Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl Genre : Mystery, YA Stand alone About the Book  : Once upon a time, Beatrice Hartley and her five best friends were the cool kids, the beautiful ones. Then the shocking death of Jim—their creative genius and Beatrice’s boyfriend—changed everything. One year after graduation, Beatrice is returning to Wincroft—the seaside estate where they spent so many nights sharing secrets, crushes, plans to...

Little Monsters by Kara Thomas Genre : Mystery, YA Stand alone About the Book  : Kacey is the new girl in Broken Falls. When she moved in with her father, she stepped into a brand-new life with a stepbrother, a stepmother, and strangest of all, an adoring younger half sister. Kacey’s new life is eerily charming compared with the wild highs and lows of the old one she lived with her volatile mother. And everyone is so nice in Broken...

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi Genre : Fantasy Series : Legacy of Orïsha, book 1 About the Book  : They killed my mother. They took our magic. They tried to bury us. Now we rise. Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless...

Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli Genre : YA, Romance, Lgbt Series : Stand alone (part of the Creekwood series, but can be read as stand alone) About the Book  : When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat—but real life isn’t always so rhythmic. An anomaly in her friend group, she’s the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show...

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller Audio narration : Marisa Calin Genre : YA, Fantasy Series : Daughter of the Pirate King, book 2 About the Book  : Alosa’s mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is...

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...

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...

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...