The Burial Witch, Book 2.5 in the Language of Magic Series by Cari Thomas Published By: Harper Voyager Publication Date: September 2, 2025 Date Read: September 19, 2026 Genre: YA / NA – Urban Fantasy Source: Bought Format: Hardback Pages: 150 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph An enchanting new novella set in the magical world of Sunday Times bestseller Threadneedle and The Times bestseller Shadowstitch “The unopenable box. A mythical object that appears in fairy tales and folklore across all cultures around the world. Sometimes the box can only be opened by the right person at the right time, such a rightful heir, and in other tales it…

Queen of Faces, Book 1 in the Queen of Faces Series by Petra Lord Published By: Harper Collins Publication Date: February 3, 2026 Date Read: September 12, 2026 Genre: YA – Fantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 432 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph A desperate girl at a cutthroat magical academy faces a choice between life and death: become an assassin for the enchanted elite or watch her decaying body draw its last breath. Anabelle Gage is trapped in a male body, and it’s rotting from the inside out. In Caimor, where the magical elite buy and swap designer bodies like clothes, Ana can’t afford to escape her…

Strange is the Light by Sarah Maria Griffin Published By: Titan Books Publication Date: September 8, 2026 Date Read: September 1, 2026 Genre: Adult – Sci-fi / Horror Source: eARC from Netgalley Format: E-Book Pages: 400 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph STRANGE IS THE LIGHT follows a passionately entangled group of childhood friends, fractured by the betrayals and secrets kept as they grew into adulthood. Now, after twenty years, Daphne, Ronan, Leonie and Finn will finally have to face the consequences of cutting their last adventure short–having accidentally opened a rift into a dangerous alternate dimension while playing a mysterious RPG version of their childhood game. Daphne never…

The Thirteenth Child by Erin A Craig Published By: Delacorte Press Publication Date: September 24, 2024 Date Read: August 28, 2026 Genre: YA – Gothic Fantasy Source: Bought Format: Paperback Pages: 498 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph This is the story of Hazel, a young healer navigating a ruthless court to save the life of the king, grappling with a pantheon of gods with questionable agendas as she fights for agency and true love in her own life as the goddaughter of none other than Death himself. All gifts come with a price. Hazel Trépas has always known she wasn’t like the rest of her siblings. A thirteenth child,…

Firstborn, Book 1 in the Firstborn Series by MJ Hastings Published By: Sourcebooks (Audio) Publication Date: September 1, 2026 Date Read: August 19, 2026 Genre: Adult – Fantasy / Romantasy Source: Audio ARC from Libro FM and Sourcebooks Audio Format: Audiobook Pages: 464 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph In this epic dystopian romantasy, one eldest daughter must fight for her survival in a world where birth order determines your fate—and defiance comes at a deadly cost. The first children take up arms. The second children take up books. The third children are taken. The Long Night is the final trial for Firstborn soldiers, and Bryn Ruelle must prove she can…

Immortal Rose, Book 1 in the Immortal Rose Duology by Alexandra Bracken Published By: Tempest Publication Date: August 18, 2026 Date Read: August 12, 2026 Genre: Adult – Romance / Romantasy Source: eARC from Tempest and Netgalley Format: E-Book Pages: 496 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph From Alexandra Bracken, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lore, comes a stunningly original adult fantasy. Set in a sumptuous world ruled by magical perfume, this achingly romantic, slow-burn love story will shatter your heart and leave you breathless. Members of the ancient House Rosebourne have a strange gift born of a fairy ancestor: the ability to infuse fragrance with…

And Then We Screamed by Holly Bourne Published By: Usborne Publishing Publication Date: September 10, 2026 Date Read: August 5, 2026 Genre: YA – Contemporary / Thriller Source: eARC from Usborne and Netgalley Format: E-Book Pages: 384 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph The mind-blowing new novel full of mystery, conspiracy and dark secrets from bestselling Holly Bourne, for fans of Kathleen Glasgow and e. lockhart Everything was perfect in the small town of Maple Lakes…until the cheerleaders started screaming. Clover wishes something would happen in her boring high school – so she can spend more time with her crush Brody, covering it for the school newspaper. But she…

Boundless, Book 3 in the Unearthly Series by Cynthia Hand Published By: Harper Collins Publication Date: January 22, 2013 Date Read: July 30, 2026 Genre: YA – Paranormal Romance Source: Bought Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph The past few years held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner ever could have anticipated. Yet through the dizzying high of first love to the agonizing low of losing someone close to her, the one thing she could no longer deny was that she was never meant to have a normal life. Since discovering the special role she plays among the other angel-bloods, Clara has been determined to…

Victorious, Book 3 in the Villains Series by VE Schwab Published By: Titan Books Publication Date: October 6, 2026 Date Read: July 27, 2026 Genre: Adult – Sci-fi / Fantasy Source: ARC from Titan Books Format: Paperback Pages: 544 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph The ExtraOrdinary of Merit City, a secret group of individuals gifted with a power connected to their manner of near-death experience, have been keeping a low profile, avoiding the ever-watchful eye of EON in the wake of the showdown with Marcella, Eli, and Serena. But when EON – and its relationship to the ExtraOrdinaries – begins to change under the leadership of a new…

Summerween, Book 1 in the Halloween Town Series by Joss Wood Published By: One More Chapter Publication Date: July 16, 2026 Date Read: July 24, 2026 Genre: Adult – Romance Source: Bought Format: Paperback Pages: 349 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Halloween just got hotter…Professional dancer Wren Callahan’s plan for the summer is sip margaritas by the lake, bask in anonymity, and dodge any drama from her ex. Instead, her meddling godmother Luna –Halloween Town’s mayor and resident white witch – ropes her into choreographing a teen performance at the first Summerween festival. Her most challenging student? Dane – a burned-out former trauma surgeon hiding out for the…