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| Hell Bent by Leigh BardugoWhat it is: the highly anticipated 2nd book in the Alex Stern paranormal fantasy series, following Ninth House.
What it's about: With her mentor, Darlington, trapped in hell, Yale sophomore Alex assembles an unlikely team of allies to help her plot a dangerous rescue, though their efforts require sacrifices Alex isn't sure she can make.
For fans of: dark academia, immersive world-building, and cliffhangers. |
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| A History of Fear by Luke DumasMeet... Grayson Hale, a sensitive if neurotic grad student studying in Edinburgh. A childhood fraught with neglect and religious fanaticism has left him ill-prepared for adulthood.
What happens: Grayson reluctantly agrees to ghostwrite a book about the devil. His teetering sanity soon dissolves, leading to a brutal crime. Did the devil make him do it?
Try this next: The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell. |
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| How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady HendrixHow it begins: Estranged 30-something siblings Louise and Mark Joyner have a tense reunion in their South Carolina family home following the mysterious deaths of their parents.
What happens next: As the pair squabble over inheritance and prepare to sell the house, their mother's prized puppets and dolls seem to take on a life of their own, forcing traumatic family secrets out into the open.
Read it for: an unforgettable villain in maniacal puppet Pupkin. |
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| Bad Cree by Jessica JohnsWhat it's about: Shortly after her sister's tragic death, grief-stricken Cree woman Mackenzie is haunted by vivid dreams that take shape in the waking world. She returns to her family in Alberta in hopes of putting her nightmares to rest, but something has followed her.
Want a taste? "Before I look down, I know it's there. The crow's head I was clutching in my dream is now in bed with me."
For fans of: White Horse by Erika T. Wurth and The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. |
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600 Broadway St.
P.O. Box 240
Eagle, Colorado 81631
970-328-8800www.evld.org |
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