Books with Noel

*I received a copy of this book from DC and Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.* Title: Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed Author: Laurie Halse Anderson and Illustrated by: Leila Del Duca Genre: DC | Teen & YA | Graphic Novels | Comics | Fantasy Published: June 2nd, 2020 AMAZON | GOODREADS     Summary: New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson ( Speak , Shout ) and artist Leila del Duca reimagine Wonder Woman's origins in this timely story about the refugee experience, teenage activism, and finding the love and strength to create change. Princess Diana believes that her 16th birthday will be one of new beginnings--namely acceptance into the warrior tribe of Amazons. The celebrations are cut short, however, when rafts of refugees break through the Themysciran barrier. Diana tries to help them, but she is swept away by the sea--and from her home--thus becoming a refugee herself. Now Diana must ...

Author: Melissa de la Cruz Illustrator: Thomas Pitilli Genre: DC | YA | Graphic Novel | Mystery | Comics Published: April 7th, 2020! AMAZON | GOODREADS   Synopsis: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Alex and Eliza and The Witches of East End comes a reimagining of Gotham for a new generation of readers. Before they became Batman, Catwoman, and The Joker, Bruce, Selina, and Jack were high schoolers who would do whatever it took--even destroy the ones they love--to satisfy their own motives. After being kicked out of his boarding school, 16-year-old Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City to find that nothing is as he left it. What once was his family home is now an empty husk, lonely but haunted by the memory of his parents' murder. Selina Kyle, once the innocent girl next door, now rules over Gotham High School with a dangerous flair, aided by the class clown, Jack Napier. When a kidnapping rattles the school, Bruce seeks answers as the dark and troubled kni...

Title: Finale Author: Stephanie Garber Publication: May 7th, 2019 GENRE: YA, Fantasy, Romance Series: Caraval (1st book), Legendary (2nd book) [Click on titles for a link to reviews!] AMAZON | GOODREADS   Synopsis:  A love worth fighting for. A dream worth dying for. An ending worth waiting for. It’s been two months since the Fates were freed from a deck of cards, two months since Legend claimed the throne for his own, and two months since Tella discovered the boy she fell in love with doesn’t really exist. With lives, empires, and hearts hanging in the balance, Tella must decide if she’s going to trust Legend or a former enemy. After uncovering a secret that upends her life, Scarlett will need to do the impossible. And Legend has a choice to make that will forever change and define him. Caraval is over, but perhaps the greatest game of all has begun. There are no spectators this time—only those who will win, and those who will lose everything. Welcome,...

Title: One Dark Throne Author: Kendare Blake Published: September 19th, 2017 Genre: Fantasy, YA Book 2 to Three Dark Crowns ( review here ) AMAZON | GOODREADS Synopsis: The battle for the Crown has begun, but which of the three sisters will prevail? With the unforgettable events of the Quickening behind them and the Ascension Year underway, all bets are off. Katharine, once the weak and feeble sister, is stronger than ever before. Arsinoe, after discovering the truth about her powers, must figure out how to make her secret talent work in her favor without anyone finding out. And Mirabella, once thought to be the strongest sister of all and the certain Queen Crowned, faces attacks like never before—ones that put those around her in danger she can’t seem to prevent. In this enthralling sequel to Kendare Blake’s New York Times bestselling Three Dark Crowns , Fennbirn’s deadliest queens must face the one thing standing in their way of the crown: each other.  ...

Title: Enchantée Author: Gita Trelease Published: February 5th, 2019 (hardcover) Genre: Magic, Historical Fiction, YA Goodreads | Amazon   Synopsis:    Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries—and magicians... When smallpox kills her parents, Camille Durbonne must find a way to provide for her frail, naive sister while managing her volatile brother. Relying on petty magic—la magie ordinaire—Camille painstakingly transforms scraps of metal into money to buy the food and medicine they need. But when the coins won’t hold their shape and her brother disappears with the family’s savings, Camille must pursue a richer, more dangerous mark: the glittering court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. With dark magic forbidden by her mother, Camille transforms herself into the ‘Baroness de la Fontaine’ and is swept up into life at the Palace of Versailles, where aristocrats both fear and hunger for la magie. The...

