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In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for May 2021. 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. (Note: If you end up buying the book from one of these links, VBC will get a tiny bit of revenue to cover our overhead.) I’ve included genre... 
The Raven King (The Raven Cycle #4) Maggie Stiefvater Published: April 26, 2016 (Scholastic Press) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 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 Raven Boys. So this is it. All the research,... 
Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle #3) Maggie Stiefvater Published: Oct. 21, 2014 (Scholastic Press) 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 events from previous books in the series. If you haven’t started yet, check out... 
In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for October 2014. 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... 
Sinner (Wolves of Mercy Falls #3.5) Maggie Stiefvater Published: July 1, 2014 (Scholastic 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 Despite my still unclear feelings on the original end of the Wolves of Mercy Falls series, Forever, one thing was always clear: Cole and Isabel’s story... 
In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for July 2014. 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 and... 
The Dream Thieves (Raven Cycle #2) Maggie Stiefvater Published: Sept. 17, 2013 (Scholastic Press) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: 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 the first book in the series The Raven Boys. The Dream Thieves picks up in the summer. The... 
In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for September 2013 (and it’s full of PNR heavy hitters). 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... 
The Raven Boys (Raven Cycle #1) Maggie Stiefvater Published: Sept. 18, 2012 (Scholastic Press) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Purchased Reviewed by: Mary Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Blue is just a normal girl living in a small town, who is destined to kill her true love when she kisses him. This seems almost normal when you live in a house full of psychics and get to witness their... 
Shiver (Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) Maggie Stiefvater Published: 2009 Purchase at: The Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars What would you do if the one you loved was forced to leave you? How would you spend your days with him or her? This is how Shiver’s Grace and Sam enter their relationship — with an expiration date already stamped upon it. To say it’s a new romance wouldn’t be fair. The... 
