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The KingdomJess RothenbergPublished: May 28, 2019 (Henry Holt & Co.)Purchase at: Amazon or Book DepositoryReview Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars People go to The Kingdom to live out their fairy tales. In one day you can visit a mermaid lagoon, go on a safari, walk with dinosaurs or other extinct species, anything you could... 
Protect the Prince (Crown of Shards #2)Jennifer EstepPublished: July 2, 2019 (Harper Voyager)Purchase at: Amazon or Book DepositoryReview Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review 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 review of Kill the Queen. Rating (out of... 
Kingdom of Exiles (The Beast Charmer #1) Maxym M. Martineau Published: June 25, 2019 (Sourcebooks Casablanca) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Leena Edenfrell thought exile from the Charmer home of Hireath was the worst thing that could happen to her. I mean, because of her exile,... 
The Hallowed Knight (Wilde Justice #3) Jenn Stark Published: May 29, 2019 (Elewyn Publishing) Purchase at: Amazon Review Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: This review will be spoiler free, however it will reference events from the previous Immortal Vegas series, if you haven’t started that one yet, check out VBC’s... 
The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind (The Frost Files #1) Jackson Ford Published: June 18, 2019 (Orbit) Purchase at: Amazon or Book Depository Review Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Teagan Frost is a psychokinetic—or PK as she likes to call it. In other words, she’s the girl who can move sh*t with her mind. Teagan is... 
Storm and Fury (The Harbinger #1) Jennifer L. Armentrout Published: June 11, 2019 (Inkyard Press) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Copy provided by 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 may reference events from its spinoff series Dark Elements, if you haven’t yet started check out VBC’s... 
Magic for Liars Sarah Gailey Published: June 4, 2019 (Tor Books) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Ivy Gamble has a very fulfilling life as a pseudo-successful private investigator. She goes home every night to an empty apartment, she doesn’t form relationships, and there’s a slight... 
The Fire Opal Mechanism (Gemworld #2) Fran Wilde Published: June 4, 2019 (Tor) Purchase at: Amazon or Book Depository Review Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it may reference previous events in the series. When the Pressmen come to the Far Reaches looking to confiscate all the... 
The Raven Tower Ann Leckie Published: Feb. 26, 2019 (Orbit) Purchase at: Amazon or Book Depository Review Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Here is a story I have heard: Upon word of his father’s impending death Mawat rides home for Iraden to take his place as heir to the Raven’s Lease. As Lease, Mawat’s father will be called... 
Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle #1) Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman Published: May 7, 2019 (Knopf Books for Young Readers) Purchase at: Amazon or Book Depository Review Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Trying to work off some pre-draft jitters, star cadet Tyler Jones decides to take a little flight. Well, that little flight turns... 