Title: The Last Magician Author: Lisa Maxwell LINKS: Amazon (affiliate link) Genre: Time Travel, Fantasy, YA Publication: July 18th, 2017 Synopsis:   Stop the Magician. Steal the book. Save the future. In modern-day New York, magic is all but extinct. The remaining few who have an affinity for magic—the Mageus—live in the shadows, hiding who they are. Any Mageus who enters Manhattan becomes trapped by the Brink, a dark energy barrier that confines them to the island. Crossing it means losing their power—and often their lives. Esta is a talented thief, and she’s been raised to steal magical artifacts from the sinister Order that created the Brink. With her innate ability to manipulate time, Esta can pilfer from the past, collecting these artifacts before the Order even realizes she’s there. And all of Esta’s training has been for one final job: traveling back to 1902 to steal an ancient book containing the secrets of the Order—and the Brink—before the Magician ...

Title: You Were Here Author: Cori McCarthy Standalone Published: March 1st, 2016 LINKS: AMAZON (affiliate link)   Synopsis:  Jaycee is about to accomplish what her older brother Jake couldn't: live past graduation.   Jaycee is dealing with her brother's death the only way she can – by re-creating Jake's daredevil stunts. The ones that got him killed. She's not crazy, okay? She just doesn't have a whole lot of respect for staying alive.  Jaycee doesn't expect to have help on her insane quest to remember Jake. But she's joined by a group of unlikely friends – all with their own reasons for completing the dares and their own brand of dysfunction: the uptight, ex-best friend, the heartbroken poet, the slacker with Peter Pan syndrome, and... Mik. He doesn't talk, but somehow still challenges Jayce to do the unthinkable-reveal the parts of herself that she buried with her brother.  Cori McCarthy's gripping narrative defies expectation...

*I was sent an ARC of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review, my thoughts and opinions are my own!* Title: Heir Author: Addison Carmichael Series: Book 2 in the Sons of the Alpha series [order of books:] Beauty and Her Beast (prequel to Knight) Knight (Book 1) Forbidden Territory (prequel to Heir) Heir (Book 2) LINKS: Amazon (affiliate link) Published: April 15th, 2019 Genre: romance, retelling, supernatural, paranormal, YA Synopsis:   It’s bad enough Nicole Gabrielle is a low-ranking Sigma Wolf —she also harbors a taboo secret that would expel her from the Bryant Wolf pack there in the Pacific Northwest. Nicki is half were-Coyote born from the notorious Juarez Coyote Pack. But Nicki has bigger problems. Were-Bear gangsters blackmailed her family, and the only way to pay them off is to doctor her Pack records and disguise herself in order to hire on at the exclusive Timber Ridge community. No matter how hard she tries to fly under...

*I was sent an ARC of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review, my thoughts and opinions are my own!*  [Synopsis: Alexia Raine has a major problem --she’s being stalked by very dangerous men for some unknown reason, but one that will turn her entire world on its axis. Neil Duran has five major problems: Just when he’s closing in on a vicious werewolf hunter that is kidnapping, torturing and killing their people, he’s pulled from the case by his High Alpha, Rob Bryant, to locate and return the daughter of their most valuable and gifted shifter. If he doesn’t, their entire Wolf Pack in the Pacific Northwest might collapse and lose all hard-won territory, shifting the balance of powers and throwing the entire were-kind species into a world war. Problem one—Alexia Raine never knew her real father. Problem two—She doesn’t even know that shifters or were-kind exist. Problem three—Their rival Pack wants her and will stop at nothing to acquire her for several unsp...

I recieved a copy of this book from the author in exchange for a honest review. This does not in any way affect my rating or review. Title: The Cursed Girl Auhtor: Maria Vermisoglou Genre: I'm not sure...? Synopsis:    Sixteen-year-old Eva is a witch who lived in Spain, in the year 1230. She met a boy named Jonathan who would become her whole world. Everything was normal until she was faced with challenges that will change her life forever.     As a healer, her job is to help people, but there are forces that will try to prevent that. There is a war coming and Eva and her friends must do everything they can to survive.    Can they fight their way against the dark forces that are surrounding them? Her wits and inner strength helped everyone who encircled her to survive but will she be able to survive herself?    Supernatural creatures, royal backstabbing and many more await you in this thrilling novel that will take...

Follow me on BlogLovin!  Title: The Faelti Author: Rachel Pudsey Series: The Aronia Series Genre: YA, Fantasy      Synopsis:   Never wish upon a star   Sixteen-year-old Abigail Crumble's learning this the hard way. During a moment of weakness, Abigial wished on the stars only to discover she's cursed as a result. And she's been on a journey to rectify her mistake ever since. Trouble is, the quest to rid herself of the curse has proven to be much more arduous than have ever imagined. And far from over.   Seperated from her friends and believing them dead, trapped in the faelti camp and being held hostage by the evil Kai Sisu, Abigail is no closer to reaching Levana's Dwelling and breaking the curse than she was the day she left her hometown.   ~                       ~          ...