Wanting answers about her past, Bree infiltrated the Lengendborn society, magical descendants of King Arthur’s knights, only to discover she had powers of her own. Bree has a power that is completely unique and makes her important to the Order. The Regents will do anything to hide her from the war, but all Bree wants is to rescue Nick; a task that comes with many dangers and forces her to work with Selwyn, Nick’s Kingsmage. Bree is set on Nick but if she wants any chance of saving him and the people she loves, she must learn to control her powers, and herself.
In a mix between historical fiction and fantasy, R.F Kuang’s Babel illustrates the idea of colonialism and the strong hold over government that language and communication have. Robin Swift, a young boy from Canton, loses his family and is brought to London by Professor Lovell, a teacher at Oxford. He is swept into the world of English propriety and the education of languages in preparation to attend Oxford’s Royal Institute of Translation.
After her mother’s death, 16-year-old Bree Matthews attempts to escape her guilt and pain by attending a program at UNC-Chapel Hill, where she discovers a secret society of “Legendborn” students that hunt down demon energies feeding on the school. Caught by a mysterious mage, an effort to wipe Bree’s memory fails, and instead reveals a hidden memory about the night her mother died. She recruits Nick, a Lengendborn, who reluctantly joins Bree in a partnership.
In Defy Me, the third installment of the Shatter Me series, Juliette struggles with her identity and powers as she faces new threats. Juliette must confront her enemies and face her trauma. Meanwhile, she must navigate her relationship with Warner, learning how to build loyalty and trust with one another. As tensions rise, Juliette must work to accept herself and fight for her loved ones.
Rick Riordan’s fantasy book, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is the first book in the Percy Jackson series. In the book, Percy realizes he is a demigod, son of a god and mortal parent, which puts him at risk. On his way to a safe haven camp called Camp Half-Blood, his mom is taken. After befriending a few people, Percy embarks on a journey to the underworld to get his mom back. On the way he faces monsters and many other enemies, as he learns to use his powers.
Ravenfallis a book written by Kalyn Josephsonthat is about magic. It is about a 13-year-old girl named Anna who is in a town where everyone has magical powers, but she finds her powers as boring as her power is to see people’s deaths. Then, a guy named Colin came to town, and Anna sees his mysterious past with deaths. She decides to help him find out what happened, but then she finds out about something else completely that could end the world. This was a fairly good book.
Heartless is, quite literally, the backstory of the Queen of Hearts, the hated antagonist from the classic tale of the Adventures of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol. It reveals the Queen's mysterious and surprisingly tragic past--as well as how she came to be the villain, we all know of.
Brandon Sanderson’s book, Oathbringer, is the third book in the Stormlight archives series. The book begins with the main characters splitting up. As the everstorm sweeps on, Kaladin goes home to warn his family. Dalinar attempts to unite Roshar, and Shallan continues research on the Knights Radiant. Kaladin ends up returning to Urithiru where he is tasked with taking back Khloniar.
Patrick Rothfuss’s book, The Wise Man’s Fear, is the sequel to The Name of the Wind. The book continues the path of Kvothe, however while the first book focused more on his life at the university, this book takes a different path and follows him as he travels throughout the world. Going from Severen to the forests in the North, and then to Ademre, Kvothe faces different threats while still searching for knowledge on the Amyr and Chandrian.
Caraval by Stephanie Garber, is a fantasy book about a girl named Scarlett Dragna. Scarlett grew up on the Conquered Islands of Trisda with her sister Dontella and her father who never allowed her to leave the Island. Growing up her grandma would tell her and her sister stories of a magical game called Caraval which was created and run by a man named Legend. Scarlet and her sister always dreamed of visiting Caraval, especially Scarlett who wrote to Legend multiple times hoping to receive a response back.
