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A Strange Hymn (The Bargainer, #2)

Laura Thalassa

Siren and soulmate to the King of Night, Callypso Lillis survived the clutches of Karnon, the mad king, and his twisted prison. But the nightmare isn’t over. Callie wears the physical reminders of her time as a captive, and mounting evidence suggests the Thief of Souls is still out there. When a fae celebration thrusts Callie and her mate, Desmond Flynn, into the Kingdom of Flora, they take their investigation with them. But under the bright lights and striking blooms of the realm, they find there are more immediate issues to deal with. No place is more uniquely savage than the great fae halls, and no amount of bargains can save Callie from royal intrigues. Fairies play dangerous games. Some want love, some want vengeance, some want flesh, and some want things too unspeakable to utter. One thing is for sure: no one is who they appear to be. Not even Des, who only grows more enigmatic with every passing secret. But the Kingdom of Flora has its own secrets, from bleeding trees to branded slaves and missing guards. Something is stirring in the land of all that grows, and if Callie isn’t careful, it will claim everything and everyone she loves—and her along with it.

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Forget Me Not

Stacy Willingham

A pulse-pounding new Southern thriller from the author of the runaway bestseller A Flicker in the Dark. Twenty-two years ago, Claire Campbell’s older sister, Natalie, disappeared on her eighteenth birthday. Days later, her blood was found in a car, a man was arrested, and the case was swiftly closed. In the decades since, Claire has attempted to forget her traumatic past by moving to the city and climbing the ranks as an investigative journalist... until an unexpected call from her father forces her to come back home and face it all anew. With the entire summer now looming ahead—a summer spent with nothing to do in her childhood home, with her estranged mother—Claire decides on a whim to accept a seasonal job at Galloway Farm, a muscadine vineyard in coastal South Carolina less than an hour away from where she grew up. At first glance, Galloway is an idyllic escape for Claire. A scenic retreat full of slow-paced nostalgia, as well as a place where her sister seemed truly happy in that last summer before she vanished, it feels like the perfect plan to pass the time. However, as soon as Claire starts to settle in, she stumbles across an old diary written by one of the vineyard's owners, and what at first seems like a story of young rebellion and love turns into something much more sinister as it begins to describe details of various unsolved crimes. As the days stretch on, Claire finds herself becoming more and more secluded as she starts to obsess over the diary's contents… as well as the lingering feeling that her own sister's disappearance may be somehow tied to it all. Galloway was supposed to be a place to help her move forward, but instead, Claire quickly finds herself immersed in her own dark and dangerous past.

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The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)

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0.1 done ✅! Reading this book as the first in the series. Not sure yet if it was a good choice to do so or not 😂.

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Incidents Around the House

Josh Malerman

A chilling horror novel about a haunting told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled family is targeted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy,” from the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?” When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the same question, over and over . . . Bela understands that unless she says yes, soon her family must pay. Other Mommy is getting restless, stronger, bolder. Only the bonds of family can keep Bela safe but other incidents show cracks in her parents' marriage. The safety Bela relies on is on the brink of unraveling. But Other Mommy needs an answer. Incidents Around the House is a chilling, wholly unique tale of true horror told by the child Bela. A story about a family as haunted as their home.

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Kiss of the Basilisk (Split or Swallow, #1)

Lindsay Straube

THIS BOOK IS NOT SAFE TO READ AT WORK. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. Twenty year old Temperance Verus has never been kissed. But that's what the basilisk is for.Along with thirteen other contestants, Tem must train with a basilisk to learn the power of seduction and win the prince's hand in marriage. When Tem is matched with Caspen, the Serpent King, she realizes she might actually stand a chance. But with tensions rising between the basilisks and the humans, Tem is suddenly torn in two directions. As her bond with Caspen deepens, so does her connection with the prince. And when she uncovers a terrible secret about the royal family, Tem finds herself caught between two neither of which she can survive without. Guaranteed to make you blush (and then some), Split or Swallow is like if fanfic Draco Malfoy went on the Bachelor and had to compete with a snake. Sounds fun, doesn't it? That's because it is!!

