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Paper Princess by Erin Watt

Paper Princess

By Erin Watt
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jul 12, 2022

Paper Princess by Erin Watt is a teen fiction. Ella Harper has spent her entire life fighting. She’s moved from town to town with her flighty mom and fought to make ends meet, hoping one day she’d finally make it out. After her mother’s death, she’s left to fight alone. Until Callum Royal saves her, getting her out of the slum and into his giant mansion with his family. He has his five sons, each of them more captivating than the rest. But one stands out to Ella, Reed Royal, who is determined to get her out of his posh life and back to where she belongs.

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The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Hawthorne Legacy

By Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jul 12, 2022

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is mystery fiction and the second book in the series. After the secrets that were unveiled in the last book, Avery Grams must continue the search as to why she has the inheritance. Now, she must find who has the answers to her questions, the man who refuses to be found. She knows she’s not a Hawthorne by blood, thanks to a DNA test but there are too many leads to her family history. Now, there’s more than one mystery, and things–and feelings–are about to get complicated.

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The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Inheritance Games

By Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jul 11, 2022

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is mystery fiction. Avery Grams has one plan: graduate high school, get a scholarship, and leave. Her life flips upside down when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves his inheritance to Avery. Except, she doesn’t know Tobias. And she definitely doesn’t know why she received the inheritance. To keep the treasure, she must live in the mysterious Hawthorne mansion, full of generational secrets and lies.

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Majesty by Katharine McGee

Majesty

By Katharine McGee
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jul 11, 2022

Majesty by Katherine McGee is young adult fiction and the second book in the series. America is about to have its first ever queen. As Princess Beatrice gets ready for the throne, Princess Samantha is living up to her careless, party image with a certain prince. Nina is trying to avoid Prince Jefferson and the palace as much as she can. Daphne is trying to win back Jefferson while closing a dark secret that threatens to open.

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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

By Holly Jackson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anna S.
Jul 11, 2022

Five years ago in the town Pippa lives in, Andie Bell was murdered. Now, Pippa is going to solve the murder for a school project. Pippa and the rest of the town know that Sal Singh was supposedly the murder, but Pippa finds it hard to believe. Pippa teams up with Ravi Singh, Sal’s brother to start searching for justice and closure for the Singh family and the town. As Pippa and Ravi search the town and talk to people that knew Andie, dark secrets from the past come out and makes this murder even more complicated and hard to solve.

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 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

By J.K. Rowling
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Nihanth D.
Jul 11, 2022

     Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth book in the Harry Potter series and is written by J.K. Rowling. In this entry, Harry and his friends look forward to spending their summer by watching the Quidditch World Cup live and experience the skills of quidditch phenoms such as Victor Krum. However, mysterious things occur at the Cup and the threat of Voldemort, and his followers grow stronger.

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How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox

How It Feels to Float

By Helena Fox
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Morgan S.
Jul 11, 2022

In Helena Fox’s debut title How It Feels to Float, we follow the protagonist Elizabeth, or Biz, as she goes through the struggles of grief, identity, and mental health after the traumatizing events she has gone through. Biz’s father died ten years ago, and then she recently kissed and got rejected by her best friend. Her mental health takes a downward spiral, and we watch as she attempts to recover from these obstacles.

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There You'll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones

There You'll Find Me

By Jenny B. Jones
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anna S.
Jul 11, 2022

Finley Sinclar’s older brother, Will, was murdered recently. Finley is headed to Ireland just like Will, for a study abroad program. On the plane ride to the land of saints and scholars Finley happens to get seated right next to Beckett Rush, an actor who many girls Finley's age are obsessed with. Finley doesn’t care much for Beckett, until she meets up with him again in Ireland. Finley has to deal with jealous girls at school, the start of an eating disorder, and trying to find meaning in her relationship with God. Finley has a lot on her plate, will she be able to keep it together?

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

By J.K. Rowling
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Nihanth D.
Jul 11, 2022

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third entry in the Harry Potter series and is written by J.K. Rowling. In this book, Harry Potter once again experiences an unusual summer when things go wrong with his Aunt Marge and Potter finds himself running away from the Dursleys. While doing so, Harry sees a mysterious figure that he later finds out might be the Grim, a bad omen that appears in front of the unlucky before disaster strikes.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

By J.K. Rowling
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Nihanth D.
Jul 11, 2022

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second book in the Harry Potter series and is written by J.K. Rowling. In this sequel, Harry Potter is excited to go to Hogwarts (but still must deal with his miserable guardians) when a mysterious creature breaks into their house and sends a concerning message to Harry. Harry doesn’t take the message seriously has he reunites with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.

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