Recensie: ‘Prisoners Throne’ – Holly Black
april 23, 2024
Met dit tweede deel van de Stolen Heir-duologie brengt Holly Black ons terug naar de wereld van de Folk of the Air-serie.
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- Nederlands - Hardback
Verschijningsdatum: Medio mei 2024
De Limited Edition van To Lie For van Chinouk Thijssen verschijnt met gouden sprayed edges en wordt handgesigneerd door Chinouk.
Een slasher in de streetdancewereld, nog harder dan de succesvolle Truth or Dance-trilogie. Voor young adults.
Shay en haar vriendinnen zijn toegelaten tot street acadamy: hun droomopleiding. Maar hun clubje is niet meer compleet, en hun nieuwe thuis is misschien zelfs nog onveiliger dan eerst. Wanneer blijkt dat ze ook niet goed in de groep liggen, lijkt de dreigung overal vandaan te komen. Wie wil hen dood hebben, en wie zal het einde van het jaar niet redden?
- Engels - Paperback
Magic-realism blends with Japanese myth and legend in an original story about grief, memory, time and an earthquake that shook a nation.
There’s a catfish under the islands of Japan and when it rolls the land rises and falls.
Sora hates the catfish whose rolling caused an earthquake so powerful it cracked time itself. It destroyed her home and took her mother. Now Sora and her scientist father live close to the zones – the wild and abandoned places where time runs faster or slower than normal. Sora is sensitive to the shifts, and her father recruits her help in exploring these liminal spaces.
But it’s dangerous there – and as she strays further inside in search of her mother, she finds that time distorts, memories fracture and shadows, a glimmer of things not entirely human, linger. After Sora’s father goes missing, she has no choice but to venture into uncharted spaces within the time zones to find him, her mother and perhaps even the catfish itself…
- Engels - Paperback
Andi hates weddings. So when her best friend Alex tells her she’s getting married in Italy, and asks her to be her maid of honour, she knows she’s the wrong woman for the job. But Alex won’t take no for an answer, and so begins a week-long trip to a beautiful villa in Italy, full of potential disasters that it’s Andi’s job to avoid. But what if she’s the one causing them?
Enter Owen, fellow wedding-hater, Best Man and also the worst person for the job. Tall, sexy and warm, Andi can’t help but feel the ice around her heart begin to melt when he’s around. But as Andi and Owen grow closer, the disasters begin to multiply, try as they might to keep them at bay. Together, can they put their feelings aside and pull off a successful wedding for those they love most?
- Engels - Paperback
Ten strangers trapped in a television studio
Forty-two remote cameras
One rule: Trust no one
When a casting call is announced for new reality TV show Lie or Die, Kass is tricked into auditioning by her best friend. Big Brother meets Mafia, Lie or Die pits contestants against each other as they try to discover who is a murderous agent and who is an innocent player. But when contestants start to turn up dead (the real kind, not the fake kind), Kass realises that not being eliminated and winning the game is the least of her worries. No longer a game of truth and lies, Kass and her friends are in a fight for survival. ‘Reality’ just got very real.
- Nederlands - Hardback
De Limited Edition van To Lie For van verschijnt met gouden sprayed edges en wordt handgesigneerd door Chinouk.
Een slasher in de streetdancewereld, nog harder dan de succesvolle Truth or Dance-trilogie. Voor young adults.
Shay, Tatum, Maeve, Gigi en Aysegül hebben niet veel, maar ze hebben er wel alles voor over om toegelaten te worden tot Street Academy. Wanneer ze worden gescout voor de audities, slaat de sfeer om. De vriendinnen ontvangen dreigberichten van iemand die hen wil tegenhouden. De boodschap? Vertrouw niemand. Geloof niemand. Want de concurrentie is hard in een wereld vol streetdancers. Moordend hard.
- Nederlands - Paperback
‘Mevrouw Cass, we hoopten dat uw zoon een paar vragen zou kunnen beantwoorden over het meisje dat gisteravond verdween…’ Erika heeft een perfect gezin, totdat er op een avond twee rechercheurs op haar stoep staan. Een middelbare scholiere is vermist. En Erika’s tienerzoon is de laatste die het meisje levend zag. Erika heeft altijd iets duisters gezien in haar ogenschijnlijk perfecte zoon. Ze wil geloven dat hij onschuldig is, maar als het bewijs zich opstapelt, kan ze de waarheid niet ontkennen – misschien heeft hij wel het ondenkbare gedaan.
‘OMG, she did it again. Ik ben in een paar uur door dit boek heen geblazen.’ ***** Goodreads.nl
‘In één ruk uitgelezen, enorm pakkend. Het eerste boek dit jaar dat ik de volle ***** geef.’ Thrillerlovers.’
‘Neeee, het kan gewoon niet zo eindigen, ik moet het weten! Wat verschrikkelijk goed, er MOET een vervolg komen.’ ***** Goodreads.nl
‘TOPBOEK!!!!! Wat ontzettend knap bedacht….. Spannend van de eerste toch de laatste bladzijde. Geniaal gewoon! Chapeau.’ ***** Jana, Hebban.nl
- Engels - Paperback
Julie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose foray into fantasy tabletop roleplaying brings her new confidence, true friends, and a shot at real, swoon-worthy love.
Hollis Beckwith isn’t trying to get a girl—she’s just trying to get by. For a fat, broke girl with anxiety, the start of senior year brings enough to worry about. And besides, she already has a Chris. Their relationship isn’t particularly exciting, but it’s comfortable and familiar, and Hollis wants it to survive beyond senior year. To prove she’s a girlfriend worth keeping, Hollis decides to learn Chris’s favorite tabletop roleplaying game, Secrets & Sorcery—but his unfortunate “No Girlfriends at the Table” rule means she’ll need to find her own group if she wants in.
Gloria Castañeda and her all-girls game of S&S! Crowded at the table in Gloria’s cozy Ohio apartment, the six girls battle twisted magic in-game and become fast friends outside it. With her character as armor, Hollis starts to believe that maybe she can be more than just fat, anxious, and a little lost.
But then an in-game crush develops between Hollis’s character and the bard played by charismatic Aini Amin-Shaw, whose wide, cocky grin makes Hollis’s stomach flutter. As their gentle flirting sparks into something deeper, Hollis is no longer sure what she wants…or if she’s content to just play pretend.
- Engels - Paperback
A tender and witty coming-of-age story about the power of literature to inspire new beginnings, peppered with a cast of quirky characters and a unique heroine.
Clara is a hairdresser at Cindy Coiffure, a sleepy French salon with an identity crisis. Her relationship is fizzling out. Her tanoholic boss Madame Habib worships Jacques Chirac and talks longingly of her days in Paris. The highlight of the week was when the dishy technician came to repair the display cabinet. And now Madame Lévy-Leroyer wants to go blonde. Clara can’t help but wonder if there’s more to life . . . Everything changes when a customer leaves behind the first volume of In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust. As Clara reads, she discovers a whole new world, leading her to strike up an unexpected friendship. And slowly but surely, she will work out who she wants to be.
- Engels - Hardback
An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.
Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude ready to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, should Oak attempt to regain the trust of the girl he’s always loved, or remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign-even if it means ending Wren, too…
With war looming and treachery lurking in every corner, neither Oak’s guile nor his wit will be enough to keep everyone he loves alive. He will have some terrible choices to make.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes the stunning blood-soaked conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology.
- Engels - Paperback
An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.
Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude ready to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, should Oak attempt to regain the trust of the girl he’s always loved, or remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign-even if it means ending Wren, too…
With war looming and treachery lurking in every corner, neither Oak’s guile nor his wit will be enough to keep everyone he loves alive. He will have some terrible choices to make.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes the stunning blood-soaked conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology.
- Engels - Hardback
Dive into the grand adventure of two young royals seeking to end the war between their two kingdoms in what Kirkus calls, “A Sapphic fantasy romance series-opener brimming with blood and longing.”
Climb the tower. Kill the princess.
Evhen, princess—no, queen—of Vodaeard, is on a revenge mission. After witnessing her parents’ brutal murder by the king of Marama and the horror of his undead army, she’s vowed to kill his daughter. It’ll be poetic justice and also take away his supernatural edge in the war. But when she realizes the princess might be an ignorant pawn, she changes course and hides her royal identity—after all, she can’t trust an enemy, no matter how beautiful she is.
Stay alive. Break the curse.
Princess Kalei of Marama is moon-blessed, allowing her to resurrect her kingdom’s loyal subjects. But when she’s attacked in her safe lighthouse by a fiery pirate, her worldview is shattered once she learns what her power is really being used for. Determined to prove her innocence and willingness to stop her father, she has no choice but to trust her would-be killer to safely deliver her to the Vodaeardean princess. But who can she trust in when it seems Captain Evhen is not the only one who wants her dead?
- Engels - Paperback
In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family.
Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has painful, debilitating side effects, and getting caught means death or a prison sentence. But what Venus is most afraid of is the dark, sentient magic within her.
Then an enemy’s iron bullet kills her mother, Venus’s life implodes. Keeping her reckless little sister Janus safe is now her responsibility. When the powerful Grand Witcher, the ruthless head of her coven, offers Venus the chance to punish her mother’s killer, she has to pay a steep price for revenge. The cost? Brew poisonous potions to enslave D.C.’s most influential politicians.
As Venus crawls deeper into the corrupt underbelly of her city, the line between magic and power blurs, and it’s hard to tell who to trust…Herself included.
- Nederlands - Hardback
Prachtige limited edition met een voorwoord van Gabrielle Zevin, auteur van Morgen en morgen en morgen, en een nieuw nawoord van David Mitchell zelf.
