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Lady of Magick (Noctis Magicae #2) Sylvia Izzo Hunter Published: Sept. 1, 2015 (Ace) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon 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 will reference previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, The Midnight... 
Hyde (Hyde #1) Lauren Stewart Published: July 8, 2012 (Off the Hook) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jenn Rating (out of 5): 5 stars While surfing through the urban fantasy section of my kindle, I came across a cover that made me stop long enough to read the blurb. Yes, I am one of those people, if you have a pretty cover, I will judge. So, already taken in by... 
Of the Abyss (Mancer #1) Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Published: Sept. 27, 2016 (Harper Voyager Impulse) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Beth Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Mancers, those who can work with different forms of magic, are outlawed. Death awaits those who break those laws, so while magic still exists, it is... 
I’m always looking to add new books to dive into headfirst. I know you are, too. (That’s why we’re friends.) So how about I giveaway one of those books to a lucky reader? Rachel Vincent has been an auto-buy author for me for quite some time. She knows how to balance an engaging plot, character development, and the emotional suckerpunch that serves a purpose. Menagerie explores humanity in an utterly... 
Guardian’s Mate (Shifters Unbound #9) Jennifer Ashley Published: Sept. 6, 2016 (Berkley) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1,... 
Harsh Gods (Shadowside #2) Michelle Belanger Published: Aug. 30, 2016 (Titan Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by author in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jenn Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it may reference previous books in the series. Harsh Gods is the second book in the Shadowside Trilogy. I haven’t read... 
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) Leigh Bardugo Published: Sept. 27, 2016 (Henry Holt & Co.) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchase Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will most definitely reference events from the previous book. If you haven’t started this series yet (and really what’s stopping you?!), check out VBC’s review of... 
Rose & Thorn (Ash & Bramble #2) Sarah Prineas Published: Oct. 18, 2016 (HarperTeen) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Once upon a time, there was a girl who carried a curse. The curse showed itself as a rose upon her wrist. Two protectors conspired to steal the girl away in the night... 
Congress of Secrets Stephanie Burgis Published: Nov. 1, 2016 (Pyr) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Beth Rating (out of 5): 3 stars Alchemy—understood for years as the transmutation of metals, the obvious goal being to eventually create gold. But what if there was another way to practice Alchemy? A way that would... 
Unquiet Land (Elemental Blessings #4) Sharon Shinn Published: Nov. 1, 2016 (Ace) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Leah Frothen has been away from home for five years. In a surge of not knowing what she wanted out of her life, she fled her home country of Welce leaving her newborn... 
