By Stephanie Garber
Flatiron Books, 2021. 408 pages. Young Adult Fiction
Desperate to stop her beloved from marrying another, 16-year-old Evangeline Fox strikes a deal with the mythic Prince of Hearts leading her down a dangerous path that may ultimately end in her destruction.
While this is the first in Garber’s newest series, references to her Caraval series are plentiful, and we get to see more of Jacks, The Prince of Hearts! I love that, while this book works well as a stand-alone, it also builds upon an already established and loved world. Garber’s settings are richly detailed, and the characters are multifaceted with a lot going on behind the scenes. I was thoroughly engrossed in the story, and can’t wait to see where this new series takes us. Garber has definitely become one of my favorite YA fantasy/romance authors.
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By Elizabeth Lim
Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. 392 pages. Young Adult Fiction
Risking her life by disguising herself as a boy to secure the position of imperial tailor, Maia is given the impossible task of sewing three magic gowns representing the sun, moon and stars for the emperor's reluctant bride-to-be.
By Holly Black
Little, Brown and Company, 2018. 370 pages. Young Adult Fiction
Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.
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