In een duizelingwekkend verhaal dat reikt van de negentiende eeuw tot een post-apocalyptische toekomst, overstijgt Mitchell met Wolkenatlas de grenzen van tijd, genre en taal en biedt hij een fascinerende visie op de menselijke honger naar macht, en waar die toe kan leiden
Wolkenatlas is alleen al door zijn ‘matroesjka’-structuur uniek. Vijf verhalen worden verteld tot de helft: het avontuurlijke reisjournaal van een notaris die in 1850 de Stille Oceaan oversteekt, de hilarische brieven van een musicerende oplichter tijdens het interbellum in Vlaanderen, de thriller van een roddeljournaliste in Amerika ten tijde van president Reagan, de krankzinnige lotgevallen van een ijdele uitgever die zijn schuldeisers moet ontvluchten en het vraaggesprek met een ter dood veroordeelde kloon. Het zesde verhaal speelt ver in de toekomst, wanneer de mensheid bijna ten onder is gegaan. Vanaf dat moment rondt Mitchell de andere verhalen af en reist de lezer terug in de tijd. De vertellers van Wolkenatlas horen elkaars echo’s door de geschiedenis heen – echo’s die het lot op grote en kleine manieren veranderen.
- Nederlands - Paperback
Rhett Eaton is professioneel stierenrijder. Als hij door een onnadenkende uitspraak in de problemen komt met een sponsor, moet zijn agent alles op alles zetten om de boel weer glad te strijken. En om te voorkomen dat deze rebelse rodeokoning nog eens de fout in gaat, krijgt Rhett de laatste maanden van zijn tour een oppas. De oppas in kwestie is Summer Hamilton, de dochter van Rhetts agent. Summer werkt voor haar vaders bedrijf en ze is overal toe bereid om zichzelf te bewijzen. Ze weet alleen niet half hoever Rhett met haar wil gaan. Vooral als ze rondloopt in haar strakke jeans, met een sexy glimlach en een brutaal weerwoord. Maar wat zich daaronder verschuilt, is nog veel gevaarlijker. Feilloos is het eerste deel in de Chestnut Springs-serie van Elsie Silver over Canadese cowboys die er net zo ruw uitzien als hun hart klein is. Elsie Silver is een Canadese auteur die gek is op het schrijven van een goede book boyfriend en zijn brutale wederhelft. Lange blikken, gestolen momenten en stiekeme grapjes zijn haar specialiteit.
- Engels - Hardback
MJ Rodriguez has spent her life hiding in the human world, keeping a heavy secret: she’s half-encanto. As the only child of King Vivencio of the Sirena Court, she’ s also next in line for the throne. And now, upon her estranged father’s sudden death, MJ must claim her place as rightful heir. … [She] has to win over a backstabbing council that objects to a half-human ruler. And when it looks like her father’s passing wasn’t natural but possibly inflicted by a curse, she must hunt down the sorceress behind this merciless magic
- Nederlands - Paperback
‘Romeo & Romeo in Glasgow. Stuart toont overtuigend wat hij in zijn mars heeft. ****’ de Standaard
‘Een rauwe, romantische tearjerker. Als een Schotse kruising tussen West Side Story en Billy Elliot.’ het Parool
De protestantse Mungo en de katholieke James leven in de hypermannelijke en gevaarlijke buitenwijken van Glasgow. Ze zouden vijanden moeten zijn maar hun vriendschap verandert langzaam in liefde. Mungo moet er alles aan doen deze ware liefde geheim te houden – met name voor zijn oudere broer Hamish, een meedogenloze bendeleider. Dan stuurt Mungo’s moeder hem met twee onbekenden op een kampeertrip die zijn leven voorgoed verandert. Vindt hij de moed en de kracht terug te keren en is er een toekomst voor Mungo met James?
- Engels - Paperback
A gripping, twisty thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times author of The Housemaid and The Coworker!The guiltiest people aren’t always the ones behind bars…As a new nurse practitioner at a maximum-security prison, Brooke Sullivan is taught three crucial rules: Treat all prisoners with respect. Never reveal any personal information. Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates.
But nobody knows that Brooke has already broken the rules. Nobody knows about her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary’s most notorious and dangerous inmates. They certainly don’t know that Shane was Brooke’s high school sweetheart—the star quarterback, the golden boy who’s serving a life sentence for a series of grisly murders.
Or that Brooke’s testimony was what put him there. But Shane knows. He knows more than anyone.
And he will never forget. The Inmate is a propulsive, mind-bending thriller about how we define guilt—and who has to pay for it, from New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden.
- Engels - Paperback
A spicy cottagecore fae romance with a love triangle. Perfect for romantasy lovers! A Library with a deadly enchantment.A fae lord who wants in. A human woman willing to risk it all for a taste of power. In a land ruled by ruthless Fae, twenty-one-year-old Lore Alemeyu’s village is trapped in a forested prison. Lore knows that any escape attempt is futile-her scars are a testament to her past failures.
But when her village is threatened, Lore makes a desperate deal with a fae lord. She convinces him that she will risk her life for wealth, but really she’s after the one thing the Fae covet above all: magic of her own. As Lore navigates the hostile world outside, she’s forced to rely on two fae males to survive. When undeniable chemistry ignites, she’s not just in danger of losing her life, but her heart to the very creatures she can never trust.
Tropes:
*Love Triangle
*Enemies to lovers
*Book about books
*Cottagecore
*Fairycore
*Spicy Romance
*Spice
Readers love Lore:
‘Magical, enchanting, powerful, joy filled and swoonworthy’
‘This was my most anticipated debut of the year and it did not disappoint!’
‘What a beautiful debut! Filled with an incredibly strong and golden-hearted main character, fae, magic, love, and an enchanted library. The plot twist still has my head spinning. I cannot wait for the second book!’
‘You need this book!’
‘This story is filled to the brim with all the cozy fairytale vibes you want in a fantasy book and I literally couldn’t put it down’
- Engels - Paperback
An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.
Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude ready to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, should Oak attempt to regain the trust of the girl he’s always loved, or remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign-even if it means ending Wren, too…
With war looming and treachery lurking in every corner, neither Oak’s guile nor his wit will be enough to keep everyone he loves alive. He will have some terrible choices to make.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes the stunning blood-soaked conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology.
- Engels - Paperback
Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history. In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen.
On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau—the sixteen-year-old twin heirs to the powerful, magical, dethroned family—are mourning their father and caring for their sick mother. Until, by chance, they discover their mother isn’t sick—she’s cursed. Cursed by someone on the very magic council their family used to rule. Someone who will come for them next.
Cristina, once a talented and dedicated practitioner of Generational magic, has given up magic for good. An ancient spell is what killed their father and she was the one who cast it. For Clement, magic is his lifeline. A distraction from his anger and pain. Even better than the random guys he hooks up with.
Cristina and Clement used to be each other’s most trusted confidant and friend, now they barely speak. But if they have any hope of discovering who is coming after their family, they’ll have to find a way to trust each other and their family’s magic, all while solving the decades-old murder that sparked the still-rising tensions between the city’s magical and non-magical communities. And if they don’t succeed, New Orleans may see another massacre. Or worse.
Terry J. Benton-Walker’s contemporary fantasy debut, Blood Debts, with powerful magical families, intergenerational curses, and deadly drama in New Orleans.
- Engels - Paperback
She’s the city girl who refuses to be saddled with a man. He’s the cowboy who wants her anyway.
The last thing Ada Hart needs is a man to take care of her. Not anymore. After failing out of her interior design program and the disaster that was her short-lived marriage, Ada clawed her way up from her rock bottom. Now, the only person she trusts is herself, and that has gotten her further than ever before. She has her own business, and one of the largest ranches in Wyoming just hired her for the most important project of her career.
When Ada arrives in Meadowlark, she finds herself in a dive bar where she can’t seem to shake the eyes of a handsome cowboy. When she leads him to the back of the bar, he leaves her with a kiss that most people can only fantasize about. She almost regrets that she’ll never see him again . . . except it turns out he’s her new boss.
Weston Ryder is a happy guy. Even happier now that the mystery woman from the bar is the interior designer for his dream project on his family’s ranch. He feels like he hit the jackpot. It’s too bad she wants absolutely nothing to do with him outside of work. Ada is convinced the pull she feels toward Wes will go away, but Wes can’t stop thinking about her. Even though walls are coming down around Rebel Blue, Ada’s walls are firmly in place.
Can they make it through this project without giving in? Or will they both put their dreams on the line for a chance at love?
- Engels - Hardback
#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson shows us a future in the Cosmere universe where a perpetual planetary wanderer must decide whether to keep running, or stay and make a difference on a struggling planet.
Years ago he had comrades in arms and a cause to believe in, but now the man who calls himself Nomad knows only a life on the run. Forced to hop from world to world in the Cosmere whenever the relentless Night Brigade gets too close, Nomad lands on a new planet and is instantly caught up in the struggle between a tyrant and the rebels who want only to escape being turned into mindless slaves—all under the constant threat of a sunrise whose heat will melt the very stones. Unable to understand the language, can he navigate the conflict and gain enough power to leap offworld before his mind or body pay the ultimate price?
