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Prime Deceptions (Chilling Effect #2)Valerie ValdesPublished: September 8, 2020 (Harper Voyager)Purchase at: Amazon or BookshopReview Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference events from the previous book. If you haven’t yet started, check out VBC’s review of Chilling... 
Fable (Fable #1)Adrienne YoungPublished: Sept. 1, 2020 (Wednesday Books)Purchase at: Amazon or BookshopReview Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Fable was born and raised on the sea. The daughter of a notorious trader father and a dredger mother—someone who dives for precious gems hidden beneath the water’s surface—Fable... 
Where Dreams Descend (Kingdom of Cards #1)Janella AngelesPublished: Aug. 25, 2020 (Wednesday Books)Purchase at: Amazon or BookshopReview Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Kallia has only ever known the gilded cage of the Hellfire House performing as a showgirl in the main attraction. Learning her magic from The Master,... 
The Night Witch (Wilde Justice #6)Jenn StarkPublished: Aug. 3, 2020 (Elewyn Publishing)Purchase at: AmazonReview Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by: Amy Average Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference events from previous books in the series. If you haven’t yet started check out VBC’s review of Getting... 
Lobizona (Wolves of No World #1)Romina GarberPublished: Aug. 4, 2020 (Wednesday Books)Purchase at: Amazon or BookshopReview Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Manu knows what it’s like to be invisible. Ever since she and her mother came to America undocumented, her world has consisted of her mother, her surrogate... 
A Touch of Stone and Snow (A Gathering of Dragons #2)Milla VanePublished: July 21, 2020 (Berkley)Purchase at: Amazon or BookShopReview Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: This review will be spoiler free, however it will reference previous events in the series. If you haven’t yet started check out VBC’s review of A... 
Burn Our Bodies DownRory PowerPublished: July 7, 2020 (Delacorte Press)Purchase at: Amazon or BookshopReview Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars For seventeen years the only family Margot has known is her aloof mother. Whenever she tries to push the subject of family, her mother closes herself off more than she does on a regular... 
The Archer at Dawn (The Tiger at Midnight Trilogy #2)Swati TeerdhalaPublished: May 26, 2020 (Katherine Tegen Books)Purchase at: Amazon or Book ShopReview Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Reviewed by: Amy Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference previous events in the series. If you haven’t yet started check out VBC’s... 
The Tiger at Midnight (The Tiger at Midnight #1)Swati TeerdhalaPublished: April 23, 2019 (Katherine Tegen Books)Purchase at: Amazon or BookShopReview Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Ten years ago nearly the entire royal family of Jansa was killed in a coup that put a pretender on the throne, divided the Jansan and Dharkan... 
Starbreaker (Endeavor #2)Amanda BouchetPublished: April 28, 2020 (Sourcebooks)Purchase at: Amazon or BookShopReview Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it may reference previous events in the series. If you haven’t yet started, check out VBC’s review of Nightchaser. Just because... 
