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"Perfect for fans ofThe Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginativeRomeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River. The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move

Hi everyone! How are you all? I can't believe spooky season is over already! It went far too quickly for my liking and I didn't get to watch as many Halloween movies as I wanted 😂 But I really enjoyed Halloween night as I had a baking night with my nieces and we made some spooky treats like cupcakes, toffee apples, shortbread and more! How did you celebrate Halloween? I'm honestly surprised that I managed to get any reading done this month 😂 With my new job and my months long reading slump it has been hard to squeeze in any time for reading! Let me know if you've read any of these too! Untamed - Madeline Dyer Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spiderman Volume 1 Evidence of the Affair - Taylo

"If everything in your life was based on a lie. Would you risk it all to tell the truth? At Montverre, an exclusive academy tucked away in the mountains, the best and brightest are trained for excellence in the grand jeu: an arcane and mysterious contest. Léo Martin was once a student there, but lost his passion for the grand jeu following a violent tragedy. Now he returns in disgrace, exiled to his old place of learning with his political career in tatters. Montverre has changed since he studied there, even allowing a woman, Claire Dryden, to serve in the grand jeu’s highest office of Magister Ludi. When Léo first sees Claire he senses an odd connection with her, though he’s sure they have

"A mythical healing flower. A fractured kingdom. A curse unbroken. Adalina and Shane will do whatever it takes to protect their people. Even if that means working with the "enemy." They stopped one tragedy, but now they face an even bigger challenge. Their only hope lies in the story of a mythical golden flower with powers from the sun. It's nothing more than a fairy tale. But that's never stopped Ada before. Once more Ada must set sail on a quest with her favorite band of pirates. While she searches for the magical flower and the truth of the curse on the Nihryst, Shane is left to pick up the pieces of their crumbling kingdom. But there are secrets hidden deep within its history. Secrets th