- Engels - Paperback
MJ Rodriguez has spent her life hiding in the human world, keeping a heavy secret: she’s half-encanto. As the only child of King Vivencio of the Sirena Court, she’ s also next in line for the throne. And now, upon her estranged father’s sudden death, MJ must claim her place as rightful heir. … [She] has to win over a backstabbing council that objects to a half-human ruler. And when it looks like her father’s passing wasn’t natural but possibly inflicted by a curse, she must hunt down the sorceress behind this merciless magic
- Engels - Paperback
Lily wants to get home. Her friends want to get even. Lily needs a ride―a fire warning in Oregon has cancelled her train home to California. Her ex-best friend, Natasha, has offered to pick Lily up on her way back from Portland, though they’re barely on speaking terms. As it turns out, Natasha’s also giving a ride to Elke Azizi, the girl Lily got expelled from their school four years ago. Elke hasn’t forgotten, and neither has Natasha. It’s getting tense in the car, and it’s not just about the past. There’s smoke in the air, and with the wildfires nearby, staying on the road is becoming riskier by the hour. When Natasha and Elke decide to take a detour, Lily hopes it’ll get them out of danger. She has no idea, though, what her former friends have planned for her. But as night comes, the plans change again when it becomes all too clear that leaving the main road was a mistake. Now the three of them are trapped in the woods under a burning sky, with no easy way out. To survive, Lily must depend on Elke and Natasha―but after all that’s happened, can she trust them with her life?
- Nederlands - Paperback
DIT IS EEN GEWELDIG VERHAAL. HET IS ALLEEN NIET AAN HAAR OM HET TE VERTELLEN.
Athena Liu is een bestsellerauteur. Niemand kent June Hayward.
Wanneer June per toeval getuige is van Athena’s dood, beseft ze dat dit haar kans is om beroemd te worden.
Wat als ze het net voltooide manuscript van haar vriendin steelt?
Wat als ze het onder haar eigen naam publiceert?
Wat als ze een nieuwe, raciaal ambigue identiteit aanneemt?
De leugens stapelen zich op en een socialemediaschandaal dreigt June te ontmaskeren. Hoever zal ze gaan om haar gestolen succes te beschermen?
- Engels - Paperback
A standalone companion to An Improbable Season , this Regency romance ― perfect for fans of Bridgerton ― is about following your heart, pursuing your dreams, and falling head over heels in love.
Eleanor did not come to London to be proper and boring. After the death of her husband and a year of mourning, the seventeen year old wants nothing more than her independence and to have a little fun. She’s hardly looking to remarry, despite pressures from her late husband’s nephew, who is keen on obtaining her inheritance. Eleanor quickly devises a plan that includes a fake engagement. What’s not a part of the plan? Falling for a dashing, quiet man outside of her social circle – a man who is not her betrothed. Can she survive the Season with her heart and her fortune intact?
Thalia is determined to begin afresh after a disastrous first Season in London. No romantic distractions, but only her work as a poet and newfound companion to Eleanor. Determined to get her poems published, she struggles to be taken seriously as a female writer. As the spring progresses, Thalia does not expect to take interest in a man from her past (a man who is engaged to her employer, no less!), but some feelings demand to be felt even if the timing isn’t quite right.
Rosalyn Eves’s An Unlikely Proposition is a transportive Regency drama that captures the sparkle of London, thrill of friendship, and swoon of new love.
- Nederlands - Paperback
Voor fans van Vampire Diaries en dark academia: twee queer tieners op een vampierkostschool moeten het opnemen tegen heel het vampierrijk als ze een samenzwering op de campus ontdekken… Kat Finn en haar moeder kunnen nauwelijks rondkomen van leven onder de mensen. Net als alle vampieren moeten ze Haema drinken, een dure synthetische bloedvervanger, om te overleven. Dit omdat bijna de hele mensheid is besmet met een virus dat dodelijk is voor vampieren. Kat kijkt niet uit naar een onsterfelijk leven waarin ze amper geld heeft, maar als ze hoort dat ze is toegelaten tot Harcote, een prestigieuze school die in het geheim alleen voor vampieren is, weet ze dat haar leven op het punt staat te veranderen… Taylor Sanger is opgegroeid in de rijke vampierwereld, maar ze heeft genoeg van hun conservatieve waarden. Vooral als het gaat om seksualiteit, want ze is openlijk lesbisch. Ze hoeft nog maar twee jaar Harcote te doorstaan voordat ze vrij is. Maar als ze ontdekt dat haar nieuwe kamergenoot Kat Finn is, schrikt ze enorm. Want lang geleden waren zij en Kat beste vriendinnen, en dat is niet goed afgelopen. Wanneer Taylor vervolgens op het dode lichaam van een vampier stuit en Kat een schokkende ontdekking doet in de archieven van de school, realiseren de twee zich dat er duistere geheimen zijn op Harcote – geheimen die hen verbinden met de machtigste figuren in het vampierrijk én met het synthetische bloed waar ze allemaal van afhankelijk zijn.
- Engels - Paperback
In this epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Infinity Cycle, two brothers find themselves in a heartbreaking war against one another. The hardcover edition features a reversible jacket with two stunning covers by Kevin Tong and Meybis Ruiz Cruz!
After the ultimate betrayal, Emil must rise up as a leader to stop his brother before he becomes too powerful. Even if that means pushing away Ness and Wyatt as they compete for his heart so he can focus on the war.
Brighton has a legion of followers at his command, but when he learns about an ancient scythe that can kill the unkillable, that’s all he will need to become unstoppable against Emil and other rising threats.
Meanwhile, Maribelle aligns with her greatest enemy to resurrect her lost love, and Ness infiltrates political circles to stop Iron from ruling the country, but both missions lead to tragedies that will change everyone’s lives forever.
As the Infinity Son and the Infinity Reaper go to war, who will be crowned the Infinity King?
- Engels - Hardback
From the International Booker Prize-winning translator, a propulsive, beguiling novel about eight translators and their search for a world-renowned author who goes missing in a Polish forest.
Eight translators arrive at a house in a primeval Polish forest on the border of Belarus. It belongs to the world-renowned author Irena Rey, and they are there to translate her magnum opus, Gray Eminence. But within days of their arrival, Irena disappears without a trace.
The translators, who hail from eight different countries but share the same reverence for their beloved author, begin to investigate where she may have gone while proceeding with work on her masterpiece. They explore this ancient wooded refuge with its intoxicating slime molds and lichens, and study her exotic belongings and layered texts for clues. But doing so reveals secrets — and deceptions — of Irena Rey’s that they are utterly unprepared for. Forced to face their differences as they grow increasingly paranoid in this fever dream of isolation and obsession, soon the translators are tangled up in a web of rivalries and desire, threatening not only their work but the fate of their beloved author herself.
This hilarious, thought-provoking debut by award-winning translator and author Jennifer Croft is a brilliant examination of art, celebrity, the natural world, and the power of language. It is an unforgettable, unputdownable adventure with a small but global cast of characters shaken by the shocks of love, destruction, and creation in one of Europe’s last great wildernesses.
- Engels - Paperback
From rising star Tracy Badua comes a poignant, propulsive standalone YA novel about a teen who, after getting rejected from her dream college, forges her own acceptance and commits to living a lie—perfect for fans of Mary H.K. Choi and Gloria Chao.
An incisive, relatable tale of acceptance, self-discovery, and the infinite possibilities that await when we embrace our imperfections.
As the youngest graduating senior at her hypercompetitive high school, Perla Perez is certain all the late nights, social isolation, and crushing stress will be worth it when she gets into the college of her (and her parents’) dreams: Delmont University.
Then Perla doesn’t get in, and her meticulously planned future shatters. In a panic, she forges her own acceptance letter, and next thing she knows, she’s heading to Delmont for real, acceptance or not. Perla’s plan? Gather on-the-ground intel to beef up her application and reapply spring semester before she’s caught.
But as her guilty conscience grows and campus security looms large, Perla starts to wonder if her plan will really succeed, and if this dream she’s worked for her entire life is something she even wants.
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The epic sequel to Song of Silver, Flame Like Night. A fast-paced, riveting YA fantasy inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China. Years ago, the Elantian colonizers invaded Lan’s homeland and killed her mother in their search to uncover the Last Kingdom’s greatest the location of its legendary four Demon Gods.
Lan’s mother devoted her life to destroying the Demon Gods, and Lan is determined to finish her mission. Yet, there are others searching for the gods, too. Zen knew his soul was forfeit the moment he made a deal with the Demon God known as the Black Tortoise, but he’s willing to lose himself if it means saving the Kingdom–and the girl–he loves.
But to crush the colonizers who have invaded his land he needs more power than even a single Demon God can provide. He needs an army. And he knows exactly where he can find it–in the undead army his great grandfather lead decades ago.
The Elantians may have stolen their throne, but the battle for the Last Kingdom has only begun.
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In Where Sleeping Girls Lie ― a YA contemporary mystery by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, the New York Times-bestselling author of Ace of Spades ― a girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets and coverups after her roommate disappears.
It’s like I keep stumbling into a dark room, searching for the switch to make things bright again. To make me remember. But the switch isn’t there. Was it there before?
Sade Hussein is starting her third year of high school, this time at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy boarding school. After being home-schooled all her life and feeling like a magnet for misfortune, she’s not sure what will happen. What she doesn’t expect though is for her roommate Elizabeth to disappear after Sade’s first night. Or for people to think she had something to do with it.
With rumors swirling around her, Sade catches the attention of the most popular girls in school – collectively known as the ‘Unholy Trinity’ – and they bring her into their fold. Between learning more about them – especially Persephone, who Sade finds herself drawn to – playing catch-up in class, and trying to figure out what happened to Elizabeth, Sade has a lot on her plate. It doesn’t help that she’s already dealing with grief from the many tragedies in her family.
And then a student is found dead.
The more Sade investigates, the more she realizes there’s more to Alfred Nobel Academy and its students than she realized. Secrets lurk around every corner and beneath every surface…secrets that rival even her own.
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The World Will Burn
Persephone, Goddess of Spring, never guessed a chance encounter with Hades, God of the Underworld, would change her life forever—but he did.
