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The Liar’s Crown
By Abigail Owen. Entangled Teen. Twin princesses run in the family. The older twin eventually becomes queen while the younger one is the spare, the one who keeps the older one safe. Meren is a younger twin and lives away from the palace while her sister trains to be queen. When their grandmother, the queen dies, older sister Tabra is to be crowned. Meren will continue to be the backup to her sister. That’s the plan until fate intervenes and she is kidnapped by the Shadowraith. He has his reasons, believing her to be Tabra for much of the book. Meanwhile back at home, the evil Eidolon is “courting” Tabra…
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Vespertine
Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson. Simon and Schuster Australia Artemisia is a novice at the convent where she has lived for many years. She is content to do the work there and has no ambitions to go elsewhere. Even though she is often pointed at by others for having been possessed by a spirit for much of her life. The convent is attacked by possessed soldiers and Artemisia is forced to awaken a reverent that has long been locked away in an ancient relic to save it. This sets off events that take her away from the convent, into more danger, and leaves her with a reputation as a saint. I’ve…
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Court of Bitter Thorn
Elora is getting married. Her family is in some financial strife so it’s her job to help them out and marry a rich guy. She’s not terribly enthusiastic as the man is much older and there’s nothing that draws her towards him. Tragedy strikes and Elora’s marriage needs to come sooner so that she can look after her sisters. That’s if they don’t starve before then. It’s in her efforts to ensure they can eat that she meets Prince Brannick of the Fae world and is tricked into a bargain that takes her into the world of Fae. This is fairly standard fare in the world of young adult fantasy.…