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The Host by Stephanie Meyer

Tropes: love triangle, homogenous species

Great for fans of: Red Queen, Shadow and Bone

Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away after an unusual species invades the earth. These aliens take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. Wanderer, the invading “soul” who has been given Melanie’s body, didn’t expect to find its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

As Melanie fills Wanderer’s thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who still lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she’s never met. Reluctant allies, Wanderer and Melanie set off to search for the man they both love.

Featuring one of the most unusual love triangles in literature, The Host is a riveting and unforgettable novel about the persistence of love and the essence of what it means to be human.

Girl in the Dark by Nicole Adrianne

Tropes: dark villain origin story, pseudo-European medieval setting, royalty

Great for fans of: Graceling, Heartless

Evil stepmothers aren’t born—they’re made.

After a devastating plague nearly destroyed humanity, Vespera never expected to leave the safety of her rural homestead. But the ruling royals chose her to help repopulate the kingdom’s capital city, and a single peasant girl can’t defy a power-hungry new government without a death wish.

Things go from bad to worse when, instead of rewarding her loyalty as promised, the city officials doom her to a life of servitude and labor in the lowest class of society. When blind obedience to her rulers leaves her unemployed, homeless, and estranged from her family, Vespera’s attempt to change her fate and avenge the peaceful life she lost leads to even more trouble.

Because in a city swarming with nobles, soldiers, and rebels, revenge will come at a desperate cost…

If you can’t get enough of Grimms’ twisted Fairy Tales and Kiera Cass’ The Selection series, then this is your next addicting read.

Grab a copy of Girl in the Dark to start this chilling, villainous royal dystopian fantasy story today!

The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Tropes: lovers to enemies to lovers, reluctant hero

Great for fans of: These Violent Delights, A Shadow in the Ember

This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. 

This afternoon, her planet was invaded. 

The year is 2575, and two rival mega-corporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than a speck at the edge of the universe. Now, with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra – who are barely even talking to each other – are forced to evacuate with a hostile warship in hot pursuit. 

But their problems are just getting started. A plague has broken out and is mutating with terrifying results; the fleet’s AI may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a web of data to find the truth, it’s clear only person who can help her is the ex-boyfriend she swore she’d never speak to again. 

Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents – including emails, maps, files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more – Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes.  

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Tropes: enemies to lovers, chosen one

Great for fans of: The Cruel Prince, Percy Jackson

Secret Identities.
Extraordinary Powers.
She wants vengeance. He wants justice.

The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies—humans with extraordinary abilities—who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone…except the villains they once overthrew.

Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice—and in Nova. But Nova’s allegiance is to the villains who have the power to end them both.

Girl in the Snow by Nicole Adrianne

Tropes: arranged marriage, friends-to-lovers, reluctant royal, autistic main character, runaway princess

Great for fans of: Throne of Glass, Six of Crows

No electricity, no phones, and a broken princess to blame. Winter in the Seven Kingdoms just got colder…

After her stepmother promised her in marriage to a smug, stuck-up stranger, Eira thought she couldn’t get any angrier. Now, she’s on the run, and the entire kingdom is convinced that she built an EMP device and destroyed their power grid.

With Eira’s best friend, infuriating fiancé, and the entire Royal Guard on her tail, staying hidden in a tiny village seems like her best—and only—option. But, as Eira uncovers a series of long-hidden truths about the Queen and late King, hiding from her destiny becomes nearly impossible.

Will Eira’s evidence be enough to convince the kingdom of her innocence, or will it be just enough to get her executed?

If you can’t get enough of Grimm’s imaginative Fairy Tales and Kiera Cass’ The Selection series, then you’ll be enchanted by the heart and suspense of Post-Apocalyptic Princesses.

Grab a copy of Girl in the Snow to start the dangerously clever journey today!

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Tropes: reluctant hero, competition, enemies to lovers, morally grey

Great for fans of: The Shadows Between Us, To Kill a Kingdom

Two teens must master the “art of killing” in this New York Times bestselling, Printz Honor–winning young adult sci-fi book series from Neal Shusterman.

Thou shalt not kill:

A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control.

The scythes choose Citra and Rowan as apprentices—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.

When they try to break free of their roles, the two apprentices discover those in power will not peacefully relinquish their control. Can Citra and Rowan change things for the better without being silenced themselves?

All These Monsters by Amy Tintera

Tropes: love triangle, chosen one

Great for fans of: The Selection, Percy Jackson

Seventeen-year-old Clara is finally ready to fight back. Fight back against her abusive father, fight back against the only life she’s ever known, and most of all, fight back against scrabs, the earth-dwelling monsters that are currently ravaging the world. So when an opportunity arises for Clara to join an international monster-fighting squad, she jumps at the chance.
 