A fight for humanity and battles between gods, it’s a world Persephone never thought she would see. To end the chaos, she must draw upon her darkness and embrace who she’s become—Goddess, Wife, Queen of the Underworld.
Once, Persephone made bargains to save those she loves, now she will go to war for them.
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The sequel to Ripley Jones’s unforgettable YA thriller Missing Clarissa, The Other Lola is about what happens when the people you love the most are the people you can trust the least.
In the months after Cam and Blair broke their small hometown’s legendary missing-girl story and catapulted to accidental fame, they vowed never to do it again. No more mysteries, no more podcasts, and no more sticking their heads where they don’t belong.
Until Mattie Brosillard, a freshman at their high school, shows up on their doorstep, begging Cam and Blair for help.
Mattie’s sister Lola disappeared mysteriously five years ago. No trace of her was ever found. Now, she’s back–but Mattie is convinced the girl who returned is an impostor.
Nobody believes Mattie’s wild story–not Mattie’s brother, not Mattie’s mother, and not even Cam and Blair. But something is definitely wrong in the Brosillard family. And Blair has her own reasons for wanting to know what really happened to Lola while she was gone.
With Cam and Blair still struggling with the aftermath of their first mystery-and with new secrets swirling between them-the stakes are higher than ever in this can’t-miss sequel to Missing Clarissa.
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The second book in a new epic fantasy trilogy by British author Jane Welch Silas has fled with the broken Chalice of Önd, forcing the companions to flee into the surrounding forest, pursued and hunted by the remaining angry swarms of hobs. But their escape is slow as Isolde falls ill; the injured hand she plunged into the Chalice during the ceremony is infected and the disease is spreading rapidly, transforming her flesh into the scales of a hob. Sick with worry, Rollo decides to go after the chalice, hoping to reverse the spell, but Leaf insists on returning to aid her people convinced she can find a cure with them.
Unable to agree, the company splits. Meanwhile Torra Alta is under siege, attacked by men imbued with dragon-fire powers. It seems the attack on Belbidia is not simply a civil war, but a mass invasion.
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The concluding book in a new epic fantasy trilogy by British author Jane Welch A lucky subterfuge has fooled the Golden Dragon into leaving Opal Island; and she has trailed the Pisceran Porpoise out to sea believing that the newly-repaired Chalice of Ond – the only hope of resurrection for her precious golden son – is hidden beneath her decks. On board, amidst the dragon-attacks, Lord Casper worries for his own son, Rollo, abandoned on the hob-infested rock. But Rollo has the real chalice in his possession and although the responsibility weighs heavily, he must find a way to elude Silas’s minions and travel across the ocean to find his father – if Isolde is ever to regain her humanity, to reunite Aranthane with his wife or save Leaf’s dying people.
Rollo must learn to harness the strange power which lies unpredictably within his body to ensure that Silas’s invasion of Belbidia is stopped and that Torra Alta, the only home he has left, is rescued.
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A spicy cottagecore fae romance with a love triangle. Perfect for romantasy lovers! A Library with a deadly enchantment.A fae lord who wants in. A human woman willing to risk it all for a taste of power. In a land ruled by ruthless Fae, twenty-one-year-old Lore Alemeyu’s village is trapped in a forested prison. Lore knows that any escape attempt is futile-her scars are a testament to her past failures.
But when her village is threatened, Lore makes a desperate deal with a fae lord. She convinces him that she will risk her life for wealth, but really she’s after the one thing the Fae covet above all: magic of her own. As Lore navigates the hostile world outside, she’s forced to rely on two fae males to survive. When undeniable chemistry ignites, she’s not just in danger of losing her life, but her heart to the very creatures she can never trust.
Tropes:
*Love Triangle
*Enemies to lovers
*Book about books
*Cottagecore
*Fairycore
*Spicy Romance
*Spice
Readers love Lore:
‘Magical, enchanting, powerful, joy filled and swoonworthy’
‘This was my most anticipated debut of the year and it did not disappoint!’
‘What a beautiful debut! Filled with an incredibly strong and golden-hearted main character, fae, magic, love, and an enchanted library. The plot twist still has my head spinning. I cannot wait for the second book!’
‘You need this book!’
‘This story is filled to the brim with all the cozy fairytale vibes you want in a fantasy book and I literally couldn’t put it down’
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Set in a world of perilous magic and moonlit forests, this seductive romantic fantasy tells the story of a defiant changeling, her cursed sister, and the dangerous fae lord she must defeat to save her family.
In a kingdom where magic has been lost, Fia is a rare changeling, left behind by the wicked Fair Folk when they stole the High Queen’s daughter and retreated behind the locked gates of Tír na nÓg.
Most despise Fia’s fae blood. But the queen raises her as a daughter and trains her to be a spy. Meanwhile, the real princess Eala is bound to Tír na nÓg, cursed to become a swan by day and only returning to her true form at night.
When a hidden gate to the realm is discovered, Fia is tasked by the queen to retrieve the princess and break her curse. But she doesn’t go with her is prince Rogan, Fia’s dearest childhood friend—and Eala’s betrothed.
As they journey through the forests of the Folk, where magic winds through the roots of the trees and beauty can be a deadly illusion, Fia’s mission is complicated by her feelings for the prince…and her unexpected attraction to the dark-hearted fae lord holding Eala captive. Irian might be more monster than man, but he seems to understand Fia in a way no one ever has.
Soon, Fia begins to question the truth of her mission. But time is running out to break her sister’s curse. And unraveling the secrets of the past might destroy everything she has come to love.
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In this gorgeous and haunting fantasy set in 1930s Chicago, a talented ballerina finds herself torn between her dreams and her desires when she’s pursued by a secretive patron who may be more than he seems. Grace has always wanted to be a ballerina, ever since she first peered through the windows of the Near North Ballet company. The elegance of the dance seemed transcendent to an immigrant child of the working poor, and so, when she is orphaned, it is to the ballet that she flees.
Years later, Grace is on the verge of becoming the company’s new prima ballerina – though she is beginning to realise that achieving her long-held dream may not be the triumph she once envisioned. Then Grace attracts the attention of the enigmatic Master La Rosa, and realises that the world may not be as small or constricted as she had come to fear. But who is her mysterious patron, and what does he want from her? As Grace begins to unlock the Master’s secrets, she discovers that there may be another way entirely to achieve the transcendence she has always sought.
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A high-concept enemies-to-lovers romance – sure to be a BookTok hit!
Good news: we all have a soulmate somewhere.
Bad news: it’s caused by a deadly virus. If you feel pain, your KinTwin does too. If you die – they die too.
Control-freak Zoe is determined to stay alive. And single. She carries a survival kit for every eventuality, except for when her phone lights up with a blood match to Milo Spencer, a boy who lives for recreational danger.
Time to find a cure before love wins – or worse …
A brand-new high-concept speculative romance story from the author of My Love Life and the Apocalypse
An enemies-to-lovers soulmate story
Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End
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De bloedrode sluier is een spannende nieuwe romantasyserie van TikTok-ster Shelby Mahurin.
Célie Tremblay heeft altijd braaf gedaan wat er van haar werd verwacht. Iedereen in haar omgeving is dan ook in shock wanneer ze met alle tradities breekt en de eerste vrouwelijke jager in Belterra wordt. Inclusief Jean-Luc, haar verloofde en tevens kapitein van de jagers. Célie is echter vastbesloten zichzelf te bewijzen.
Ze neemt het op zich om een reeks vreemde moorden te onderzoeken, gepleegd op magische wezens die tot op de laatste druppel bloed leeggezogen lijken te zijn. Het onderzoek leidt naar een schuilplaats van vampiers en hun wrede maar bloedmooie koning. Célies angst neemt toe, want hoe dichterbij hij komt, hoe meer ze in de verleiding komt om toe te geven aan zijn duistere honger – en die van haarzelf…
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From international bestseller, Karen McManus, comes the explosive third and final thrilling instalment in the acclaimed One of Us… series.
Ever since Simon died in detention, life hasn’t been easy for the Bayview Crew. First the Bayview Four had to prove they weren’t killers. Then a new generation had to outwit a vengeful copycat. Now, it’s beginning again.
At first the mysterious billboard seems like a bad joke: Time for a new game, Bayview. But when a member of the crew disappears, it’s clear this ‘game’ just got serious – and no one understands the rules.
Everyone’s a target. And now that someone unexpected has returned to Bayview, things are starting to get deadly.
Simon was right about secrets – they all come out in the end.
The thing is, Simon was right about secrets-they all come out, eventually. And Bayview has a lot it’s still hiding.
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The New York Times bestselling author of Dark and Shallow Lies delivers another chilling supernatural thriller filled with murder, romance, and a decades long mystery that haunts a small Florida town.
The perfect blend of Natasha Preston, Krystal Sutherland, and Delia Owens, with a paranormal twist.
Mount Orange, Florida, is famous for two things.
The spectre of Bailey and Celeste’s murders cast a permanent darkness over sunny Mount Orange. Tru has always lived in that shadow. Sometimes, it seems like she knows the long-dead Bailey, feels the dead girl in her bones. Now she’s supposed to head to FSU in the fall with her boyfriend, but those unsolved murders – and the death of her own sister – invade her every thought. It’s only in the shadowy deep, 100 feet below the surface of Hidden Glen Springs, that she can breathe.
When a strange girl named Rio rolls into town, hell-bent on figuring out who killed Bailey and Celeste, Tru can’t resist entangling herself in the thrill of solving the decades old mystery any more than she can resist her familiar, aching attraction to Rio.
As the summer heat ignites, so does the spark between Tru and Rio…along with their other-worldy connection to Bailey and Celeste. But when someone begins stalking them, the girls become convinced the killer is back in town. And if they keep digging into the past, Tru and Rio know this time, it could be their blood that makes the springs run red.
