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 Name of Book: The Hemlock Queen Author: Hannah Whitten ISBN: 9780316435291 Publisher: Orbit Part of a Series: The Nightshade Crown (The FOXGLOVE KING Prequel; The Nightshade God sequel) Type of book: dark romance, religion, love triangle, possession, gods and mortals, control, politics, secrets, past, tragedy, choices,  Year it was published: 2024  Summary: In the second installment of New York Times bestselling author Hannah Whitten's lush, romantic epic fantasy series, a young woman who can raise the dead must navigate the dangerous and glamorous world of the Sainted King's royal court.    The corrupt king August is dead. Prince Bastian has seized the throne and raised Lore—a necromancer and former smuggler—to his right hand side. Together they plan to cut out the rot from the heart of the sainted court and help the people of Dellaire. But not everyone is happy with the changes. The nobles are sowing dissent, the Kyrithean Empire is beating down their door, a...

  Name of Book: Thieving Sun Author: Monica Datta ISBN: 978-1-6626-0257-3 Publisher: Astra House  Type of book:1979-2016, choices, families, history, love, suicide, counseling, long term relationships, Europe, Middle East, Germany,  mixed backgrounds, outsider status, creativity  Year it was published: 2024 Summary: In this searing debut novel, for readers of Katie Kitamura and Rachel Cusk, the tragic aftermath of a youthful relationship years after its end brings the life of a mourning woman in New York--and the pursuit of art--into stark relief. Told in short passages through a musical device, this international story follows Julienne and Gaspar to Syria, China, Germany and elsewhere. Julienne, a student of sculpture, and Gaspar, a young composer, fall in love at a small college and share a home for more than a decade before encountering the fundamental rift that will change their lives. The reverberations of grief force Julienne to confront her painful past inclu...