When Clara starts training with her teammates, however, she realizes what fighting monsters really means: sore muscles, exhaustion, and worst of all, death. Scrabs are unpredictable, violent, and terrifying. But as Clara gains confidence in her battle skills, she starts to realize scrabs might not be the biggest evil. The true monsters are the ones you least expect.

Miles & Breaker by Nicole Adrianne: A Box Set of Science Fiction Books for Teens

Tropes: forbidden love, starcrossed lovers, girls in STEM, twisty plot, competition

Great for fans of: Red Queen, Shatter Me

Two students. Twelve months. One victor.

After prodigy Jada Breaker’s best friend is murdered in a terrestrial terrorist attack, high school is the last thing on her mind. With a shocking piece of evidence in hand, she’s ready to launch her own investigation and find out the truth about her friend’s death: tragic accident, or cruel assassination?

When an unexpected competitor arrives from Earth to challenge Jada’s future and freedom, though, she’ll need an undivided mind to win the fight. If she continues her investigation, she’ll risk losing the future she’s always dreamed of. 

But if Jada fails to learn the truth before graduation, a galaxy-wide conspiracy will grow unchecked and destroy everything she’s ever known…

If you loved the suspense of The Hunger Games and the intrigue of Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game, then you’ll adore the heart and mystery of Miles & Breaker.

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Tropes: royalty, chosen one

Great for fans of: The False Prince, We Hunt the Flame

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James

Tropes: girls in STEM, smart female lead, twisty plot, dark

Great for fans of: Caraval, Furyborn

A surprising and gripping sci-fi thriller with a killer twist

The daughter of two astronauts, Romy Silvers is no stranger to life in space. But she never knew how isolating the universe could be until her parents’ tragic deaths left her alone on the Infinity, a spaceship speeding away from Earth.

Romy tries to make the best of her lonely situation, but with only brief messages from her therapist on Earth to keep her company, she can’t help but feel like something is missing. It seems like a dream come true when NASA alerts her that another ship, the Eternity, will be joining the Infinity.

Romy begins exchanging messages with J, the captain of the Eternity, and their friendship breathes new life into her world. But as the Eternity gets closer, Romy learns there’s more to J’s mission than she could have imagined. And suddenly, there are worse things than being alone….

Girl in the Dark by Nicole Adrianne

Evil stepmothers aren’t born—they’re made.

After a devastating plague nearly destroyed humanity, Vespera never expected to leave the safety of her rural homestead. But the ruling royals chose her to help repopulate the kingdom’s capital city, and a single peasant girl can’t defy a power-hungry new government without a death wish.

Things go from bad to worse when, instead of rewarding her loyalty as promised, the city officials doom her to a life of servitude and labor in the lowest class of society. When blind obedience to her rulers leaves her unemployed, homeless, and estranged from her family, Vespera’s attempt to change her fate and avenge the peaceful life she lost leads to even more trouble.

Because in a city swarming with nobles, soldiers, and rebels, revenge will come at a desperate cost…

If you can’t get enough of Grimms’ twisted Fairy Tales and Kiera Cass’ The Selection series, then this is your next addicting read.

Grab a copy of Girl in the Dark to start this chilling, villainous royal dystopian fantasy story today!

A Girl From Forever by Yolanda McCarthy

Would you choose loyalty or love?

The secretive Forever Institute towers over London. Some say it’s a cult, others call it mafia, but to seventeen-year-old Fern, Forever is simply home. A home she’s never been permitted to leave.

The Institute’s mysterious scientists gave Fern everything: tutors, friends, a body that will never age, and psychic abilities (if she can work out how to access them). They also gave her a purpose… Fern will be part of a new dawn for humanity, although she’s never been told exactly how.

Then Fern is contacted by a cryptic telepath from outside the Institute, whose revelations force her to question what she’s been taught. Children are being murdered, the Institute could be responsible, and Fern is in danger. But Fern’s new friend has secrets of his own…

They told her she was special. They said that she would live forever. And they lied.

Some lies are lethal.

The Deathday Chronicles by Kasia Lasinska

In the Grand Alliance of American States… His days are numbered.

I’m Theo, and my deathday is in ten days.

The vivid, poison-green digits burning into my left wrist won’t let me forget it.

I brave my remaining days with my best friend by my side — if only I could bring myself to finally kiss her.

But after the Government gives me a mysterious parting gift, I can’t help but start a wild hunt for a clue that could explain deathdays. Or stop them.

With time running out, every choice I make could be my last…

The Countdown is the addictive full-length prequel to the young adult dystopian series The Deathday Chronicles. Full of action, adventure, romance and heroes in unexpected places, it’s perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Maze Runner. ★★★★★

Grab it now! The countdown is on.