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In this fresh reimagining of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason must save each other from the horrifying machinations of Mr. Rochester.
Jane has no interest in a husband. Eager to make her own way in the world, she accepts the governess position at Thornfield Hall. Though her new employer, Edward Rochester, has a charming air—not to mention a handsome face—Jane discovers that his smile can sharpen in an instant. Plagued by Edward’s mercurial mood and the strange wails that echo through the corridors, she grows suspicious of the secrets hidden within Thornfield Hall—unaware of the true horrors lurking above her very head.
On the topmost floor, Bertha is trapped in more ways than one. After her whirlwind marriage to Edward turned into a nightmare, he locked her away as revenge for withholding her inheritance. Now his patience grows thin in the face of Bertha’s resilience and Jane’s persistent questions, and both young women are in more danger than they realize. When their only chance at safety—and perhaps something more—is in each other’s arms, can they find and keep one another safe before Edward’s dark machinations close in around them?
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My Fair Lady meets the classic teen film She’s All That in this charming and swoony new rom-com from Brian D. Kennedy, author of A Little Bit Country. Perfect for fans of What If It’s Us and She Gets the Girl.
Wade Westmore is used to being in the spotlight. So when he’s passed over for the lead in the spring musical, it comes as a major blow—especially when the role goes to his ex-boyfriend, Reese, who dumped him for being too self-involved.
Shy sophomore Elijah Brady is used to being overlooked. Forget not knowing his name—most of his classmates don’t even know he exists. So when he joins the stage crew for the musical, he seems destined to blend into the scenery.
When the two have a disastrous backstage run-in, Elijah proposes an arrangement that could solve both boys’ problems: If Wade teaches Elijah how to be popular, Wade can prove that he cares about more than just himself. Seeing a chance to win Reese back, Wade dives headfirst into helping Elijah become the new and improved “Brady.”
Soon their plan puts Brady center stage—and he’s a surprising smash hit. So why is Wade suddenly less worried about winning over his ex and more worried about losing Elijah?
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Centuries ago, the heretic sorcerer Ruven raised a deadly briar around Runakhia’s palace, casting the royal family into an enchanted sleep – and silencing the kingdom’s gods.
Born with a miraculous gift, Lia’s destiny is to kill Ruven and wake the royals. But when she succeeds, she finds her duty is not yet complete, for now she must marry into the royal family and forge a pact with a god – or die.
To make matters even worse, Ruven’s spirit is haunting her.
As discord grows between the old and new guards, the queen sends Lia and Prince Araunn, her betrothed, on a pilgrimage to awaken the gods. But the old gods are more dangerous than Lia ever knew – and Ruven may offer her only hope of survival.
As the two work together, Lia learns that they’re more alike than she expected. And with tensions rising, Lia must choose between what she was raised to believe and what she knows is right – and between the prince she is bound to by duty…and the boy she killed.
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A dark comedy about four women coming together to heal the damage their husbands have done––and hide their bodies once they’ve killed them
When Sally kills her husband with a cast-iron skillet, she’s more fearful of losing her kids than of disposing of a fresh corpse. That just wouldn’t be fair—not after twenty years of marriage to a truly terrible man. But Sally isn’t the only woman in town reaching the brink. Soon, Sally finds herself leading an extremely unusual self-help group, and among them there are four bodies to hide. Can they all figure out the perfect way to bury their husbands . . . and get away with it?
First to join is former nurse, Ruth, who met her husband as a single mom. Now her son is grown and her husband’s violence builds by the day until an attack on the stairs leads to a fatal accident—for him. A few doors down, Samira’s last straw comes when she discovers her husband is planning a campaign of violence against her eldest daughter, who has just come out. Janey, Sally’s best friend, has just had her first child at forty-two. Sleep-deprived Janey needs a hero to slay the monster in the fairy tales she whispers to her daughter each night . . . and as her husband’s violence escalates, it might just be her.
Together, fueled by righteous anger but tempered by a moral core, the four women must help each other work out a plan to get rid of their husbands for good. Along the way, Sally, Ruth, Samira and Janey rediscover old joys and embark on new passions in work, education, and life. Friendship and laughter really are the best medicine—and so is getting away with murder.
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Bestsellerauteur Jessie Burton belicht in Medusa de vrouw achter de legende door de rollen om te draaien in deze verbluffende hervertelling van de Griekse mythe, ideaal voor lezers die eerder genoten van Circe en Ariadne. Medusa komt tot leven in deze nieuwe, krachtige en poëtische versie van het verhaal dat lang geleden in steen gebeiteld werd.
Nadat Medusa misbruikt is door machtige goden en verbannen naar een afgelegen eiland, heeft ze weinig gezelschap op de slangen die haar hoofd sieren na. Achtervolgd door de herinneringen aan een leven voordat alles van haar werd gestolen, heeft ze geen andere keuze dan vrede sluiten met haar nieuwe ik: Medusa het Monster. Maar wanneer de charmante en mooie Perseus op het eiland arriveert, wordt haar eenzame bestaan overhoop gegooid, wat leidt tot verlangen, liefde… en verraad.
Durf jij opnieuw te kijken naar de vrouw van wie beweerd wordt dat ze een monster is?
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The right guy, the right place, the wrong time. It’s 1995, and Alex Dean has it all: a spot at Cambridge University next year, the love of the beautiful and vivacious Holly, and all the time in the world ahead of him. That is until a run-in with a former childhood bully sees him bruised and bloody and almost drowning in the Thames.
He awakes the next day only to find he’s in a messy, derelict room he’s never seen before, in grimy clothes he doesn’t recognize, with no idea of how he got there. A glimpse in the mirror tells him he’s older-much older-and has been living a hard life, his features ravaged by time and poor decisions. He snatches a newspaper and finds it’s 2010-fifteen years since that night by the river.
After finally drifting off to sleep that night, Alex wakes the following morning to find it’s now 2019, another nine years later. But the next day, it’s 1999. Never knowing which day is coming, he begins to piece together what happens in his life after that fateful night by the river.
But what exactly is going on? Why does his life look nothing like he thought it would? What happened to Cambridge, to Holly? Alex must push against the heavy headwind of fate, however impossible that might feel, and learn that small actions have untold impact. It might be all he needs to save the people he loves and, equally importantly, himself.
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Nhika is a bloodcarver. She has the power to alter human biology – to heal or to harm with just a touch. In Theumas, Nhika is seen as a monster who kills for pleasure, and her gift is highly prized in the city’s criminal underworld.
When Nhika is finally captured, she is sold to the highest bidder – an aristocratic girl dressed in white. But her mysterious buyer is not looking for an assassin. She needs Nhika to heal the only witness to her father’s murder.
Nhika vows to hunt down the killer and all signs point to Ven Kochin, an alluring yet entitled physician’s aide. Despite Kochin’s relentless attempts to push her away, Nikha can’t help feeling drawn into his opulent world. But she soon finds herself in a fight for her life – and for the future of her own kind.
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The first book in a new epic fantasy trilogy by British author Jane Welch. Prince Rollo’s world is shattered by the death of his mother, Queen Ursula. But even before he can grieve he faces the bitter disappointment of being overlooked as his mother’s heir in favour of his younger sister; as only the female line in Artor’s Royal family inherit the magical power to control the Great Bears of Artor (a talent every sovereign must possess).
Seething with self loathing, grief and disappointment Rollo focuses his anger and resentment upon his father. Deeply concerned for his son Spar decides to leave his daughter, now Artor’s Queen, and take 13 year old Rollo half way across the world to Torra Alta, his barony in Belbidia, to claim the only birthright left to him. But fifteen years have passed since Spar left Hal and Brid as guardians of his remote fortress and in the intervening years, many things have changed.
Beasts of legend have grown in strength and will. A huge golden dragon plagues the mountains and swarms of Hobs ransack the fertile plains of Belbidia. Fourteen years ago the Chalice of Önd, was lost.
A sacred artefact with the power to transfer the magic of one object to another the chalice is the only explanation for the rising threat. If this powerful weapon has fallen into the wrong hands the dawn of a dark age will come to Belbidia.
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Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of America’s justice system, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Samira Ahmed. As fireworks pop off at a rowdy Fourth of July bonfire party, an explosion off the California coast levels an oil rig-resulting in chaos and worse, murder. At the center are six Muslim teens – six patriots, six strangers, and six suspects.
An old soul caught in the wrong place. An aspiring doctor. An influencer with a reputation to protect.
A perfect daughter with secrets to hide. A soccer star headed for Stanford. An immigrant in love.
Each with something to hide and everything to lose. Faced with accusations of terrorism, The Six are caught in a political game that will pit them against each other in exchange for exoneration. They must choose: frame each other to guarantee their own independence or expose their secrets to earn back freedom for them all.
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Naomi and Luca have been pen-pals since fifth-grade. Well, more like bitter rivals caught in an epic battle of insults and verbal jousting… But what starts as a hilarious chain of hate filled letters, slowly develops into a friendship spanning coasts and years. That is until one day, years later, when the letters suddenly stop.It’s been two years since Naomi last heard from Luca. Two years since the letter that changed everything.But when a new envelope turns up out of the blue at her desk at the local news station, Naomi is determined not to let Luca have the final word.
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The best way to get back at my horrible ex? Fake date Rory Miller–my ex’s rival, the top scorer in pro hockey, and the arrogant, flirtatious hockey player I tutored in high school.
Faking it is fun and addictive, though, and beneath the bad boy swagger, Rory’s sweet, funny, and protective.
He teaches me to skate and spends way too much money on me.
He sleeps in my bed and convinces me to break my just-one-time hookup rule.
He kisses me like it’s real.
