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Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) Leigh Bardugo Published: Dec. 1, 2015 (Henry Holt & Co.) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: library Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Ketterdam is a place where anything is possible: for the right price. No one knows this as well as thief extraordinaire Kaz Brekker. Kaz has worked his way up from the bottom of the Barrel to being one of the top... 
Curse on the Land (Soulwood #2) Faith Hunter Published: Nov. 1, 2016 (Roc) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this 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 Blood of... 
Archangel’s Heart (Guild Hunter #9) Nalini Singh Published: Nov. 1, 2016 (Berkley) Purchase: 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 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, Angels’ Blood....
In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for November 2016. All dates are U.S. and tentative. Also: Click the title of any book to visit the Amazon page for pre-order or purchase goodness. I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy, SF is science fiction,... 
A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird #1) Claudia Gray Published: Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon (as of this posting, the ebook was on sale for $1.99) Review Source: Purchased Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Time travel stories are tricky. A Thousand Pieces of You isn’t a time travel story, though. When this first book was first released, though, several people told me they loved it as a... 
From VBC HQ: We love both magic and mayhem, so it’s no surprise we’re excited about Marshall Ryan Maresca’s latest An Import of Intrigue (Amazon), which will hit bookstores on Nov. 1. Marshall’s here today to talk about the world of Maradaine, and we’ve snagged a set of the Maradaine Constabulary novels to give away to a lucky reader. Read on for more from Marshall: TSOULJA An Import of Intrigue takes... 
Burning Bright (The Extraordinaries #1) Melissa McShane Published: Aug. 15, 2016 (Curiosity Quills) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars In this alternative Georgian society, titles and money are still the building blocks of the ton, but there is another: Talents. Hereditary supernatural... 
Omens (Cainsville #1) Kelley Armstrong Published: Aug. 20, 2013 (Penguin) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jenn Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Omens is written by one of my favorite authors, Kelley Armstrong. If you haven’t read anything of hers before, then please do yourself a favor and pick up one of her books, any of them, it doesn’t matter, the woman is a master... 
Chasing Embers (Ben Garston #1) James Bennett Published: Sept. 06, 2016 (Orbit) 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 Ben Garston drinks to forget—his life, his past, he romantic messes. All of which he has a lot to forget, since Ben is a dragon. One of the last remaining dragons, in... 
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) Sarah J. Maas Published: Sept. 6, 2016 (Bloomsbury) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Throne of Glass. The last we saw of Aelin she was... 
