The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh What it’s about: Fleeing a painful past in Paris, French Asian seamstress Celine arrives in 1872 New Orleans, where she finds herself falling for uncanny underworld leader Sébastien even as she’s stalked by a bloodthirsty serial killer.
Read it for: smoldering paranormal romance and chilling mystery set against a decadent and detail-rich backdrop.
Series alert: This vampire fantasy is the 1st in a new series from popular author Renée Ahdieh. | | The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta Welcome to: the mist-covered redwood forests of Tempest, California, where new arrival Danny discovers she's been summoned by the Grays, a tight-knit coven of LGBTQIA witches.
What happens: The Grays try to help Danny unleash her hidden magical powers, hoping that she can discover the unknown force that's controlling their leader, Imogen.
Read it for: atmospheric, lyrical writing; Danny's relatable yearning to belong; the intensifying heat of her relationship with fellow witch Rush. | | Wicked Fox by Kat Cho Starring: Gu Miyoung, who looks like a modern Seoul schoolgirl even though she's actually a gumiho, a supernatural nine-tailed fox who feeds on the life force of men.
What happens: Ignoring the advice of her overprotective mother, Miyoung reveals her true nature to a human boy she rescues from a goblin -- and in doing so, she triggers a chain of events that will change both of their lives.
Why you might like it: This series opener is packed with angst, action, and romantic drama. | | My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows What it's about: Teenage Charlotte Brontë is working on a novel about her dear friend Jane Eyre, but it's not quite the classic you'd expect: for one thing, this Jane can control ghosts.
About the authors: After recounting the supernatural adventures of Lady Jane Grey in My Lady Jane, this trio of authors returns with a romantic and hilarious "deconstruction of a gothic novel" (Booklist). | | Carry On by Rainbow Rowell What it's about: During his final year at the Watford School of Magicks, reluctant "Chosen One" Simon Snow should be worrying about how to defeat the magic-devouring Humdrum -- yet all he can do is obsess about his sneering vampire roommate, Baz.
Read it for: sly use of fantasy tropes, a deliciously thorny romance, and an intriguing magic system.
For fans of: Harry/Draco fanfic, as well as Rainbow Rowell's earlier book Fangirl, which introduced the characters in Carry On and its sequel, Wayward Son. | |
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