And now I wonder if Rory was ever faking it to begin with.
The Fake Out is a pro hockey fake dating romance. It is the second book in the Vancouver Storm series but can be read as a standalone.
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She’s his sweetest desire… and his darkest secret.
The task was simple.
Sneak into Potomac’s most heavily guarded manor.
Steal back my pendant. Slip out.
Problem number one?
America’s most unattainable bachelor caught me.
Problem number two?
He decided to keep me. As the help.
Zachary Sun’s winter may be the coldest I’ve ever felt,
but he makes my skin burn.
Reserved, calculated, and savagely cruel,
he thrives on the weaknesses of others.
Little does he know, he just met his match.
He may be American royalty.
But this peasant will rise to become Queen.
Authors’ Notes: My Dark Desire is a standalone double-grump romance between a broken billionaire and a feisty maid unafraid to fight back. It is set in the decadent Dark Prince Road world.
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Opposites attract amidst magic and mystery in this addictive paranormal romance between a quiet witch and a magnetic celebrity vampire, the second entry in Juliette Cross’s addictive Stay a Spell series. Isadora Savoie is not a people person. Content to remain in the background of the Savoie sister shenanigans, she spends most of her time in the greenhouse or at the local animal shelter, using her Conduit powers of growth and healing.
But when neighborhood girls start disappearing, she’s reluctantly roped into the mystery, partnered with a flashy, flirty vampire to find them before it’s too late. Devraj Kumar has seen and done it all. Three hundred years roaming the earth as a Stygorn—a legendary vampire warrior who operates in the shadows—has its perks.
But ennui has set in. That is, until he has a run-in—literally—with an intriguing witch while on a new assignment in New Orleans. Fortunately for him, she’s been recruited by the Lord of Vampires to assist Devraj on the case.
Between a Bollywood marathon, supernatural dating app, secret package, and sexy driving instruction, Isadora is in over her head. And Devraj? After just one taste, he’s playing for keeps. The second book in the Stay a Spell series by Juliette Cross, Don’t Hex and Drive is a steamy, opposites attract romance set in a beguiling world of witches, vampire romance, and everlasting love.
This irresistible paranormal romance series following the intertwining lives of a New Orleans coven is perfect for fans of Jessica Clare books, The Ex Hex, and other witch romance books.
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Who is Casey Rhodes? Is she a no-nonsense realist or a hopeless romantic? A just-getting-by scholarship student or a sometimes-Cinderella dating the cool, cultured heir to a media empire and New York City’s most eligible? At seventeen years old and already in her sophomore year at NYU, Casey sheds disguises effortlessly. It’s how she navigates school and avoids the second-guessing that’s plagued her since she and her boyfriend Marcus got together.
But then Casey starts hearing voices that terrify her so badly she flees to the remote beach town of Avon where she can sort through her thoughts and reset. But the voices only get more intense and are now accompanied by visions of places she’s never been and people she’s never met, like Jake who’s lived in Avon his whole life. There’s no way Casey could know him, yet she feels an immediate connection. And, crazier still: he feels it too. Together they search for answers, finding only questions—about their connection, Avon, Casey’s memories . . . And whose voice is she hearing inside her head?
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The only thing keeping nineteen-year-old Case Michaels together after the death of his best friend, Walker, is a list Walker left behind of things he wants Case to accomplish in his absence. So far, though, Case hasn’t even been able to continue riding bulls in the rodeo circuit, something he’s done his entire life, balking at the thought of competing without Walker by his side. But the list? Case is determined to follow it to the letter – and he follows it all the way to Winnie Sutton.
Eighteen-year-old Winnie Sutton just wants to keep her family together. She graduated high school early to work long shifts at the Michaels family ranch so she can support her younger siblings and a father who’s more than happy to let Winnie fill the responsible parent role. If she sometimes sneaks out to ride the horses herself and forget about life for a while – well, that’s no one else’s business – until the day she crashes headfirst into Case Michaels.
Case sees her riding skills and immediately ropes her into competing for the ranch and becoming his friend. Winnie and Case couldn’t be more different, but Case can’t help but be inspired by Winnie’s badly-hidden passion for riding and competition. And there’s something about Case that makes Winnie want to try grasping onto a dream for herself, whether that’s a shot at a rodeo trophy, the annoyingly handsome rancher’s son who won’t leave her alone, or maybe both.
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Culinary student Lexi Berman, 24, has one goal: to make her late mother proud by becoming an executive chef in a Michelin-star restaurant. And she isn’t going to let anything–or anyone–get in the way. But when she meets Jake Taylor, a dive bar musician who charms her with show tunes, she makes a rare exception to her no-dating rule. After a steamy weekend together, Jake leaves for L.A. to record his demo, and Lexi never expects to see him again. And she definitely doesn’t expect him to become an overnight celebrity, with a breakout single that’s almost certainly about her famous blueberry pancake recipe.
As Jake’s star rises and the world speculates about the subject of his song, Lexi keeps the affair to herself. After all, she’s finally found her footing at her new restaurant job, and even has a prospective romance with her coworker. But when a distraught Jake turns up on her doorstep late one night, her carefully-laid plans are thrown for a loop. Though she and Jake try to be friends, things between them soon reheat faster than a bowl of Lexi’s matzah ball soup. But a relationship with Jake means risking her face in tabloids, withstanding cruel internet comments, and worst of all, jeopardizing her career. As Jake’s upcoming tour approaches, and rumors swirl about him and another pop star, Lexi has to decide if holding onto her meticulously-planned future is worth walking away from what could be the perfect recipe for love.
Set both in the chaos of fame and the high stakes world of New York City restaurants, this novel sprinkles in a second chance at love and a dollop of celebrity drama to create a romantic romp that will make even the most jaded reader smile.
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An epic and unforgettable love story continues in Redeeming 6, the fourth book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh.
I’m saving you, six.
Joey Lynch’s life is falling apart. Obsessed with proving himself to the only person he’s ever truly trusted, Joey fights to stay away from a world that could destroy his life. The odds are against him, but can he keep his head above water?
Aoife is absolutely unwilling to give up the boy she loves, so she is determined to save him from self-destruction. She becomes trapped in a world she doesn’t understand, but her heart is stronger than what’s trying to drag her down. Aoife will never give up on Joey, no matter how much is stacked against them.
Through heartbreak and horror, Aoife and Joey have had each other’s backs, and this time is no different.
Following the beloved pairing from Saving 6, Redeeming 6 will only increase your love for the Boys of Tommen universe. This book is perfect for readers looking for:
- New adult/YA crossover Irish romance
- Dual POVs
- Friends-to-lovers
- Angsty tearjerkers
- Bingeworthy TikTok books
Readers are saying:
“This book brought me back to life.”
“JOEY AND AOIFE FOREVER.”
“THIS SERIES OWNS A PART OF MY SOUL.”
“I read this in under 24 hrs.”
“Chloe Walsh writes the kind of romance novels where you can just tell the [characters] are SOULMATES, literally made for each other, two pieces of a puzzle! Joey and Aoife are everything and deserve the whole world!!!”
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De zestienjarige Minne woont van kleins af aan in een trailerpark, samen met haar broertje en haar altijd afwezige moeder. Wanneer ze Summer ontmoet, wordt haar kleine wereldje op zijn kop gezet. Summer is alles wat Minne verlangt te zijn: razend knap en zelfzeker. Als haar nieuwe vriendin haar een app genaamd LoveMe voorstelt, gaat Minne steeds verder voor haar volgers en streeft ze harder dan ooit naar het perfecte beeld dat zich in haar hoofd heeft gevormd. Socials, zelfliefde, drama en een flinke portie romantiek in één pakkend verhaal voor young adults
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Wanneer de meest gehate leerkracht in het dorp Utzel plots overlijdt, lijkt zelfdoding de enige verklaring. Maar dan werpt een schaduw uit het verleden twijfel op de zaak. Voor tienerdetective Anton Arend worden eenvoudige raadsels plots duistere doolhoven waarin de dader de weg bepaalt. In de wirwar van vriendschapsdrama’s, de regels van een nieuw lief en de vreemde terugkeer van zijn broer ontdekt Anton dat de grens tussen held en schurk net zo grillig is als de wifi op zijn slaapkamer. Zal Anton op tijd de waarheid kunnen onthullen, zelfs als het zijn eigen wereld vernietigt? Of je nu een trouwe fan bent of nieuw in de wereld van Anton Arend: dit boek staat op zichzelf en biedt een spannende reis die je zonder voorkennis van het eerste deel kunt beleven!
- Nederlands - Hardback
De zeventienjarige Amy is best tevreden met haar leven. Hoewel haar vader is overleden toen ze nog een baby was, heeft het gemis nooit een grote rol gespeeld. Met haar moeder heeft ze een goede band en ze is dol op haar oudere broer Liam, die in Groningen studeert maar regelmatig naar huis komt. En dan zijn er natuurlijk haar trouwe vrienden, onder wie Britt, haar bff. Maar als er een nieuwe leraar op school komt, staat Amy’s leven binnen de kortste keren compleet op z’n kop. Een realistische roman voor young adults over hoe snel je bestaan een andere wending kan nemen, over zorgen die over je heen spoelen en morele vragen die zich opdringen, maar ook over veerkracht en het belang van een hechte vriendenkring.
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Daisy en haar broer James verhuizen naar Nederkarspel, een dorp dat wordt omringd door metershoge mais. Al snel komen ze erachter dat de lokale inwoners er eeuwenoude gebruiken op na houden en dat ze er niet veilig zijn. Ze verhuisden ernaartoe om er te leven, maar er geldt nog maar één ding: overleven! Hoe overleef je in een dorp met afschuwelijke geheimen? Een bloederige horror vol cliffhangers voor young adults.
