Masquerade of the Heart

By Katy Rose Pool 

356+ pages

Hardback

YA Fantasy 

Owlcrate Special Edition 

A really great sequel. Nice, tidy duology. 

I didn't do the full re-read of the first one, I just went back and read my blog post, the summary, and the last couple pages. Then I jumped right in to this one. Since it's YA, it wasn’t too hard to pick it right up.

back cover

It had a satisfying ending. I wasn't sure at one point how it was going to wrap up. 

It's also gorgeous. 

inside dust jacket 

front lid

front endsheet 

back endsheet

back lid

The Owlcrate is edition had an author letter bound in, a signature, and a bonus chapter. 

It also gloriously matched the first book.

The Glass Spare & The Cursed Sea

By Lauren DeStefano

Duology 

I read Glass Spare a long time ago and so I got the duology from the library to read this summer. 

The funny part is that what I had thought was the end of the first book was only like the end if the first quarter of the first book. So I guess I didn't remember much!

I really liked these books. 

Silver in the Bone

By Alexandra Bracken 

467 pages

YA Fantasy 

Hardback

Owlcrate first edition 

It's a take on Arthurian Legend.

I did enjoy it. I didn't expect all of the plot twists, which is always nice. 

Not sure I care enough to get the second book, though. 

This book is gorgeous, though. And the pages made very satisfying noises as the gilt edging separated. 

author info

She also wrote Lore, which I enjoyed well enough. 

author letter

Witness the prettiness:

Dreams Lie Beneath

By Rebecca Ross

477 pages 

Hardback 

YA Fantasy 

Owlcrate 

I read this book this morning. 

Interesting, readable, and full of surprises! Also, a stand-alone novel, which is lovely.