As members of their party succumb to unearthly attacks and fairy tricks, the two come to rely on each other and even begin to fall in love. Taisin is a sage, thrumming with magic, and Kaede is of the earth, without a speck of the otherworldly. “Kaede and Taisin, two seventeen-year-old girls, are picked to go on a dangerous and unheard-of journey to Tanlili, the city of the Fairy Queen. Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens the very foundation of Ikhara.” Huntress by Malinda Lo (L) But Lei does the unthinkable-she falls in love. Over weeks of training in the opulent but stifling palace, Lei and eight other girls learn the skills and charm that befit being a king’s consort. Now, the guards are back, and this time it’s Lei they’re after-the girl whose golden eyes have piqued the king’s interest. “Lei lives in a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mother snatched by royal guards still haunts her. Dreadnought’s murderer-a cyborg named Utopia-still haunts the streets of New Port City, threatening destruction.” Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan (L) But before he expired, Dreadnought passed his mantle to her, and those secondhand superpowers transformed Danny’s body into what she’s always thought it should be.

“Until superhero Dreadnought fell out of the sky and died right in front of her, Danny was trying to keep people from finding out she’s transgender. “The story is a wild new ride full of dames and dapper dons, jazz babies and Prohibition-defying parties, conspiracy and prophecy-and all manner of things that go bump in the neon-drenched night.” The second book in particular focuses on two characters, one of whom is gay and the other who is asexual. The first book in a four-part paranormal series is set in Manhattan during the 1920s and follows a group of Diviners, teens with special paranormal powers. If that weren’t treacherous enough, Dagger must juggle his life as a secret agent with his social life, where he faces romantic rivalry for the guy of his dreams.” The Diviners by Libba Bray (GA) However, Dagger’s unresolved conflict over his missing brother could be his undoing, as he races around the world battling the Dark Reich, a diabolical organization on a quest unleash a mystical plague to enslave humanity. “Dagger Beaumont is a high school senior who’s been recruited by a covert governmental organization dedicated to battling supernatural terrorism all over the globe. By signing up you agree to our terms of use Daggerby Steven Dos Santos (G) Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox.

Beyond Binary by Lee Mandelo