Welcome Back, Booklovers! Welcome to part 4 of my Bookish Holiday Gift Guide. Make sure to check out part 1, part 2, and part 3. So last but not least I have a variety of young adult and adult options. This year I've really been in my romance and fantasy bag so expect to see some good options there.
Sign of the Slayer
This one is like Full Metal Alchemist meets a Black Buffy as readers follow Raven, an 18 year old high school senior who discovers she's a slayer after a tragic accident that uproots her life. She's then sucked into the world of a secret society of vampire slaying agents and is desperate for revenge.
Somebody That I Used to Know
This is a story about a young Julliard bound violin player named Dylan reunites with one of her old best friends who has now become a superstar. After some reckless behavior landed Legendary under conservatorship he's trying to convince his mother to let him go on a world tour by showing her he's still the same old Legend.
Neverwraith
This well paced YA urban fantasy follows a boy named Yasir who has recently moved from Atlanta to a smaller town where he has to deal with the most popular kid at school challenging him. As if fitting in wasn't hard enough he's noticing all these weird changes to his body and he's intensely drawn to a girl at school.
Sing Me to Sleep
Saoirse is a siren who must keep her identity hidden. By day she's a soldier in training but at night she's a paid assassin. She agrees to work for the royals she hates after being blackmailed by someone threatening to expose her and her sister.
Ghost Roast
This one doesn't come out until January 2nd. So just in time for Orthodox Christmas and Three Kings Day. Ghost Roast is about Chelsea who is forced to work for her father's ghost hunting company during the summer after a night out with friends goes wrong. At first she's not into it until she discovers she has the ability to communicate with the ghosts of a house they're attempting to exorcize.
The Scourge Between Stars
This is a sci-fi horror about the crew responsible for keeping humanity alive taking the long journey to earth after a failed colonization of another planet. Jacklyn and her team must hunt down an intruder on the ship that is attempting to destroy their mission.
The God of Good Looks
Bianca Bridge finds herself ostracized by Trinidadian society after being exposed for having an affair with a married government official. Her only hope for a job is with the self proclaimed God of Good Looks Obadiah Courtland.
Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems
This unique poetry collection is part memoir/part reflection of Caribbean culture and colonialism. Melania Luisa Marte reflects on growing up between NYC, Texas, and the Dominican Republic. What does it mean to her to be a Afro Latina and a Black Woman in America.
The Thing About Home
Casey Black is an influencer who was supposed to have the dream vow renewal ceremony. But when they're at the church her husband calls it off and announces he wants a divorce. After an embarrassing viral video she decides to lay low and finally get to know her father's family in South Carolina lowcountry.
Don't Go Baking My Heart
Devon is uptight and needs to show his boss he can have fun and Reba is a free spirit who could use a little reigning in. When Devon is in need of help with a baking crisis he reaches out to Reba who knows just how to get under his skin.
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