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Megan Barker

From Megan's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Unknown Author Why Megan loves this book

I love Holly Black's books and it was amazing to return to Cardan and Jude's world in this duology. As always, although there is romance it isn't the only point of the story and there is a fully fledged action-packed plot alongside it, which is my preference.

By Holly Black ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked The Stolen Heir as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 12, 13, 14, and 15.

What is this book about?

A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both.

Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth, has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge.

Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world, where she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the…


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Those That Wake by Jesse Karp,

Mal's older brother has disappeared into thin air. Laura's parents went away for the weekend and when she gives them a call, they have no idea who she is. In pursuit of answers, the teens become entangled with two others similarly targeted by a force they don't understand and now,…

Book cover of Darkly

Megan Barker

From Megan's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Unknown Author Why Megan loves this book

This is a really different kind of book with a plot built around games and puzzles. So many YA fantasy books are romance foremost these days, but I prefer a good knotty plot! This one is rather like a classic crime novel, clever and mysterious.

By Marisha Pessl ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Darkly as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 12, 13, 14, and 15.

What is this book about?

What would you kill for?

The New York Times bestselling author of Night Film spins a twisted web in this masterful YA psychological thriller about the dark legacy of a notorious games designer.

A seemingly ordinary high school student. A mysterious summer internship. And a legendary games designer, now dead.

When an ad for an internship with the Louisiana Veda Foundation appears, Arcadia 'Dia' Gannon rushes to apply. Veda's game-making empire, Darkly, was renowned for its ingenious and terrifying games back in the day and Dia is as obsessed with them as anyone.

The remaining games are priced like highly…


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