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Victories Greater Than Death (Unstoppable #1)Charlie Jane AndersPublished: April 13, 2021 (Tor Teen)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 Tina has known for years that she’s not just an average teenager, but she’s been waiting (im)patiently for the day when she will be called upon to... 
Namesake (Fable #2)Adrienne YoungPublished: March 16, 2021 (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 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 Fable. The end of Fable saw... 
Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children #6)Seanan McGuirePublished: Jan. 12, 2020 (Tor)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 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 Every... 
A Golden FurySamantha CohoePublished: Oct. 13, 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): 3.5 stars All Thea Hope has known is life as an alchemist learning under her famous mother, moving between one patron and another as they work towards creating the legendary Philosopher’s... 
Afterlife of the Party (Afterlife #1)Marlene PerezPublished: Sept. 8, 2020 (Harper Voyager)Purchase at: Amazon or BookshopReview Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by: Amy Tansy is less than enthused when her friend Skylar insists she accompany her to see a band play at a party in Hollywood Hills. Her enthusiasm wanes even further when she discovers the band... 
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,... 
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... 
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... 
