Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Week of 5/30/17

The most talked about book for this week: When Dimple met Rishi.  
For fans of historical fiction, check out Crossing Ebenezer Creek.  Madeline Roux brings a new horror series with the first book, House of Furies.  And if you love fantasy, don't miss Royal Bastards.  It's a week that will take you to places like Britain and Scotland, into K-dramas to royalty, thrillers and summer romance, fan fiction pieces to monsters.  Happy Reading!

When It's Real, by Erin Watt

Title: When It's Real, Author: Erin WattWealth, fame and a real-life romance she never expected—seventeen-year-old Vaughn Bennett lands it all when she agrees to become a pop star's fake girlfriend in this smart, utterly addictive novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Erin Watt
Under ordinary circumstances, Oakley Ford and Vaughn Bennett would never even cross paths.
There's nothing ordinary about Oakley. This bad-boy pop star's got Grammy awards, millions of fangirls and a reputation as a restless, too-charming troublemaker. But with his home life disintegrating, his music well suddenly running dry and the tabloids having a field day over his outrageous exploits, Oakley needs to show the world he's settling down—and who better to help him than Vaughn, a part-time waitress trying to help her family get by? The very definition of ordinary.
Posing as his girlfriend, Vaughn will overhaul Oakley's image from troublemaker to serious artist. In return for enough money to put her brothers through college, she can endure outlandish Hollywood parties and carefully orchestrated Twitter exchanges. She'll fool the paparazzi and the groupies. She might even start fooling herself a little.
Because when ordinary rules no longer apply, there's no telling what your heart will do…
"Full of glitz and glamour, with just enough "normal" thrown in, this story speeds readers along through the bumps and bruises of this budding relationship. Oakley's and Vaughn's alternating voices flow smoothly, and if there is absolutely no doubt whatsoever about the end of the journey, getting there is undeniable fun. A quintessential beach read" -Kirkus Reviews

Royal Bastards, book 1 of the Royal Bastards series by Andrew Shvarts
 
Title: Royal Bastards, Author: Andrew ShvartsBeing a bastard blows. Tilla would know. Her father, Lord Kent of the Western Province, loved her as a child, but cast her aside as soon as he had trueborn children.
At sixteen, Tilla spends her days exploring long-forgotten tunnels beneath the castle with her stablehand half brother, Jax, and her nights drinking with the servants, passing out on Jax's floor while her castle bedroom collects dust. Tilla secretly longs to sit by her father's side, enjoying feasts with the rest of the family. Instead, she sits with the other bastards, like Miles of House Hampstedt, an awkward scholar who's been in love with Tilla since they were children.
Then, at a feast honoring the visiting princess Lyriana, the royal shocks everyone by choosing to sit at the Bastards' Table. Before she knows it, Tilla is leading the sheltered princess on a late-night escapade. Along with Jax, Miles, and fellow bastard Zell, a Zitochi warrior from the north, they stumble upon a crime they were never meant to witness.
Rebellion is brewing in the west, and a brutal coup leaves Lyriana's uncle, the Royal Archmagus, dead—with Lyriana next on the list. The group flees for their lives, relentlessly pursued by murderous mercenaries; their own parents have put a price on their heads to prevent the king and his powerful Royal Mages from discovering their treachery.
The bastards band together, realizing they alone have the power to prevent a civil war that will tear their kingdom apart-if they can warn the king in time. And if they can survive the journey . . .
"Shvart's action-packed debut champions diversity, counsels perseverance, and highlights the human cost of war. The pace is zippy, Shvart's mythology is rich, and...the conclusion packs thrills and a serious emotional wallop."—Publisher's Weekly

Crossing Ebenezer Creek, by Tonya Bolden
 
Title: Crossing Ebenezer Creek, Author: Tonya BoldenWhen Mariah and her young brother Zeke are suddenly freed from slavery, they join Sherman's march through Georgia. Mariah wants to believe that the brutalities of slavery are behind them, but even as hope glimmers, there are many hardships yet to come. When she meets a free black named Caleb, Mariah dreams in a way she never dared . . . of a future worth living and the possibility of true love. But even hope comes at a cost, and as the difficult march continues toward the churning waters of Ebenezer Creek, Mariah's dreams are as vulnerable as ever.
In this powerful exploration of a little-known tragedy perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys, readers will never forget the souls of Ebenezer Creek.
"The well-executed premise, a compelling love story, and unique historical details will appeal to fans of Ruta Sepetys’s Salt to the Sea . . . This moving and engrossing portrayal of a little-known historical tragedy belongs on all YA shelves." - starred review, School Library Journal

Also new in Hardcover

 Title: Dark Breaks the Dawn, Author: Sara B. Larson  Title: House of Furies (House of Furies Series #1), Author: Madeleine Roux  Title: I Believe in a Thing Called Love, Author: Maurene Goo  Title: Eliza and Her Monsters, Author: Francesca Zappia  Title: When Dimple Met Rishi, Author: Sandhya Menon 
 Title: No Good Deed, Author: Goldy Moldavsky  Title: Monstrous, Author: Thomas E. Sniegoski  Title: My Fairy Godmother is a Drag Queen, Author: David Clawson  Title: Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index, Author: Julie Israel  Title: Night Magic, Author: Jenna Black  
 Title: One of Us Is Lying, Author: Karen M. McManus  Title: Washed Ashore, Author: Kerr Thomson  Title: Ryan Higa's How to Write Good, Author: Ryan Higa   Title: Kale, My Ex, and Other Things to Toss in a Blender, Author: Lisa Greenwald  Title: Romancing the Throne, Author: Nadine Jolie Courtney 

New in Paperback

Title: She's So Boss, Author: Stacy Kravetz  Title: Forgotten, Author: Kristin Smith  Title: Songs About a Girl, Author: Chris Russell 
 Title: Spark a Story: Twenty Short Stories by American Teens, Author: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt  Title: Elpida, Author: C. Kennedy  Title: Willow Born, Author: Shanna Reed Miles 

Former Hardcovers and Reprints

 Title: And I Darken, Author: Kiersten White  Title: United as One, Author: Pittacus Lore  Title: Children of Eden: A Novel, Author: Joey Graceffa  Title: Rebel, Bully, Geek, Pariah, Author: Erin Jade Lange  Title: The Language of Stars, Author: Louise Hawes 
 Title: A Fierce and Subtle Poison, Author: Samantha Mabry  Title: The Safest Lies, Author: Megan Miranda  Title: My Name is Not Friday, Author: Jon Walter  Title: Falling Over Sideways, Author: Jordan Sonnenblick  Title: Nil on Fire, Author: Lynne Matson 
Title: Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines, Book 1), Author: Philip Reeve   Title: Predator's Gold (Mortal Engines, Book 2), Author: Philip Reeve  Title: Infernal Devices (Mortal Engines, Book 3), Author: Philip Reeve  Title: A Darkling Plain (Mortal Engines, Book 4), Author: Philip Reeve  Title: Empire of Dust, Author: Eleanor Herman 

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