre : Fantasy Series : Everless, book 1 About the Book  : In the kingdom of Sempera, time is currency—extracted from blood, bound to iron, and consumed to add time to one’s own lifespan. The rich aristocracy, like the Gerlings, tax the poor to the hilt, extending their own lives by centuries. No one resents the Gerlings more than Jules Ember. A decade ago, she and her father were servants at Everless, the...

All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai Genre : Speculative fiction Stand alone About the Book  : You know the future that people in the 1950s imagined we’d have? Well, it happened. In Tom Barren’s 2016, humanity thrives in a techno-utopian paradise of flying cars, moving sidewalks, and moon bases, where avocados never go bad and punk rock never existed . . . because it wasn’t necessary. Except Tom just can’t seem to find...