Category: Reviews
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Didn’t See That Coming (2023)
Jesse Q. Sutanto. 3.5 stars. (9780593434031). {tour} Kiki is a gamer girl who pretends to be male online to avoid harassment. It doesn’t seem like much of an issue until she switches schools and finds out her best friend online, who doesn’t know she is a girl, is also attending the same school.
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Song of the Swan (2023)
Karah Sutton. 3.5 stars. (9780593121696). {tour} Hoping to change her fortunes, Olga heads to a secluded palace to steal a jewel and finds that things in the castle are not what they seem.
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A Bright Heart (2023)
Kate Chenli. 3 stars. (9781454949923). {tour} Mingshin gets to avenge her own murder after she is given a second chance at life.
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The Night Hunt (2023)
Alexandra Christo. 4 stars. (9781250897442). {tour} Atia is the last of her kind and must work with Silas, a Herald who ferries the dead, to remove the bounty on her head.
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The Scarlet Alchemist (2023)
Kylie Lee Baker. 5 stars. (9781335458018). {tour} Zilan is studying to become a royal alchemist, but her dealings with necromancy, which is illegal, has the Crown Prince seeking her help.
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Daughters of a Dead Empire (2022)
Carolyn Tara O’Neil. 3.5 stars. (9781250755537). After escaping death, Anna heads south to find the rest of her family.
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Midnight at the Houdini (2023)
Delilah S. Dawson. 3.5 stars. (9780593486801). {tour} Anna takes shelter in a magical hotel where she quickly learns that people check in but sometimes can never check out.
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Study Break (2023)
ed. Aashna Avachat. 3.5 stars. (9781250848055). {tour} A single academic year and eleven interconnected stories about college.
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Tessa Miyata is No Hero (2023)
Julie Abe. 3.5 stars. (9780316448529). {tour} When a samurai god is accidentally released, it’s up to Tessa and Jin to stop him before he destroys Tokyo.
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What Happens After Midnight (2023)
K.L. Walther, 3.5 stars. (9781728263137). Lily decides to help execute the senior prank but does not realize it’s being planned by her ex until it’s too late to back out.
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