- Nederlands - Hardback
De 1e druk van A Touch of Malice verschijnt in Limited Edition met print op snee, gekleurde schutbladen en een leeslint.
Persephone en Hades zijn verloofd, maar dat staat Demeter niet toe. Ze roept een sneeuwstorm af over heel Nieuw-Griekenland en zal die pas opheffen als haar dochter de verloving verbreekt. Wanneer de Olympiërs tussenbeide komen, ligt Persephone’s met de God van de Onderwereld trouwt, of nemen ze de wapens op tegen Hades? Eén ding is zeker: er zal hoe dan ook oorlog volgen.
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Elsie Hannaway leeft in een multiversum: de ene dag is ze een theoretisch natuurkundige, de andere dag biedt ze haar diensten aan als nepvriendin om haar schamele salaris als wetenschapper te compenseren. Maar op een dag botsen haar parallelle werelden: de irritant aantrekkelijke Jack Smith – die haar kent als de ‘vriendin’ van zijn broer – moet beslissen of ze haar droombaan bij MIT krijgt. Bovendien voert hij als experimenteel natuurkundige een bittere vete tegen de theoretische natuurkunde. Elsie bevindt zich op een wetenschappelijk slagveld en moet zichzelf ook nog verdedigen tegen Jacks zwaartekrachtveld. Of wordt het tijd dat Elsie haar theorieën over liefde in de praktijk brengt?
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With its clever snark and searing perspective, Cancelled is a funny, fearless novel about the realistic pitfalls and unforgettable moments high school has to offer, perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Emma Lord.
Not to brag, but Brynn Whittaker is basically killing her senior year. She’s got the looks, the grades, and a thriving “flirt coach” business that will help pay for her ultimate dream school: Stanford University.
But when a highly incriminating video goes viral after the first rager of the year, Brynn finds herself at the center of a school-wide scandal of catastrophic proportions. She knows she’s not the girl in the video hooking up with her former best friend’s boyfriend (While wearing a banana costume, no less. Hey, points for style), but adding that to her reputation of being a serial dater, she quickly starts losing friends and customers. On top of that, the scorn she receives exposes the culture of misogyny that is rampant at her school . . . and Brynn and her three best friends are determined to take down all the haters.
But as she gets closer to identifying the person in the video that got her cancelled, Brynn must decide—is exposing the girl worth losing everything she’s worked so hard for?
This witty, unapologetic novel by Farrah Penn boldly tackles the problematic double standards that seek to bring girls down, and shines a light on the loving, uplifting friendships that can help them make it through those brutal four years.
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Shunned. Persecuted. Tormented.
Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned by her mother, and persecuted and tormented by her brother and father. All because of a unique and dangerous talent: witchcraft.
Fierce. Powerful. Sorceress.
But when a dashing young hero, Jason, arrives to claim the famed Golden Fleece that her father fiercely protects, Medea sees her opportunity for escape. Her offer to help Jason overcome the trials set by her father sets in motion a journey that will test every ounce of her strength, magic and loyalty; a journey that will see her battle monsters, dethrone kings and fall in love. When faced with the ultimate betrayal, Medea is driven to an act of desperation so brutal it rips apart the lives of everyone involved…
Readers have fallen under Medea’s spell…
‘This book is up there with Song of Achilles as one of my all-time favourite retellings’
Heart-breaking and beautiful
Any readers of mythological retellings struggling to find a rival to Madeline Miller should look no further than Rosie Hewlett
Absolutely spellbinding”Dark, moody, at times heartbreaking, and utterly phenomenal, this book is an absolute must read for any fans of Circe or Ariadne!
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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SISTERSONG’Magic, myth, political intrigue, and a fierce and unique love story . . .
I devoured it’ – Cassandra Clare, author of Sword CatcherA must-read for fans of Circe, Song of the Huntress recasts the folklore behind the Wild Hunt into a dark, feminist fantasy set amidst the legends and beauty of ancient Britain. Britain, 60 AD. Hoping to save her lover and her land from the Romans, Herla makes a desperate pact with the Otherworld King.
She becomes Lord of the Hunt and for centuries she rides, reaping wanderers’ souls. Until the night she meets a woman on a bloody battlefield – a Saxon queen with ice-blue eyes. Queen Æthelburg of Wessex is a proven fighter, but after a battlefield defeat she finds her husband’s court turning against her.
Yet King Ine needs Æthel more than ever: the dead kings of Wessex are waking, and Ine must master his bloodline’s ancient magic if they are to survive. When their paths cross, Herla knows it’s no coincidence. Something dark and dangerous is at work in the Wessex court.
As she and Æthel grow closer, Herla must find her humanity – and a way to break the curse – before it’s too late. ‘Striking, bold and beautifully written’ – Angela Slatter, author of The Briar Book of the Dead
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Pip is not a detective anymore.
With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her.
But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared, on the very same night the town hosted a memorial for the sixth-year anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh.
The police won’t do anything about it. And if they won’t look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town’s dark secrets along the way… and this time everyone is listening. But will she find him before it’s too late?
- Nederlands - Paperback
Speciale editie met sprayed edges.
Ze steelt om een leven te redden. Dat doet ze al jaren. Maar dan gaat het mis… Nadat Sin is opgepakt voor het stelen van medicijnen, belandt ze in de Loods, de Reflectiezone Opstandige Jeugd. Volgens de President geen gevangenis, maar een kans. Een kans om een beter mens te worden. Al snel blijkt het binnen de muren van de Loods niet zo te zijn als in de voorlichtingsfilmpjes. Heen en weer geslingerd tussen vriendschap en vijandigheid moet Sin zichzelf staande houden, terwijl de persoon van wie ze het meest houdt buiten voor zijn leven vecht. Vastberaden hem niet aan zijn lot over te laten, besluit Sin haar tijd niet uit te zitten. Ze moet ontsnappen. Maar als er een nieuw meisje in de Loods komt dat alles verandert, staat er plots veel meer op het spel… Muurvast is een dystopische young adult voor lezers vanaf vijftien jaar.
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Murder. Secrets. Sacrifice.
Anoor is the first blue-blooded ruler of the Wardens’ Empire. When she is accused of a murder she didn’t commit, she must solve the mystery to save her reign. Her beloved, Sylah, braves new lands to find a solution for the hurricane that threatens to destroy her home.
But should she sacrifice her old life to raise her sword once more? The spy, Hassa, finds herself on a trail of crimes in the city. Her search uncovers the true extent of the empire’s atrocities. The three women find their answers – but at what cost to their world?
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What happens when the fictional ‘perfect guy’ comes to life and is convinced you’re his soulmate? While her parents are away for the week, sixteen-year-old Ivy Winslow plans on binge-watching her favourite TV show and hanging out with her best friend, Henry. But things quickly go downhill on the very first morning, when Ivy wakes up to find Weston, the gorgeous lead character of her favourite show, in her bedroom. And, oh yeah, he thinks that she’s his soulmate.
Ivy realizes that her writing has somehow brought Weston as she’s imagined him to life, and now he’s living out her fanfiction dreams. But those fairytale dreams soon turn into disasters. Mack, Ivy’s best-friend-turned-enemy who lives next door, and Henry get involved and the three of them need to figure out why Weston is here and how to get rid of him.
As Ivy and Mack grow closer again, old feelings resurface and they finally face the fallout of their broken friendship, and question if they’ve both secretly always wanted something more . . .
The new sapphic YA friends-to-enemies-to-lovers novel from bestselling author Sophie Gonzales, with her trademark humour and heart
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Frances always said she’d be murdered.
She was right.
In 1965, seventeen-year-old Frances Adams was told by a fortune teller that one day she’d be murdered. Frances spent the next sixty years trying to prevent the crime that would be her eventual demise. Of course, no one took her seriously – until she was dead.
For Frances, being the village busybody was a form of insurance.
She’d spent a lifetime compiling dirt on every person she met, just in case they might turn out to be her killer. In the heart of her sprawling country estate lies an eccentric library of detective work, where the right person could step in and use her findings to solve her murder.
When her great-niece Annie arrives from London and discovers that Frances’ worst fear has come true, Annie is thrust into her great-aunt’s last act of revenge against her sceptical friends and family. Frances’ will stipulates that the person who solves her murder will inherit her millions.
- Nederlands - Hardback
De eerste druk van Het zwaard der voorzienigheid verschijnt met een prachtige naked hardcover onder het stofomslag.
Geralt is een witcher. Zijn magische krachten, versterkt door jarenlange training en een mysterieus elixer, maken hem tot een briljante krijger en een genadeloze huurmoordenaar. Maar Geralt is geen ordinaire killer. Zijn slachtoffers zijn afschuwelijke monsters die het land terroriseren en onschuldige mensen aanvallen.
Zodoende zwerft Geralt door het land op zoek naar opdrachten. Langzaam maar zeker ontdekt hij dat het hoewel veel van zijn doelwitten verachtelijk zijn, een aantal van hen ook zelf slachtoffer is van kwade bedoeling of simpele onnozelheid.
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The stunning edition paperback of Children of Virtue and Vengeance will feature beautiful sprayed edges. This edition is only available for a limited time and while supplies last.
After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could’ve imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too.
Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari’s right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy’s wrath.
With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart.
Let op: dit boek wordt geïmporteerd uit de Verenigde Staten. Het kan daardoor tot 1-2 weken na release duren voor we het boek in huis hebben.
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This first print run will feature: gold-coloured sprayed edges, printed naked hard case, new end sheets, author’s note and digital signature, matte dust jacket with spot gloss on title, and King Midas Castle illustration.
