I just participated in the Southport Literary Fest at the Southwest Library in Kenosha, Wisc. and thought I'd share a few of the interesting new books featured there.
Halloween Reading:
Together We Rot, Skyla Arndt - A teen girl forms an alliance with her former best friend in exchange for hiding him from his cultish family. A would-be sacrifice and deadly secrets... and a new word - horrormance! In her latest House of Hearts, Violet Harper tries to solve her best friend's murder by infiltrating a secret society, resist a forbidden love, and run from a vengeful ghost.
Twice Removed, Zee Lacson - As part of an immigrant family, Jay has never felt like he belonged in his hometown of New Orleans. Then Maya, the half-Filipino girl in class he's had a crush on, starts talking to him. But Maya has secrets. And the more time they spend together, the further he's pulled into a world of magic and superstition. When a generations-old family curse is revealed, Jay has to find a way to stop this winged, vampiric monster before sunset on Maya's 18th birthday. If he doesn't, his new girlfriend might kill him. Or worse, he'll have to kill her. Winner 2024 BIBA Young Adult Award.
Greek Mythology - Fantasy:
Ariadne's Crown, Book 1, Meadoe Hora - A retelling of one of Greece's greatest myths... As heir to the ancient throne in Crete, Ariadne thinks she's a poor substitute for her heroic brother.
Historical Romance:
Matched in Merriweather: Jane Austen in Wisconsin, Michelle Cox - Small-town charm and romance in a retelling of Jane Austen's Emma set in 1930s Wisconsin by the author of the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series.
Horror:
Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter, C.A. Verstraete - Lizzie Borden took an axe... but what if she committed the heinous crime for a different reason? What if she picked up that axe because her father and stepmother had become... Zombies? New cover! **Get other ebook versions & order it at your library here.
Mystery:
Death at Greenway, Lori Rader-Day - Two nurses caring for child evacuees during WWII at Greenway House, the holiday home of Agatha Christie, find a body on the shore and must unravel the truth in the small England town. Agatha Award Winner. - Coming in January: Wreck Your Heart - a Chicago country singer tries to get her big break before family - or murder - wrecks everything.
Play the Fool, Linda Chern - A cynical tarot card reader seeks to uncover the mysteries of her friend's death. Edgar Award Winner 2024. In her latest, Tricks of Fortune, tarot card reader Katie True is embroiled in another murder when her best friend becomes the prime suspect.
Thriller:
The Ascent, Allison Buccola - Members of a commune vanished 15 years ago, except for a 12-year-old girl found wandering on the side of road. She tries to put the pain of the past behind her, then a stranger appears on her doorstep claiming to have all the answers about her past. But can she be trusted?
Time Travel - Fantasy:
The Book of Lost Hours, Haley Gelfuso - Two women move between postwar and Cold War–era America and the mysterious time space, a library filled with books containing the memories of those who bore witness to history. This is where eleven-year-old Lisavet Levy finds herself trapped in 1938, waiting for her watchmaker father to return for her. When he doesn’t, she grows up among the books and specters, able to see the world only by sifting through the memories of those who came before her. - A Good Morning America Book Club Pick.
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* Happy Reading! I'll be sharing more Halloween Reads soon! *