Feathers of Snow by Alice Ivinya

In Brianna’s new world of ice and snow, the coldest things by far are the eyes of her betrothed…Brianna bears a deadly secret: she’s not the princess she is pretending to be. If the prince finds out, her life will be forfeit and her country plunged into war.But there is more to the icy prince than meets the eye, and Brianna slowly unravels the secrets of his dark past while surviving in a strange culture.However her goodness and wit will only get her so far. Terrifying beasts stalk the border and a murderer is at work in the town. They know the truth of Brianna’s identity and will stop at nothing to destroy all she has fought for.

Saving Eden by K. R. S. McEntire

A jaded resistance fighter. A magical mutant girl. A quest to save the last beacon of hope in a deadly, dystopian world.

Sixteen-year-old Angela thinks she and her father are the last survivors on Earth. She dreams of adventure and romance but only finds it in books. In the confines of her garden paradise, she’s untouched by contaminants that caused the rest of humanity to mutate into murderous beasts or die. But the lure of the outside world is irresistible.

When a seventeen-year-old boy stumbles upon Angela’s home with news about a thriving community, she dares to leave her garden for the first time. The dystopian society that she finds is deadlier than she expected, and the wardens tasked with protecting the settlement have murderous secrets. Does she have what it takes to stay alive and save humanity in the process?

The Hunger Games meets The Darkest Minds in a thrilling coming-of-age adventure.

Elemental by Sudha Kuruganti

Sparks will fly when East and West collide…
India, 1851

When the British first arrived, Meera saw them for who they were: ruthless invaders who cared nothing for the land and the people who called it home.

Captain Michael Dalton proves her wrong.

But as the Guardian of the Forest, she can’t afford to let her walls down, even if this kind-eyed English soldier stirred her heart in ways she had never experienced before…

Michael Dalton thought the secret forest was a dream—a lush woodland, hidden just a few miles from their barracks, full of fragrant blooms and aromatic fruit…

And then she had appeared.

Long, dark hair. Stunning amber eyes, huge and ringed with kohl.

He has to see her again.

When Meera meets Michael, the attraction between them is undeniable.

But what Michael doesn’t know is that there’s more to Meera than meets the eye…and her secret could end up being the death of them both.

On Wings and Ash by Jo Holloway

A quirky pet goose, an arranged marriage she dreads, and a secret ability that could get her killed …

Alessa’s life is complicated.

I should know. I’ve spent the past few years of my immortal life at her side, watching over her through the eyes of her feathered companion.

With the town’s festival for Hades approaching and a visiting delegation from Sparta on the way, Alessa just needs to keep her head down and not reveal my existence. But this day is full of surprises, starting with the warrior we find in the woods.

This Spartan’s ego is as big as his sword, but Alessa can handle him. Too bad the missing princess he’s searching for isn’t our first disaster of the day … nor our last. By the time the bonfires are lit, Alessa’s only hope to save the princess and herself from a death sentence is to put her trust in two men.

One is the stranger she’s been promised to in marriage.

The other is the man she’s been forbidden to love all her life.

And me? I’ll have to save the rest of the town.

Because tonight is also the night my kind become monsters.

Viridia by Tim Frankovich

When Beryl uses his cybernetic implant to help a mysterious refugee escape the police, he finds himself leading a revolution.

Fueled by hatred of Viridia, the green dragon, and hunted by the draconic head of the police, Beryl and his friends conceive an audacious plan:

Kill all six of the immortal dragons who have ruled over humanity for a thousand years.

But killing even one dragon is impossible. Even if they succeed, thousands could die in retribution.

Will Beryl’s hatred and rage be enough to overcome the odds?

The Sphere of Infinity by Day Leitao

Watch out for your wishes. 

Alana’s dream is to leave the poverty-stricken, government-controlled planet where she lives with her mother. But that’s impossible when she can barely manage enough to eat. Her big chance comes in a well-paid mission to retrieve a golden sphere. The problem: it’s in the Ghost Ship, a mysterious alien spaceship that has been abandoned for millennia. Nobody has ever set foot on it and come out alive. How will Alana manage it?

Meanwhile, Jasper has come to her planet to oversee the government. His real goal? To see the mysterious dragons—if they are still alive. 

Destiny brings them together and thrusts the fate of the Samitri Planet and the Human Universe in their hands. 

Station Alpha by Nicole Adrianne

Two students. Twelve months. One victor.

After prodigy Jada Breaker’s best friend is murdered in a terrestrial terrorist attack, high school is the last thing on her mind. With a shocking piece of evidence in hand, she’s ready to launch her own investigation and find out the truth about her friend’s death: tragic accident, or cruel assassination?

When an unexpected competitor arrives from Earth to challenge Jada’s future and freedom, though, she’ll need an undivided mind to win the fight. If she continues her investigation, she’ll risk losing the future she’s always dreamed of. 

But if Jada fails to learn the truth before graduation, a galaxy-wide conspiracy will grow unchecked and destroy everything she’s ever known…

If you loved the suspense of The Hunger Games and the intrigue of Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game, then you’ll adore the heart and mystery of Station Alpha. 

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