From internationally bestselling author and TikTok phenom Raven Kennedy comes the first book in a stunning new fantasy series inspired by the myth of King Midas, perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas and Jennifer L Armentrout.
The fae abandoned this world to us. And the ones with power rule.
Gold.
Gold floors, gold walls, gold furniture, gold clothes. In Highbell, in the castle built into the frozen mountains, everything is made of gold.
Even me.
King Midas rescued me. Dug me out of the slums and placed me on a pedestal. I’m called his precious. His favored. I’m the woman he Gold-Touched to show everyone that I belong to him. To show how powerful he is. He gave me protection, and I gave him my heart. And even though I don’t leave the confines of the palace, I’m safe.
Until war comes to the kingdom and a deal is struck.
Suddenly, my trust is broken. My love is challenged. And I realize that everything I thought I knew about Midas might be wrong.
Because these bars I’m kept in, no matter how gilded, are still just a cage. But the monsters on the other side might make me wish I’d never left.
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BOOK ONE OF THE INFATUATED FAE SERIES
A forbidden obsession
Unyielding family allegiance
Three deadly challenges
THE HUMAN.
When a trip into the forest to collect a rare mushroom goes horribly wrong, I find myself falling through a fairy portal and straight into the arms of the Unseelie Fae prince. The dangerously unhinged and handsome Unseelie Fae prince.
What could be more horrible than that? He thinks I’m an assassin sent by the humans to kill him, not a biologist.
Determined to kill me first, and rid himself of the human he has unwillingly grown obsessed with, yet also needing to entertain his people, the villain challenges me to three deadly trials.
If I survive, I gain my freedom. But if not…
The Fae.
I’ve never felt anything but hate and loathing until my eyes found hers–the vile human assassin’s. She is a parasite that has mercilessly latched onto my mind and won’t let me free.
My hand itches to be ungloved and feel her smooth skin, even though I would never. The Unseelie Fae royals would rather burn than touch a repulsive human.
I fear that if I do not destroy the girl soon, she may be the only thing that’s capable of truly destroying me.
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A beautiful hardback classic edition of King’s first published novel, CARRIE, produced for the fiftieth Anniversary, with a new introduction by Margaret Atwood. Carrie White is no ordinary girl. Carrie White has the gift of telekinesis.
To be invited to Prom Night by Tommy Ross is a dream come true for Carrie – the first step towards social acceptance by her high school colleagues. But events will take a decidedly macabre turn on that horrifying and endless night as she is forced to exercise her terrible gift on the town that mocks and loathes her . .
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A groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed debut novel of friendship and freedom that crosses continents and centuries, in a timeslip story exploring the legacy of slavery, selected as The Times Children’s Book of the Week. Sometime, me love to dream that me is a human, a proper one, like them white folks is. Enslaved on a plantation in Barbados, Obah dreams of freedom.
As talk of rebellion bubbles up around her in the Big House, she imagines escape. Meeting a strange boy who’s not quite of this world, she decides to put her trust in him. But Jacob is from the twenty-first century.
Desperate to give Obah a better life, he takes her back with him. At first it seems like dreams really do come true – until the cracks begin to show and Obah sees that freedom comes at an unimaginable cost . .
. Hopeful and devastating, this powerful novel about equality, how far we’ve come, and how far we still have to go, introduces an extraordinary new literary voice. Praise for How Far We’ve Come: ‘A powerful exploration of racism, solidarity, friendship, freedom and hope’ Laura Bates ‘One of the most impressive young adult debuts of the year.
This gripping novel takes a nuanced look at the legacy of slavery, injustice and inequality in today’s world’ Observer ‘Both hopeful and heartbreaking, this gripping book turns a searchlight on the changing faces of injustice through time’ Guardian ‘A brilliant idea and a powerful debut’ The Times, Children’s Book of the Week ‘A seriously impressive debut. Read it now’ Irish Times ‘A powerful, ambitious, unforgettable read about freedom, rebellion, love and hope’ Liz Hyder ‘A gut punch of a debut, this book is both vital reading and a call to arms’ Laura Wood ‘Compassionate, brave, authentic, educational. Everyone should read it’ Abiola Bello
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A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explores the dark, twisted roots lurking just beneath the veneer of a perfect home and family.
“Mom seems off.”
Her brother’s words echo in Sam Montgomery’s ear as she turns onto the quiet North Carolina street where their mother lives alone.
She brushes the thought away as she climbs the front steps. Sam’s excited for this rare extended visit, and looking forward to nights with just the two of them, drinking boxed wine, watching murder mystery shows, and guessing who the killer is long before the characters figure it out.
But stepping inside, she quickly realizes home isn’t what it used to be. Gone is the warm, cluttered charm her mom is known for; now the walls are painted a sterile white. Her mom jumps at the smallest noises and looks over her shoulder even when she’s the only person in the room. And when Sam steps out back to clear her head, she finds a jar of teeth hidden beneath the magazine-worthy rose bushes, and vultures are circling the garden from above.
To find out what’s got her mom so frightened in her own home, Sam will go digging for the truth. But some secrets are better left buried.
- Nederlands - Hardback
De 1e druk Zoals Sneeuw Valt verschijnt in Limited Edition met bedrukt boekblok. Op = op!
Ivy is opgegroeid te midden van de ongerepte bossen in Canada, omringd door sneeuw waar ze zo van houdt. Na een groot verlies moet ze naar Californië verhuizen, maar ze kan aan niets anders denken dan aan wat ze achterliet. De enige familie die Ivy nu nog heeft is haar peetvader John. Maar zijn zoon, Mason, is niet langer het schattige jongetje van wie ze als king foto’s zag. Hij is volwassen en heeft de ogen van een wild dier. De eerste keer dat hij naar haar lacht – dreigend, zijn perfecte lippen opgetrokken – weet ze dat met hem samenleven niet makkelijk gaat worden. Jason wil haar niet in zijn huis en doet er niets aan om dit te verbergen.
Terwijl Ivy probeert haar hoofd boven de woeste golven van haar nieuwe leven aan de oceaan te houden, blijven Canada’s ijzige mysteries haar achtervolgen. Ook al doet ze er alles aan om haar hart nog een keer te laten bloeien en zo de winterse kou te overwinnen.
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Their name? The objectors.Their job? To break off weddings as hired. Their dilemma? They might just be in love with each other.When Sophie Steinbeck finds out just before her nuptials that her fiancé has cheated yet again, she desperately wants to call it off. But because her future father-in-law is her dad’s cutthroat boss, she doesn’t want to be the one to do it. Her savior comes in the form of a professional objector, whose purpose is to show up at weddings and proclaim the words no couple (usually) wants to hear at their “I object!”During anti-wedding festivities that night, Sophie learns more about Max the Objector’s job. It makes perfect sense to he saves people from wasting their lives, from hurting each other. He’s a modern-day hero. And Sophie wants in.The two love cynics start working together, going from wedding to wedding, and Sophie’s having more fun than she’s had in ages. She looks forward to every nerve-racking ceremony saving the lovesick souls of the betrothed masses. As Sophie and Max spend more time together, however, they realize that their physical chemistry is off the charts, leading them to dabble in a little hookup session or two—but it’s totally fine, because they definitely do not have feelings for each other. Love doesn’t exist, after all.And then everything changes. A groom-to-be hires Sophie to object, but his fiancée is the woman who broke Max’s heart. As Max wrestles with whether he can be a party to his ex’s getting hurt, Sophie grapples with the sudden realization that she may have fallen hard for her partner in crime.
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College sweethearts meet again years later, in this highly anticipated romance and companion story to the viral TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet.
Nora Mackenzie’s entire career lies in the hands of famous NFL tight end Derek Pender who also happens to be her extremely hot college ex-boyfriend. Nora didn’t end things as gracefully as she could have back then, and now it’s come back to haunt her. Derek is her first client as an official full-time sports agent and he’s holding a grudge.
Derek has set his sights on a little friendly revenge. If Nora Mackenzie, the first girl to ever break his heart, wants to be his agent, oh he’ll let her be his agent. The plan is make Nora’s life absolutely miserable. But if Derek knows anything about the woman he once loved—she won’t quit easily.
Instead of giving in, Nora starts a scheme of her own. But then a wild night in Vegas leads to Nora and Derek in bed the next morning married. With their rule book out the window, could this new relationship be the thing to save their careers?
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A sceptic and a supernatural creature get more than they bargain for when they make crossroads deal to save themselves. A perfect LGBT+ romantic fantasy for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Margaret Rogerson and Adam Silvera! Ellery doesn’t believe in magic. Sure, they’ve been stuck in a five-year winter, but there’s got to be a scientific explanation for that. They’re more concerned with working hard to send money back to the family farm than with whether there’s a goddess out there who could put a stop to it.Knox has been trapped in the human realm for years. In service to a powerful witch for a decade, Knox is finally freed when her crossroads deal meets its terms. But Knox isn’t sure he wants to return to the Other World, especially since his queen seems to have abandoned him. When a chance encounter finds Ellery coming to Knox’s rescue, they’re suddenly face to face with a (annoyingly attractive) guy who claims to be a supernatural familiar – something they definitely don’t believe. But Ellery needs a way to stop the endless winter and save his family farm, and Knox needs a human who can tether him to their realm. A crossroads deal can’t go wrong, can it?Funny, subversive, romantic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author F. T. Lukens. Look out for So This is Ever After, In Deeper Waters and Spell Bound.
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april 12, 2024
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De Limited Edition van Het Spiegelcircus, geschreven door Suzanne Martin, is verschenen met:
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Recensie: ‘Invocations’ – Krystal Sutherland
april 2, 2024
I offer my soul to be bound and tethered Vijf vrouwen zijn dood. De moordenaar laat geen vingerafdrukken en geen DNA achter.