February 13, 2018

New Releases: Week of February 13, 2018

Shatter (Glitter #2) 
Author: Aprilynne Pike
Publisher: Random House
Publication Date: February 13, 2018

Danica planned to use beauty, blackmail, and a glittering drug to control her own fate. Her escape from the twisted world of the Palace of Versailles was perfectly orchestrated and paid for. Or so she thought.

Betrayed by the man who had promised her freedom, Dani is now married to the murderous King. It's a terrifying position to be in...and yet it's oddly intoxicating. Power may be an even stronger drug than Glitter--a drug Dani can't resist, in the form of secrets, manipulation, and sabotage.

In her new position at the head of the court, Dani must ask herself who she really is. Can she use her newfound power to secure her real love, Saber's freedom and a chance at a life together outside the palace? Or is being Queen too addictive to give up?

Honor Among Thieves (The Honors #1)

Authors: Rachel Caine & Ann Aguirre

Publisher: Katherine Tegen

Publication Date: February 13, 2018

Petty criminal Zara Cole has a painful past that’s made her stronger than most, which is why she chose life in New Detroit instead moving with her family to Mars. In her eyes, living inside a dome isn’t much better than a prison cell.

Still, when Zara commits a crime that has her running scared, jail might be exactly where she’s headed. Instead Zara is recruited into the Honors, an elite team of humans selected by the Leviathan—a race of sentient alien ships—to explore the outer reaches of the universe as their passengers.

Zara seizes the chance to flee Earth’s dangers, but when she meets Nadim, the alien ship she’s assigned, Zara starts to feel at home for the first time. But nothing could have prepared her for the dark, ominous truths that lurk behind the alluring glitter of starlight.

The Traitor Prince (Ravenspire #3) 

Author: C.J. Redwine

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Publication Date: February 13, 2018

Javan Najafai, the crown prince of Akram, has spent the last ten years at school, far away from his kingdom. He’s been eagerly awaiting his return home to his ailing father, but his journey there goes dangerously wrong. A mysterious imposter has taken his place—and no one will believe Javan is the true prince.

After barely escaping the imposter’s hitmen, Javan is thrown in the most dangerous prison in his kingdom—Maqbara. The only way to gain an audience with the king and reveal the truth is to fight his way out in the prison’s yearly tournament, which pits inmates against a coterie of the deadliest creatures in the world.

The one person who can help him is Sajda, a strong and secretive girl who has been enslaved by Maqbara’s warden since she was a child. Working with Sajda might be the only way Javan can escape alive—but she’s hiding something.

Together, Javan and Sajda will have to outwit the dangerous warden, outfight the hundreds of deadly creatures, and outlast the murderous prisoners intent on killing Javan before he can win—in order to fight for their freedom, and take down the imposter once and for all.

Sightwitch (The Witchlands #0.5)

Author: Susan Dennard

Publisher: Tor Teen

Publication Date: February 13, 2018

Set a year before Truthwitch, Sightwitch follows Ryber Fortiza, the last Sightwitch Sister as she treks deep underground to rescue her missing best friend. While there, she encounters a young Nubrevnan named Kullen Ikray, who has no memory of who he is or how he wound up inside the mountain. As the two journey ever deeper in search of answers, and as they brave one close call after another, a tentative friendship forms between them—one that might one day grow into something more.

Sightwitch is told through Ryber’s journal entries and her sketches, as well as through supplementary materials (such as other journals, pieces of songs, clippings from history books, flashbacks, etc.). Though meant as a companion novella, this story serves as a set up to Bloodwitch as well as an expansion of the world.

Other New Releases This Week:
Nexus (Zeroes #3) by Scott Westerfeld (2/13/18) [Simon Pulse]

The Dark Calling (The Arcana Chronicles #5) by Kresley Cole (2/13/18) [Valkyrie Press]

Hamilton and Peggy!: A Revolutionary Friendship by L.M. Elliott (2/13/18) [Katherine Tegen]

The Rogue Queen (The Hundredth Queen #3) by Emily R. King (2/13/18) [Skyscape]

Active Memory (Mirador #3) by Dan Wells (2/13/18) [Balzer + Bray]

Break Us (Nikki Kill #3) by Jennifer Brown (2/13/18) [Katherine Tegen]

Interlude by Chantele Sedgwick (2/13/18) [Sky Pony Press]

The Precious Dreadful by Steven Parlato (2/13/18) [Simon Pulse]

#Prettyboy Must Die by Kimberly Reid (2/13/18) [Tor Teen]

Don't Forget Me by Victoria Stevens (2/13/18) [Farrar, Straus, & Giroux]