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Misfit (Prep, #1)

Elle Kennedy

Finding out your mom is marrying some rich guy you've never met is enough to make any eighteen-year-old's head spin. And for RJ Shaw, it gets worse: he's being sent to Sandover Prep for senior year. If there's one place a misfit hacker like RJ doesn't belong, it's an ivy-covered all-boys boarding school for rich delinquents. There's no point trying to get along with anyone. That is, until he meets Sloane Tresscott in the woods on the outskirts of campus. Gorgeous and sharp-tongued, Sloane is pure temptation. Except Sloane is the one girl he's forbidden from touching. The headmaster's daughter. Good thing RJ doesn't believe in rules. Sure, Sloane insists she's swearing off boys this year, but he wants her bad, and he's going to win her over if it kills him—unless her ex-boyfriend, the ruling king of Sandover, kills him first. Luckily, RJ's unwittingly made some friends. His new stepbrother Fenn, a pretty boy with a self-destructive streak. Lawson, self-proclaimed agent of chaos. And Silas, the All-American good guy who can't actually be as nice as he seems. If RJ wants to survive prep school and win Sloane's heart, he'll need to figure out a way to use all the secrets hidden in the walls of Sandover.

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Metal Slinger (Fire & Metal, #1)

Rachel Schneider

Brynn has spent the better part of her life waiting for the chance to attend the annual market hosted by the Kenta, the very same people who exiled the Alaha to live a life over the sea. A rite of passage for all young guards, she’s not sure what to expect from it, but breaking a century- long peace treaty certainly isn’t on her map.Neither is the encounter with an enemy soldier.Returning home to Alaha, she’s confronted with the aftermath of the day’s events. The future is uncertain as the threat of hunger looms over the people. With rumors of a growing rebellion, Brynn and her closest friends promise to stick together.When an unexpected visitor arrives, Brynn’s loyalty will be tested as she learns of a world of magic and treachery. Once her enemy, always her enemy, right? But the dark, knowing eyes of a stranger make her question everything……including her heart.

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Native American/Indigenous American Heritage Month

Happy NAHM/IAHM Everyone! To all my Indigenous friends and family, much much love!

I am doing a NA/Indigenous read-along for this month with my library's book clubs, and we are looking for more recommendations. The clubs are Kids, Youth (middle grade), YA/Teen, Adult, Non-fiction, and general (everyone). So far we are reading and discussing:

"Looking for Smoke" by K.A. Cobell (YA) "Ancestor Approved" by Cynthia Leitch Smith (ALL Clubs) "Elatsoe" by Darcie Little Badger (Youth/YA) "Medicine River" by Mary Annette Pember (Nonfiction/Adult) "If the Dead Belong Here" by Carson Faust (Adult) "This Land" by Ashley Fairbanks (Youth/Kids) "Never Whistle at Night" (Adult/YA club) "To Shape a Dragon's Breath" by Moniquill Blackgoose (YA) "Finding My Dance" by Rja Thundercloud (Youth/Kids) "Find Her" by Ginger Reno (ALL clubs) "Imaginary Borders" by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez (Nonfiction/YA/Adult) & "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter" by Stephen Graham Jones (Adult)

If there are any other books that you all would like to recommend, feel free to leave them down below! I'll try making a list on here of the books for everyone on PB and for my librarian/book club friends!

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Excellent Audiobook!

For audiobook listeners or someone looking for a good first audiobook this one is excellent.

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I feel like I already have a pretty good idea of where this story is heading. I’m hoping for a really good plot twist at this point but either way enjoying the story so far. I really enjoy Stacy Willingham books that I’ve read in the past so hoping for alittle more mystery for the rest of this book 🤞🏼

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Already struggling with names and places and who is who lol

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Forget Me Not

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Misfit (Prep, #1)

Elle Kennedy

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Honestly so underwhelmed with this book. What a snooze fest it’s starting to come together but wow this book is long and full of nothing but random fluff. Why is there so much of this back and forth with Lyra and time happening over and over. We get it. 😴 💤

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Books From The Distant Past

Is there any kind of standard people follow for when they know they've read a book, can talk about the plot and characters, &etc, but have absolutely no idea when they might have read it? (this might be more of an Older People/very heavy reader sort of thing) I've been guessing as best I can so far, but there's still an enormous amount of books that I know I've read but that I could maybe guess at decade at best xD

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