Legendary is the second book in the Caraval series that focuses on Donatella Dragna's perspective. Tella makes a deal with a mysterious man, and she must win Caraval to save her life and uncover secrets about her mother. Once she wins, she can meet Legend, the brain behind Caraval, and learns his true name to fulfill the deal. Throughout this story, Tella banters with Jack and Dante as Tella reluctantly allows them to help her play the game and solve clues.
Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber is about a girl named Evangeline who is heartbroken over a boy that she loved. He ended up engaged to her step sister, and Evangeline was deeply hurt. She finds the church of the Prince of Hearts, a mystical fate related to all things love and heartbreak, and prays that the marriage does not go on. While there, she meets a mysterious boy who turned out to be the Prince of Hearts himself.
J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone introduces readers to an enchanting world where Harry, a young boy who discovers he is a wizard, begins his magical education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry befriends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley as he uncovers the mystery of the Sorcerer’s Stone and confronts the dark forces of Lord Voldemort.
The summer drags on as Harry Potter awaits his journey for his fifth year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Unbeknownst to him, Harry would soon be a part of the most secretive group in the wizarding world - the Order of the Phoenix. Finally returning to Hogwarts, Harry finds that nothing is as he expected. The school is colder, more divided than ever before and tensions begin rising between students and professors. Meanwhile, the rest of the magical community swirls with doubt, skepticism and denial, as one of the darkest wizards quietly begins a second uprising…
Crown of Horns is a graphic novel, the ninth and final book of a 9-book series called Bone. At the end of the last book, Thorn gets arrested by the group of the Disciples of Venu who are loyal to the tyrant Tarsil. Right after, the Pawans and rat creatures’ approach Atheia in very large numbers to start battle.
Six of Crows, by Leigh Bardugo, is one of the few “BookTok” books that I have truly enjoyed, let alone liked it enough for it to join the scant amount of books that, on a rating scale of five stars, would be rated above it. In essence, Six of Crows is a story about six broken people finding a family. Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Matthias Helver, Nina Zenik, Jesper Fahey, and Wylan have all found their way into the Barrel of Ketterdam through various less than ideal situations.
Stephenie Meyer's Twilight is a captivating romance set in the rainy town of Forks, Washington, where high school junior Bella Swan falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious and strikingly handsome vampire. Bella is drawn to Edward’s otherworldly allure, but their love is complicated by his dangerous nature and the constant threat his world poses to her safety.
Echoes and Empires is about Josslyn Drake, a seventeen-year-old girl. One night while at the Queen’s Gala, she walks into the wrong place at the wrong time and gets infected with magic. She has only been taught a few things about magic: it’s evil, it will ruin your life, and anyone who has magic inside of them will be executed. Josslyn has to team up with Jericho Nox (the person who was trying to steal the magic) to get it out of her before it’s too late.
Celaena Sardothien is one of the most feared assassins in the kingdom—or at least she was, before betrayal landed her in the brutal salt mines of Endovier. After surviving a year of backbreaking labor, she’s offered a deal: compete in a deadly tournament to become the King’s Champion, and she’ll win her freedom. It’s not exactly a fair trade—serving the king she despises—but it’s better than dying in a mine. As Celaena trains for the competition under Captain Chaol Westfall’s watchful eye, she begins to uncover something sinister happening within the palace walls.
Shatter Me is the first book in a ten-book series. It follows Juliette, a seventeen-year-old girl who inhabits a deadly touch. The Reestablishment locks her away depriving her of human intimacy and true connections. Juliette finds herself in a state of isolation with only the visualizations of birds flying free outside her window to keep her company. The Reestablishment plans to use her (and her ability) as a weapon.
